truck driver

• Work Term : Permanent
• Work Language : English
• Hours : 30 to 50 hours per week
• Education : No degree, certificate or diploma
• Experience : Experience an asset

Work setting

• Staff accommodation provided
• Various locations
• Relocation costs covered by employer

Tasks

• Professionalism in customer service
• Load and unload goods
• 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
• 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
• Follow directions and read map

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

• Air Brakes Endorsement
• Driver's License (Class 1 or A)

Documentation knowledge

• Driver logbook
• Maintenance and repair reports
• Trip reports

Type of trucking and equipment

• Roll-off truck
• Dump truck
• Tractor-trailer

Transportation / travel experience

• Regional
• Short-haul

Type of industry experience

Trucking

Security and safety

• Driving record check (abstract)
• Drug test

Transportation / travel information

• Drive manual transmission vehicle
• Willing to travel for extended periods
• Willing to travel overnight

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Attention to detail
• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding
• Sitting

Weight handling

Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Personal suitability

• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Flexibility
• Reliability
• Team player

Workplace information

On the road job

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Disability benefits
• Health care plan
• Paramedical services coverage

Other benefits

• Other benefits
26 days ago