Location: Truro, NS

Salary: $45,000–$65,000 CAD a year

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Job Requirements

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

• Driver's License (Class 1 or A)
• Air Brakes Endorsement

Documentation Knowledge

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

Additional Skills

• Professionalism in customer service

Weight Handling

• Up to 45 kg (100 lbs)

Specific Skills

• Load and unload goods
• Receive and relay information to central dispatch
• Operate and drive straight or articulated trucks to transport goods and materials
• Tarping and ensuring safety and security of cargo
• Oversee condition of vehicle and inspect tires, lights, brakes, cold storage and other equipment
• 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
• Drive manual transmission vehicle
• Willing to travel internationally

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities

• Repetitive tasks
• Physically demanding
• Attention to detail
• Sitting

Work Location Information

• Various locations

Type of Trucking and Equipment

• Tractor-trailer
• Flatbed

Transportation/Travel Experience

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

Personal Suitability

• Effective interpersonal skills
• Flexibility
• Team player
• Excellent oral communication
• Excellent written communication
• Judgement
• Reliability
• Organized

Workplace information

• On the road job

Health benefits

• Health care plan
• Disability benefits
• Dental plan
• Vision care benefits

Financial benefits

• Mileage paid

Long term benefits

• Group insurance benefits
• Life insurance

Screening questions

• Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?

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Date Posted: June 12, 2022