long haul truck driver
Education:
Secondary (high) school graduation certificate.
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.
- Transport and handle dangerous goods.
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses :
- AZ class license.
- Air Brakes Endorsement.
Documentation knowledge:
- Driver logbook.
- Inspection report (pre-trip, en-route, post-trip).
- Trans-border documentation.
Type of trucking and equipment:
Flatbed.
Transportation/travel experience:
Long-haul.
Security and safety:
- Valid passport.
- Driver's validity licence check.
Transportation/travel information:
- Willing to travel cross-border.
- Willing to travel for extended periods.
- Willing to travel internationally.
Work conditions and physical capabilities:
- Attention to detail.
- Handling heavy loads.
- Large workload.
- Physically demanding.
- Repetitive tasks.
- Sitting.
Personal suitability:
- Efficient interpersonal skills.
- Excellent oral communication.
- Excellent written communication.
- Flexibility.
- Judgement.
- Organized.
- Reliability.
- Team player.
- Hardworking.
- Patience.
Employment terms options:
- Early morning.
- Shift.
Experience:
3 years to less than 5 years.
Employment terms options:
- Morning.
- Day.
- Weekend.
Green job:
Involves duties and responsibilities that lead to positive environmental outcomes.