Overview

- Job Duration: Permanent
- Language of Work: English
- Hours of Work: 35 hours per week
- Education:
- Experience:
Education
- College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years
Work setting
- Various locations
Tasks
- Calculate fixed assets and depreciation
- Plan or adjust routes based on changing conditions, using computer equipment, global positioning systems (GPS) equipment, or other navigation devices, to minimize fuel consumption and carbon emissions
- Address customers' complaints or concerns
- Coach colleagues on recent methods or work techniques
- Professionalism in customer service
- Arrange travel, related itineraries and make reservations
- Drive as part of a two-person team or convoy
- Load and unload goods
- Obtain special permits and other documents required to transport cargo on international routes
- 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




- Pay and receive payments for goods
- 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
- Transport and handle dangerous goods
Security and safety
- Basic security clearance
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Attention to detail
- Handling heavy loads
- Large workload
- Physically demanding
- Repetitive tasks
- Sitting
Weight handling
- Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
Personal suitability
- Flexibility
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Hardworking
- Patience
Employment terms options
- Early morning
- Evening
- Morning
- Night
Experience
- No experience (will train)
Employment terms options
- On call
- Day
- Weekend

📌 Truck driver (Mississauga)
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📍 Mississauga