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Full Time

Long Haul Truck Driver / 5 months ago

Delta, BC V3M 6S7

Application ends: 2025-07-26

Full job description

  • Work Term: Permanent
  • Work Language: English
  • Hours: 30 hours per week
  • Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
  • Experience: Experience an asset or equivalent experience


Work setting

  • Various locations

 

Tasks

  • Professionalism in customer service
  • 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
  • Perform preventive maintenance
  • Receive and relay information to central dispatch
  • Record cargo information, hours of service, distance travelled and fuel consumption

 

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

  • Air Brake (Z) Endorsement
  • Driver’s License (Class 1 or A)

 

Documentation knowledge

  • Accident or incident reports
  • Bill of lading
  • Driver logbook
  • Inspection report (pre-trip, en-route, post-trip)
  • Maintenance and repair reports
  • Trans-border documentation
  • Trip reports

 

Type of trucking and equipment

  • Straight truck (4,600kg+ or 10,000lbs+ with 3+ axles)
  • Tractor-trailer

 

Communication systems experience

  • Citizens band (CB) radio
  • Operate GPS (Global Positioning System) and other navigation equipment
  • Trip recorder (on-board computer)

 

Transportation/travel experience

  • International
  • Long-haul
  • National
  • Provincial/territorial
  • Regional

 

Security and safety

  • Valid passport
  • Criminal record check
  • Driver’s validity licence check
  • Driving record check (abstract)
  • Drug test

 

Transportation/travel information

  • Drive manual transmission vehicle
  • Valid driver’s licence
  • Willing to travel cross-border
  • Willing to travel for extended periods
  • Willing to travel overnight

 

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Attention to detail
  • Handling heavy loads
  • Overtime required
  • Physically demanding
  • Sitting

 

Personal suitability

  • Flexibility
  • Judgement
  • Organized
  • Reliability
  • Team player

 

Government programs

  • Recognized employer

 

Workplace information

  • On the road job

 

Posting date: June 25, 2025

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Long Haul Truck Driver
  • Company
    Transource Freightways
  • Address
    Delta, BC V3M 6S7
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