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Truck driver, heavy truck

  • Work Term: Permanent
  • Work Language: English
  • Hours: 40 to 50 hours bi-weekly
  • Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
  • Experience: 2 years to less than 3 years

Work setting

  • Transportation

Tasks

  • Mountain driving expertise
  • Professionalism in customer service
  • 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 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
  • Transport and handle dangerous goods

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)
  • Trans-border documentation
  • Trip reports

Type of trucking and equipment

  • Tractor-trailer

Communication systems experience

  • Trip recorder (on-board computer)

Transportation/travel experience

  • International
  • Local
  • Long-haul
  • Provincial/territorial
  • Short-haul

Security and safety

  • Valid passport
  • Criminal record check
  • Driving record check (abstract)
  • Drug test

Transportation/travel information

  • Valid driver's licence
  • Willing to travel cross-border

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Attention to detail
  • Physically demanding
  • Repetitive tasks
  • Sitting

Weight handling

  • Up to 45 kg (100 lbs)
  • More than 45 kg (100 lbs)

Own tools/equipment

  • Steel-toed safety boots

Personal suitability

  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Excellent oral communication
  • Flexibility
  • Judgement
  • Organized
  • Reliability
  • Team player
  • Hardworking

Screening questions

  • Do you have experience working in this field?
  • Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?

Employment terms options

  • To be determined

Workplace information

  • On the road job

Other benefits

  • Free parking available
  • Travel insurance