Job description

Position: Long Haul Truck Driver

Duration: Full Time

Location: Winnipeg, MB

Salary or salary range: $24.00 CAD hourly / 50 to 60 hours per week

Languages

English

Education

  • Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience

Will train

Responsibilities

Tasks

  • Address customers' complaints or concerns
  • Professionalism in customer service
  • 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
  • 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
  • Transport and handle dangerous goods

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

  • Class 1/1F/A Licence (semi trailer trucks)
  • Air Brake (Z) Endorsement

Experience and specialization

Documentation knowledge

  • Driver logbook

Transportation/travel experience

  • Long-haul

Additional information

Security and safety

  • Driving record check (abstract)
  • Medical exam

Transportation/travel information

  • Valid driver's licence

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Attention to detail
  • Handling heavy loads
  • Large workload
  • Overtime required
  • Physically demanding
  • Repetitive tasks
  • Sitting

Weight handling

  • Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Personal suitability

  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Flexibility
  • Judgement
  • Organized
  • Reliability
  • Team player


Date Posted: October 5, 2023

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