Job description

Job Requirements

Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)

  • Class 1/1F/A Licence (semi trailer trucks)

Documentation Knowledge

  • Accident or incident reports
  • Trip reports
  • Trans-border documentation
  • 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

Additional Skills

  • Mountain driving expertise

Specific Skills

  • Perform preventive maintenance
  • Perform emergency roadside repairs
  • Perform brake adjustments
  • Receive and relay information to central dispatch
  • 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
  • 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

Own Tools/Equipment

  • Hard hat
  • Cellular phone

Transportation/Travel Information

  • Willing to travel for extended periods
  • Willing to travel overnight
  • Valid driver's licence

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities

  • Attention to detail
  • Sitting

Type of Trucking and Equipment

  • Tractor-trailer
  • Flatbed
  • Refrigerated

Transportation/Travel Experience

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

Personal Suitability

  • Flexibility
  • Team player
  • Reliability
  • Organized

Workplace information

  • On the road job

Screening questions

  • Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
  • Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
  • Do you have the above-indicated required certifications?

Date Posted: June 13, 2022

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