- Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 50 hours per week
- Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- Experience: 7 months to less than 1 year
WORK SETTING
- Relocation costs covered by employer
TASKS
- Calculate the cost of truck repairs and new parts if needed
- Plan or adjust routes based on changing conditions, using computer equipment,global positioning systems (GPS) equipment, or other navigation devices, tominimize fuel consumption and carbon emissions
- Address customers' complaints or concerns
- Professionalism in customer service
- Drive as part of a two-person team or convoy
- Load and unload goods
- Oversee condition of vehicle and inspect tires, lights, brakes, cold storageand other equipment
- Perform brake adjustments
- Perform emergency roadside repairs
- Perform pre-trip, en route and post-trip inspection and oversee all aspectsof vehicle
- Perform preventive maintenance
- Receive and relay information to central dispatch
- Record cargo information, hours of service, distance travelled and fuelconsumption
- Tarping and ensuring safety and security of cargo
CERTIFICATES, LICENCES, MEMBERSHIPS,
AND COURSES
- Air Brakes Endorsement
- 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
- Trip reports