driver, truck-trailer

Job description

Salary: CA$24.50–CA$26.00 an hour

• Work Term: Permanent
• Work Language: English
• Hours: 30 to 60 hours per week
• Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• Experience: Experience an asset
• Tasks
• Address customers’ complaints or concerns
• Professionalism in customer service
• Drive as part of a two-person team or convoy
• 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
• Record cargo information, hours of service, distance travelled and fuel consumption
• Tarping and ensuring safety and security of cargo
• Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
• AZ class license
• Air Brakes Endorsement
• 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
• Communication systems experience
• Operate GPS (Global Positioning System) and other navigation equipment
• Security and safety
• Valid passport
• Criminal record check
• Driver’s validity licence check
• Driving record check (abstract)
• Drug test
• Medical exam
• Transportation/travel information
• 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
• Overtime required
• Repetitive tasks
• Sitting