Long Haul Truck Driver

• Terms of employment - Permanent employment Full time
• Shift - Early morning, Evening, Shift, Flexible hours, Morning, Night, Day, Weekend
• Start Date - Starts as soon as possible
• Languages - English
• On site - Work must be completed at the physical location

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

• 1 year to less than 2 years

Responsibilities

Tasks
• Load and unload goods
• 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

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
• Class 1/1F/A Licence (semi trailer trucks)
• Air Brake (Z) Endorsement

Experience and specialization
Communication systems experience
• Operate GPS (Global Positioning System) and other navigation equipment

Transportation/travel experience
• Long-haul

Additional information

Transportation/travel information
• Valid driver's license
• Willing to travel cross-border
• Willing to travel for extended periods
• Willing to travel internationally
• Willing to travel overnight

Work conditions and physical capabilities
• Large workload
• Physically demanding
• Repetitive tasks
• Sitting

Personal suitability
• Flexibility
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player
• Patience

Employment groups

This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups:

Support for newcomers and refugees
• Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees

Support for youths
• Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth

Support for Indigenous people
• Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers

Supports for visible minorities
• Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities