Professional Summary
Approximately 15 years across commercial driving, heavy-haul, and shop-based diesel fleet maintenance
Peter F. Hill is a commercial-vehicle consultant with approximately 15 years of combined experience in commercial driving, heavy-haul operations, and shop-based diesel repair and fleet maintenance. His diesel fleet maintenance technician work is journey-level and includes hands-on inspection, diagnostics, repair, ECM-data retrieval, and technical reporting. AFS International Consulting offers defined review of commercial-vehicle inspection, DVIR, maintenance, driver-log, and related operational records. Each assignment is scoped to documented experience and available evidence.
Serving clients nationwide remotely.
Relevant Experience
Selected transportation and maintenance experience. This public profile groups experience by field; a case-specific CV should include a verified employer-by-employer chronology.
Commercial Driving & Heavy-Haul Operations
Commercial truck-driving experience includes heavy-haul work with flatbed, step-deck, lowboy, RGN, and Landoll configurations, including oversize loads. This on-road background provides practical context for vehicle operation, reported symptoms, inspection history, and maintenance decisions.
Journey-Level Diesel Fleet Maintenance Technician Experience
Hands-on diesel fleet maintenance technician experience across Class 1–2 light-duty and Class 8 trucks, and on- and off-road equipment.
- Engine manufacturers: Cummins, Detroit Diesel, and International.
- Truck makes: Freightliner, Kenworth, and Peterbilt (PACCAR).
- Heavy equipment: Caterpillar, Hitachi, John Deere, and Komatsu.
- Systems and repair: Cummins Big Cam engines; fuel systems; brakes and air circuits; steering, suspension, and drivetrain; electrical and electronic controls; ECMs; and full-vehicle repair.
- Diagnostics: Complex computer troubleshooting and ECM-data retrieval using Cummins INSITE, Detroit DiagnosticLink, ABS diagnostic tools, and manufacturer software, with manufacturer technical assistance as needed.
- Fleet maintenance: Prior records describe support for fleets of approximately 60 tractors.
“Journey-level” describes the level of hands-on experience; formal credentials are listed separately.
FMCSA experience note: Peter reports more than one year of diesel-mechanic work. This meets the experience-duration element of the pathways in 49 CFR § 396.19(a)(3)(ii) for annual-inspection personnel and § 396.25(d)(3)(ii) for brake-inspection tasks, where the work matches the applicable setting and task. Those provisions also require inspection knowledge and task-specific proficiency; this experience summary is not an FMCSA certification or blanket inspector authorization.
DVIR Review, Repair Follow-Up, Root-Cause Diagnostics & Technical Reporting
Experience includes reviewing driver vehicle inspection reports (DVIRs) and driver-reported symptoms; tracing defects through hands-on inspection, computer diagnostics, ECM-data review, and manufacturer assistance when appropriate; identifying the cause; carrying out and verifying corrective repairs; and documenting the reported condition, diagnostic steps, findings, corrective work, and repair status in clear service and technical reports.
Fleet Records, Audits & Operational Experience
Peter’s hands-on work has included maintaining fleet inspection and maintenance file systems, service and repair histories, due-date tracking, and compliance records; auditing files; and identifying ways to improve fleet maintenance tracking and readiness. Experience also includes working with state patrol on commercial-truck matters and helping place a hazardous-materials (hazmat) truck into operation. Pertinent carrier recordkeeping and DVIR provisions include 49 CFR § 396.3 and § 396.11. A case-specific compliance conclusion depends on the records, vehicle, operation, and requirements at issue. Remote document review is a proposed service for defined assignments, not a claim of prior expert testimony.
Certifications & Licensing
Transportation credentials are listed separately from safety-course completions. Dates are identified as issue or completion dates; expiration is shown only when the supplied record states it.
Licenses & Transportation Credentials
CDLWashington Enhanced Commercial Driver License — Class AIssuer: Washington State · Issued June 9, 2025 · Expiration date is not legible in the supplied card copy. The N (Tank Vehicle) endorsement is shown; HazMat is reported but not visible in the copy reviewed.
TWICTransportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC)Issuer: Transportation Security Administration · Expires June 22, 2028 · Issue date is not shown in the record reviewed. Credential number and card image are withheld from this public page.
PEC Safety (Petroleum Education Council) & H₂S Course Records
PECPEC Basic OrientationValidating organization shown: PEC Premier Safety Management, Inc. · Validated course record dated November 18, 2019 · No expiration date shown.
PECSafeLand Orientation — Awareness LevelValidating organization shown: PEC Premier Safety Management, Inc. · Validated course record dated November 18, 2019 · No expiration date shown.
H₂SPEC H₂S Clear (Hydrogen Sulfide) — 4-Hour End UserValidating organization shown: PEC Premier Safety Management, Inc. · Completed November 18, 2019 · Training record marks this course expired; exact expiration date is not shown.Expired per training record
H₂SPEC H₂S Clear for Energy (Hydrogen Sulfide) — 4-Hour End UserValidating organization shown: PEC Premier Safety Management, Inc. · Completed August 18, 2021 · Training record marks this course expired; exact expiration date is not shown.Expired per training record
Other Safety & Continuing-Education Courses
H₂SHydrogen Sulfide Awareness Training (H₂S Awareness)Provider: Safety Unlimited, Inc. · Certificate date September 28, 2025 · 2 contact hours / 0.20 CEU. Annual refresher training is required; no later refresher record was supplied.
NSTCNSTC Unescorted & H₂S/FeSNorth Slope Training Cooperative · Completed March 3, 2023 · Card issued March 6, 2023. Current site-access eligibility is not established by the supplied card.
FEMAIS-100.c — Introduction to Incident Command SystemNational Disaster & Emergency Management University · Issued April 19, 2025 · 0.20 IACET CEU.
FEMAIS-700.b — Introduction to the National Incident Management SystemNational Disaster & Emergency Management University · Issued April 19, 2025 · 0.40 IACET CEU.
Course-completion records document training; they are not represented here as professional licenses. The OSHA H₂S item is a provider-issued awareness-training certificate that references OSHA regulations, not an OSHA-issued credential.
Technical Education & Training
Portland Community College truck-systems coursework, listed separately from professional certifications and licenses.
Portland Community College
Diesel and truck systems
DS 206 — Medium/Heavy-Duty Truck BrakesGrade B · 8 credits · Fall 2013
DS 106 — Detroit Diesel Electronics ControlGrade B · 4 credits · Fall 2013
These two selected technical courses total 12 credits. They are coursework, not professional certifications.
Education & Selected Coursework
Additional PCC coursework is listed separately from professional licenses, safety-course completions, and truck-systems coursework.
Portland Community College
Computer skills & photography
CAS 133 — Basic Computer Skills / Microsoft OfficeGrade B · 4 credits · Winter 2013
ART 141 — Introduction to PhotographyGrade C · 3 credits · Fall 2012
These two selected courses total 7 credits.
Foundational coursework
Mathematics & reading
MTH 20 — Basic MathGrade B · 4 credits · Fall 2012
MTH 61 — Introductory Algebra, Part IGrade B · 3 credits · Winter 2014
RD 80 — Reading 80Grade B · 3 credits · Winter 2013
MTH 65 — Introductory Algebra, Part II4 credits · Winter 2026 · The available audit listed this as in progress; final result is unconfirmed.
Completed foundational coursework listed here totals 10 credits. MTH 65 is excluded from that subtotal until completion is confirmed.
Additional study
Fire Science
Community College of San FranciscoFire Science studies
PCC course details in Technical Education & Training and Education & Selected Coursework reflect an unofficial Degree Works audit dated December 11, 2025. This selected coursework does not claim completion of a degree. MTH 65's final grade/status should be confirmed before it is described as completed.
Expert-Witness & Litigation Experience
No prior expert testimony is claimed on this page because it has not been confirmed in the records reviewed. This public profile is an introduction, not a complete expert CV, expert report, or case disclosure. Case-specific qualifications, employment dates, testimony history, and disclosure requirements should be verified with counsel before use.
