Salary: CA$28.65 – CA$37.00Per hour
- Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 50 to 60 hours per week
- Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- Experience: Experience an asset
- Work setting
- Various locations
- Tasks
- 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
- 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
- Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- Air Brakes Endorsement
- Driver’s License (Class 1 or A)
- Documentation knowledge
- Driver logbook
- Inspection report (pre-trip, en-route, post-trip)
- Maintenance and repair reports
- Trip reports
- Type of trucking and equipment
- Flatbed
- Tractor-trailer
- Communication systems experience
- Operate GPS (Global Positioning System) and other navigation equipment
- Security and safety
- Valid passport
- Criminal record check
- Drug test
- Transportation/travel information
- Valid driver’s licence
- Willing to travel cross-border
- Willing to travel for extended periods
- Willing to travel overnight
- Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Attention to detail
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Repetitive tasks
- Sitting
- Weight handling
- Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
- Personal suitability
- Flexibility
- Reliability
- Team player
- Hardworking