Long haul truck driver

Overview

Languages

English

Education

• No degree, certificate or diploma

Experience

Experience an asset

On site

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Work setting

• Various locations

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Address customers’ complaints or concerns
• Mountain driving expertise
• Professionalism in customer service
• Drive as part of a two-person team or convoy
• Load and unload goods
• 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
• Tarping and ensuring safety and security of cargo
• Transport and handle dangerous goods

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• Air Brakes Endorsement
• Class 1/1F/A Licence (semi trailer trucks)
• Air Brake (Z) Endorsement
• Driver’s License (Class 1 or A)

Experience and specialization

Communication systems experience

• Citizens band (CB) radio
• Operate GPS (Global Positioning System) and other navigation equipment

Additional information

Security and safety

• Basic security clearance
• Criminal record check
• Driver’s validity licence check
• Driving record check (abstract)
• Medical exam

Transportation/travel information

• Drive manual transmission vehicle
• Valid driver’s licence
• Willing to travel cross-border
• Willing to travel for extended periods
• Willing to travel internationally
• Willing to travel overnight

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Physically demanding
• Sitting

Personal suitability

• Flexibility
• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player