Long haul truck driver

• Work Term: Permanent
• Work Language: English
• Hours: 40 hours per week
• Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• Experience: 7 months to less than 1 year

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
• Address customers' complaints or concerns
• Coach colleagues on new methods or work techniques
• Professionalism in customer service
• Drive as part of a two-person team or convoy
• 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

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• AZ class license
• Air Brake (Z) Endorsement

Documentation knowledge

• Driver logbook

Transportation/travel experience

• International
• Long-haul
• Provincial/territorial

Security and safety

• Criminal record check
• Driving record check (abstract)

Transportation/travel information

• Willing to travel for extended periods
• Willing to travel internationally
• Willing to travel overnight

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding
• Sitting

Weight handling

• Up to 9 kg (20 lbs)

Personal suitability

• Team player
• Hardworking

Employment terms options

• Early morning

Employment terms options

• Evening
• Morning
• Night
• Day
• Weekend

Workplace information

• On the road job