About this role
Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate.
Work setting: Remote location. Various locations.
Tasks
- 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 : Air Brakes Endorsement.
- Driver's License (Class 1 or A).
- Documentation knowledge: Accident or incident reports.
- Bill of lading.
- Driver logbook.
- Inspection report (pre-trip, en-route, post-trip).
- Trans-border documentation.
- Trip reports.
- Type of trucking and equipment: Refrigerated.
- Tractor-trailer.
- Transportation/travel experience: International.
- Long-haul.
- National.
- Provincial/territorial.
- Security and safety: Driving record check (abstract).
- Drug test.
- Transportation/travel information: 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: Attention to detail.
- Physically demanding.
- Sitting.
- Personal suitability: Flexibility.
- Team player.
- Patience.
- Experience: Experience an asset.
- Workplace information: On the road job.