Location: Burnaby, BC
Salary: $27–$32 CAD an hour
Job Requirements
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
- Driver's License (Class 1 or A)
- Air Brake (Z) Endorsement
Documentation Knowledge
- Accident or incident reports
- Trip reports
- Maintenance and repair reports
- Inspection report (pre-trip, en-route, post-trip)
- Driver logbook
- Bill of lading
Communication Systems Experience
- Operate GPS (Global Positioning System) and other navigation equipment
- Trip recorder (on-board computer)
Additional Skills
- Professionalism in customer service
- Mountain driving expertise
Weight Handling
Specific Skills
- Perform preventive maintenance
- Perform brake adjustments
- Load and unload goods
- Operate and drive straight or articulated trucks to transport goods and materials
- Drive as part of a two-person team or convoy
- Oversee condition of vehicle and inspect tires, lights, brakes, cold storage and other equipment
- Record cargo information, hours of service, distance travelled and fuel consumption
- Perform pre-trip, en route and post-trip inspection and oversee all aspects of vehicle
Security and Safety
- Driver's validity licence check
- Driving record check (abstract)
- Medical exam
- Drug test
- Criminal record check
- Valid passport
- Own Tools/Equipment
- Steel-toed safety boots
- Hard hat
- Cellular phone
Transportation/Travel Information
- Willing to travel cross-border
- Willing to travel for extended periods
- Willing to travel overnight
- Valid driver's licence
- Willing to travel internationally
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
- Repetitive tasks
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Attention to detail
- Sitting
- Large workload
Type of Trucking and Equipment
Transportation/Travel Experience
- Regional
- National
- Local
- International
- Provincial/territorial
- Long-haul
Personal Suitability
- Effective interpersonal skills
- Flexibility
- Team player
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Judgement
- Reliability
- Organized
Other benefits
Date Posted: June 19, 2022
