Toronto, Ontario · The Beaches

Matt
Penton

Ontario DZ-licensed driver with not a single mark on my abstract or CVOR. I run the busiest delivery route at Metal Supermarkets: up to 10,000 lbs of metal a day, loads up to 24′, zero product damage. I haul it, strap it, unload it and get it there. Next stop: the driver's seat of your DZ truck.

Open to
  • DZ driving: roll-off, flatbed, straight and box truck
  • G-class driving and equipment operator roles
  • Warehouse and supervisor/management positions
Available
  • Weekends and flexible shifts
  • Comfortable driving and working in all weather conditions
  • Reliable transportation
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Matt Penton

Work.

Fifteen years behind the wheel and on the warehouse floor across metals, manufacturing and delivery. Clean abstract, mechanically minded and based in Toronto. Open to driving, equipment and warehouse leadership roles within a sensible commute of the city.

DZOntario licence with Z air-brake endorsement
15Years on forklifts, plus other equipment as needed
10KPounds of metal moved on a typical day
0Tickets on my driving abstract
Current · 2025 – Present

Driver / Material Handler · Metal Supermarkets

I run the company's highest-volume route in a 1-tonne 3500: up to 10 GTA stops a day, 5,000 lbs out and another 5,000 lbs of pickups back for restock. Bar, tube, sheet and plate up to 24′, secured to NSC Standard 10 with rated straps, edge protection and the right tie-down count. No load shifts, no product damage. On site, I unload solo with forklifts and hoists.

2023 – 2025

Delivery Driver · Artiplanto

On the road across two provinces, from Sauble Beach to Windsor to Laval, I was the company's face at 20 to 35 stops a day for residential and commercial customers. Hundreds of kilometres from the warehouse, I made the calls myself, working around closures on back roads I'd learned and solving delivery problems on the spot to keep every customer on schedule. Back at base, I worked hand in hand with the warehouse team to streamline loading and unloading of artificial plants, planters and rugs of every pattern and size.

2017 – 2021

Shift Supervisor · Diversified Ulbrich

I ran a 10-person crew in an ISO 9001 metals warehouse, owning order prep, loading, routing and paperwork for the company's 2 tractor-trailers and 2 flatbeds, plus outside carriers. I know how big-truck loads are planned and built, because my crew built them every day.

2015 – 2017

Cutting Technician / CNC Operator · Radison

High-volume precision aluminum parts on industrial saws and CNC equipment, held within six thousandths of an inch (about the thickness of two human hairs). I kept the machines maintained and in spec.

Ontario DZ licence Load securement · NSC Standard 10 Ratchet straps, chains & edge protection MTO Schedule 1 inspections Forklifts & rotators Front-end loader Bobcat Scissor lift Overhead cranes & hoists CNC saws Equipment troubleshooting & basic repair Network administration

Want the full story?Certified CVOR and driving abstract available on request.

Resume (PDF)

On the job.

Real loads, strapped and delivered.

Downtown at the CN Tower: long loads delivered where space is tight and parking is tighter.
Downtown at the CN Tower: long loads delivered where space is tight and parking is tighter.
Heavy structural tube over the cab of the 1-tonne 3500, strapped to the rack.
Heavy structural tube over the cab of the 1-tonne 3500, strapped to the rack.
Square tube racked over the cab and ready to roll.
Square tube racked over the cab and ready to roll.
The Volvo I learned in and earned my DZ licence with.
The Volvo I learned in and earned my DZ licence with.
Skids of sheet metal I strapped down on the company flatbed.
Skids of sheet metal I strapped down on the company flatbed.
Mixed load: steel on the rack up top, drums in the box below.
Mixed load: steel on the rack up top, drums in the box below.

Why me.

What you get when you put me on your crew.

Easy to train

Show me once, I'll own it

Every machine I've been handed, from forklifts to CNC saws to my DZ licence, I've learned fast and run right. Picking up something new and mastering it is my favourite part of any job.

Built for challenges

Bring me the hard ones

I adapt to whatever the day brings, and a tough problem is what makes the day worth showing up for. Nothing beats solving the one nobody else could. I lead by example and show the people around me safer, smarter ways to get hard jobs done.

Dependable

The route gets done

I run the company's busiest route with a clean abstract and zero product damage. When I say a load will be there, it's there. Snow, rain or ice.

Self-sufficient

No helper needed

I load, strap and unload solo, matching tie-downs and WLL to every load and rechecking them on the road. I do my own daily inspections. Send me out, and the job comes back finished.

Mechanically minded

I keep it running

On equipment I know, nine times out of ten I can find the fault, make the fix and have it back up and running. I treat the gear like it's my own.

Equipment

Not afraid of the machine

Fifteen years on forklifts, and I'm surgical with one. I can get just as comfortable on Bobcats, front-end loaders and scissor lifts. Excavator, bigger truck, whatever's next, put me on it and I'll run it right.

Projects.

What I build after the truck is parked.

01
Fabrication

500L auxiliary fuel system

Fuel stops were eating into long routes across Ontario, so I designed and built a 500-litre auxiliary fuel system for the van. More range, less downtime, problem solved.

02
Homelab

A media server for my people

I built and run my own Jellyfin media server on a custom domain, giving friends and family a free streaming service and cutting their monthly subscriptions. It's built on my college network administration training, and next I'm migrating it to Linux and Docker.

Friends & family login →
03
Vinyl · In the works

LeftLaneLegend film kits

A line of pre-cut decals, tints and protection film made to fit specific car models and go on straight out of the package, with no knife touching the paint. Today it's a brand, a plan and templates proven on my own 2022 Kia Forte. The long game is a name drivers trust to get their car done right.

04
Up next

My first DZ truck

I run the company's busiest route in a 1-tonne 3500: 10,000 lbs of metal a day, loads up to 24′, zero product damage. I hold my DZ and I'm ready to step up to a straight truck, roll-off or flatbed. I'm glad to start with ride-alongs, a road test or a supervised training period. Safety, equipment and the route all get the same respect from me.

Let's talk →

Let's talk.

Need a driver who'll learn your truck, respect your equipment and show up every day? Send me an email.

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