driver, truck
- Work Term : Permanent
- Work Language : English
- Hours : 60 to 70 hours per week
- Education : Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- Experience : 1 year to less than 2 years
Work setting
Remote location
Tasks
- Address customers' complaints or concerns
- Coach colleagues on new methods or work techniques
- Professionalism in customer service
- Drive lighter, special purpose trucks
- Operate and drive straight or articulated trucks to transport goods and materials
- Perform brake adjustments
- 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
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
Driver's License (Class 1 or A)
Documentation knowledge
- Accident or incident reports
- Bill of lading
- Driver logbook
- Inspection report (pre-trip, en-route, post-trip)
- Trans-border documentation
- Trip reports
Type of trucking and equipment
- Refrigerated
- Straight truck (4,600kg+ or 10,000lbs+ with 3+ axles)
- Tractor-trailer
Communication systems experience
Operate GPS (Global Positioning System) and other navigation equipment
Transportation / travel experience
Regional
Security and safety
- Driver's validity licence check
- Driving record check (abstract)
- Drug test
Transportation / travel information
- Drive manual transmission vehicle
- Valid driver's licence
- Willing to travel cross-border
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Attention to detail
- Handling heavy loads
- Large workload
- Physically demanding
- Repetitive tasks
- Sitting
Weight handling
Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
Personal suitability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
Government programs
Recognized employer
Green job
- Involves duties and responsibilities that lead to positive environmental outcomes
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