long haul truck driver
Education:
Secondary (high) school graduation certificate. or equivalent experience.
Work setting:
Various locations.
Tasks:
- Drive as part of a two-person team or convoy.
- Load and unload goods.
- Obtain special permits and other documents required to transport cargo on international routes.
- 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 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.
Documentation knowledge:
- Accident or incident reports.
- Bill of lading.
- Dangerous goods occurrence reports.
- Driver logbook.
- Inspection report (pre-trip, en-route, post-trip).
- Maintenance and repair reports.
- Trans-border documentation.
- Trip reports.
Type of trucking and equipment:
- Dry bulk.
- Tractor-trailer.
Transportation/travel experience:
Long-haul.
Transportation/travel information:
- Valid driver's licence.
- Willing to travel internationally.
- Willing to travel overnight.
Work conditions and physical capabilities:
- Physically demanding.
- Sitting.
Personal suitability:
- Judgement.
- Hardworking.
Employment terms options:
- Evening.
- Flexible hours.
- Morning.
- Night.
Experience:
No experience (will train).
Employment terms options:
Day. Weekend.
Workplace information:
On the road job.
Support for youths:
Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth.
Supports for visible minorities:
Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities.