September 5, 2024
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- Duration of Employment: Permanent
- Working Language: English
- Working Hours: 50 to 60 hours per week
Education
- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
Work setting
Tasks
- 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
- Mountain driving expertise
- 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
- 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
- Tarping and ensuring safety and security of cargo
- Plan for required documentation and for pre- and post-distribution of documentation (itineraries, evaluations etc.)
- Maintain log books that detail all repairs and checks performed
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- Air Brake (Z) Endorsement
- Driver's License (Class 1 or A)
Type of trucking and equipment
- Extended length tractor-trailer combination
- Tractor-trailer
Transportation/travel experience
- International
- Long-haul
- Provincial/territorial
Security and safety
- Basic security clearance
- Criminal record check
- Driving record check (abstract)
- Drug test
- Medical exam
Transportation/travel information
- 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
- Physically demanding
Weight handling
Personal suitability
Experience
Workplace information