long haul truck driver

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Tasks

• Calculate the cost of truck repairs and new parts if needed
• Address customers' complaints or concerns
• Professionalism in customer service
• Drive as part of a two-person team or convoy
• Load and unload goods
• Obtain special permits and other documents required to transport cargo on international routes
• Operate and drive straight or articulated trucks to transport goods and materials
• Oversee condition of vehicle and inspect tires, lights, brakes, cold storage and other equipment
• Pay and receive payments for goods
• Perform brake adjustments
• Perform emergency roadside repairs
• Perform pre-trip, en route and post-trip inspection and oversee all aspects of vehicle
• Perform preventive maintenance
• Receive and relay information to central dispatch
• Record cargo information, hours of service, distance travelled and fuel consumption
• Tarping and ensuring safety and security of cargo
• Transport and handle dangerous goods

Personal suitability

• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Flexibility
• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player
• Hardworking
• Patience

Employment terms options

• Early morning

Experience

• 1 year to less than 2 years

Employment terms options

• Shift
• Flexible hours
• On call
• Weekend
• Overtime available
• Durée de l'emploi : Permanent
• Langue de travail : Anglais
• Heures de travail : 35 to 45 hours per week