moving truck driver
Education:
Secondary (high) school graduation certificate.
Work setting:
Various locations.
Tasks:
- Calculate fixed assets and depreciation.
- Plan or adjust routes based on changing conditions, using computer equipment, global positioning systems (GPS) equipment, or other navigation devices, to minimize fuel consumption and carbon emissions.
- Address customers' complaints or concerns.
- Mountain driving expertise.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Air Brake (Z) Endorsement.
Documentation knowledge:
- Accident or incident reports.
- 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:
- Extended length tractor-trailer combination.
- Straight truck (4,600kg+ or 10,000lbs+ with 3+ axles).
- Tractor-trailer.
- Tractor-trailer A train.
Communication systems experience:
Operate GPS (Global Positioning System) and other navigation equipment.
Transportation/travel experience:
- International.
- Local.
- Long-haul.
- National.
- Provincial/territorial.
- Regional.
- Short-haul.
Security and safety:
- Valid passport.
- Basic security clearance.
- Driver's validity licence check.
- Driving record check (abstract).
- Drug test.
Transportation/travel information:
- 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 23 kg (50 lbs).
Own tools/equipment:
Cellular phone.
Personal suitability:
- Efficient interpersonal skills.
- Excellent oral communication.
- Flexibility.
- Organized.
- Reliability.
- Team player.
- Hardworking.
- Patience.
Screening questions:
- Do you have experience working in this field?.
- Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?.
Employment terms options:
Early morning.
Experience:
7 months to less than 1 year.
Employment terms options:
- Evening.
- Shift.
- Morning.
- Night.
- On call.
- Day.
- Weekend.
Workplace information:
On the road job.