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Gilles Gaudette Transport inc.

Short haul truck driver

  • Contrecoeur
  • Permanent
  • $30 per hour
  • 2 weeks ago
  • Durée de l'emploi: Permanent
  • Langue de travail: Anglais ou Français
  • Heures de travail: 30 hours per week
  • Education:
  • Expérience:

Education

  • Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
  • or equivalent experience

Work setting

  • Various locations

Tasks

  • Professionalism in customer service
  • Drive lighter, special purpose trucks
  • 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

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

  • Driver's License (Class 1 or A)

Documentation knowledge

  • Maintenance and repair reports
  • Trip reports

Type of trucking and equipment

  • Dump truck
  • Straight truck (4,600kg+ or 10,000lbs+ with 3+ axles)
  • Tractor-trailer

Transportation/travel experience

  • Local
  • Long-haul
  • Regional
  • Short-haul

Security and safety

  • Valid passport
  • Driver's validity licence check

Transportation/travel information

  • Drive manual transmission vehicle
  • Valid driver's licence
  • Willing to travel for extended periods

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Attention to detail
  • Handling heavy loads
  • Physically demanding
  • Repetitive tasks
  • Sitting

Weight handling

  • Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Personal suitability

  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Flexibility
  • Judgement
  • Organized
  • Reliability
  • Team player

Screening questions

  • Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?
  • 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

  • 1 year to less than 2 years

Employment terms options

  • Flexible hours
  • Day

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