long haul tractor-trailer driver

Salary: CA$75,000

• Work Term: Permanent
• Work Language: English
• Hours: 40 to 60 hours per week
• Education: No degree, certificate or diploma
• Experience: 3 years to less than 5 years
• Tasks
• Address customers’ complaints or concerns
• 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
• Pay and receive payments for goods
• Perform pre-trip, en route and post-trip inspection and oversee all aspects of vehicle
• Receive and relay information to central dispatch
• Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
• Air Brake (Z) Endorsement
• 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)
• Maintenance and repair reports
• Trans-border documentation
• Trip reports
• Type of trucking and equipment
• Refrigerated
• Tractor-trailer
• Transportation/travel experience
• International
• Long-haul
• National
• Provincial/territorial
• Short-haul
• Security and safety
• Basic security clearance
• Criminal record check
• Driving record check (abstract)
• Drug test
• Medical exam
• Transportation/travel information
• Drive manual transmission vehicle
• Travel expenses paid by employer
• Valid driver’s licence
• Willing to travel cross-border
• Willing to travel for extended periods
• Willing to travel internationally
• Willing to travel overnight
• Work conditions and physical capabilities
• Attention to detail
• Physically demanding
• Sitting
• Weight handling
• Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
• Personal suitability
• Reliability
• Team player
• Screening questions
• Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
• Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
• Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
• Workplace information
• On the road job
• Health benefits
• Dental plan
• Health care plan
• Vision care benefits
• Financial benefits
• Bonus
• Group insurance benefits
• Life insurance