long haul truck driver
Education:
Secondary (high) school graduation certificate.
Tasks:
- Address customers' complaints or concerns.
- Coach colleagues on new methods or work techniques.
- Professionalism in customer service.
- Arrange travel, related itineraries and make reservations.
- Drive as part of a two-person team or convoy.
- Drive lighter, special purpose trucks.
- 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.
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses :
AZ class license.
Documentation knowledge:
- 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:
- Dry bulk.
- Flatbed.
- Refrigerated.
- Straight truck (4,600kg+ or 10,000lbs+ with 3+ axles).
Communication systems experience:
Operate GPS (Global Positioning System) and other navigation equipment.
Transportation/travel experience:
- International.
- Local.
- Long-haul.
- National.
- Provincial/territorial.
- Short-haul.
Transportation/travel information:
- Travel expenses paid by employer.
- 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.
- Handling heavy loads.
- Large workload.
- Physically demanding.
- Repetitive tasks.
- Sitting.
Weight handling:
Up to 9 kg (20 lbs).
Own tools/equipment:
Cellular phone.
Personal suitability:
- Efficient interpersonal skills.
- Flexibility.
- Judgement.
- Organized.
- Reliability.
- Team player.
Government programs:
Recognized employer.
Employment terms options:
Flexible hours.
Experience:
No experience (will train).
Employment terms options:
Overtime required.
Other benefits:
Other benefits.