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Long haul truck driver
- Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- Experience: Will train
Work setting
- Various locations
Tasks
- Load and unload goods
- 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
- Class 1/1F/A Licence (semi trailer trucks)
- Air Brake (Z) Endorsement
Documentation knowledge
- Driver logbook
- Inspection report (pre-trip, en-route, post-trip)
Transportation/travel experience
- Long-haul
Security and safety
- Driving record check (abstract)
Transportation/travel information
- Valid driver's licence
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Attention to detail
- Handling heavy loads
- Repetitive tasks
- Sitting
Personal suitability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Organized
- Team player
- Patience
Employment terms options
- Early morning
- Evening
- Morning
- Night
Employment terms options
- Day
- Weekend
Workplace information
- On the road job
- Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 40 to 60 hours per week