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Short haul truck driver
- Work Term: Seasonal
- Work Language: English or French
- Hours: 30 to 60 hours per week
- Education: No degree, certificate or diploma
- Experience: 2 years to less than 3 years
Work setting
- Remote location
- Staff accommodation provided
- Processing plant
Tasks
- Arrange travel, related itineraries and make reservations
- 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 emergency roadside repairs
- Perform pre-trip, en route and post-trip inspection and oversee all aspects of vehicle
- 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)
Type of trucking and equipment
- Extended length tractor-trailer combination
- Flatbed
- Refrigerated
- Straight truck (4,600kg+ or 10,000lbs+ with 3+ axles)
- Tow truck
- Tractor-trailer
- Tractor-trailer A train
- Tractor-trailer B train
Transportation/travel experience
- Local
- Regional
- Short-haul
Security and safety
- Driver's validity licence check
- Driving record check (abstract)
Transportation/travel information
- Valid driver's licence
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Sitting
Weight handling
- Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
Personal suitability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Flexibility
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
Screening questions
- Do you have experience working in this field?
Employment terms options
- Early morning
Government programs
- Recognized employer
Employment terms options
- Evening
- Shift
Employment terms options
- Flexible hours
- Morning
- Night
- On call
- To be determined
- Day
- Weekend