- Duration: Permanent
- Language: English
- Travel: 30 to 60 hours per week
Education
No degree, certificate or diploma
Work setting
- Various locations
- Willing to relocate
- Relocation costs covered by the employer
Tasks
- Drive as part of a two-person team or convoy
- 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
- 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
- Air Brakes Endorsement
- Driver's License (Class 1 or A)
Type of trucking and equipment
- Flatbed
- Tractor-trailer B train
Security and safety
- Driver's validity licence check
- Driving record check (abstract)
- Drug test
- Medical exam
Transportation/travel information
- Valid driver's licence
- Willing to travel cross-border
- Willing to travel for extended periods
- Willing to travel internationally
- Willing to travel overnight
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Sitting
Weight handling
- Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
Personal suitability
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
Employment terms options
- Early morning
Government programs
- Recognized employer
Employment terms options
- Evening
- Morning
- Night
Experience
- Will train
Employment terms options
- Day
- Weekend
- Overtime required
- Overtime available