long haul truck driver
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Education:
No degree, certificate or diploma.
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 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.
- Class 1/1F/A Licence (semi trailer trucks).
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:
Tractor-trailer.
Communication systems experience:
- Citizens band (CB) radio.
- Operate GPS (Global Positioning System) and other navigation equipment.
- Trip recorder (on-board computer).
Transportation/travel experience:
Long-haul.
Security and safety:
- Valid passport.
- Bondable.
- Criminal record check.
- Driver's validity licence check.
- Driving record check (abstract).
- Drug test.
- Medical exam.
Work conditions and physical capabilities:
Sitting.
Weight handling:
Up to 23 kg (50 lbs).
Own tools/equipment:
Cellular phone.
Personal suitability:
- Flexibility.
- Judgement.
- Organized.
- Reliability.
- Team player.
- Hardworking.
Employment terms options:
- Early morning.
- Evening.
- Shift.
- Morning.
- Night.
Experience:
No experience (will train).
Employment terms options:
Day. Weekend.
Health benefits:
Health care plan.
Other benefits:
- Free parking available.
- Team building opportunities.
Support for newcomers and refugees:
Offers mentorship programs that pair newcomers and/or refugees with experienced employees . Does not require Canadian work experience.