Tasks
- Professionalism in customer service
- Load and unload goods
- Operate and drive straight or articulated trucks to transport goods and materials
- Perform pre-trip, en route and post-trip inspection and oversee all aspects of vehicle
- Receive and relay information to central dispatch
- Record cargo information, hours of service, distance travelled and fuel consumption
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- Air Brake (Z) Endorsement
- Driver\'s License (Class 1 or A)
Documentation knowledge
- Inspection report (pre-trip, en-route, post-trip)
Type of trucking and equipment
- Dry bulk
- Dump truck
- Tractor-trailer
- Tractor-trailer B train
Communication systems experience
- Operate GPS (Global Positioning System) and other navigation equipment
Transportation / travel experience
- Local
- Provincial / territorial
- Regional
- Short-haul
Security and safety
- Driver\'s validity licence check
- Driving record check (abstract)
Transportation / travel information
- Drive manual transmission vehicle
- Own transportation
- Valid driver\'s licence
- Willing to travel overnight
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Attention to detail
- Sitting
Own tools / equipment
- Cellular phone
- Hard hat
- Steel-toed safety boots
- Safety vest
- Gloves
Personal suitability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Flexibility
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Hardworking
- Patience
Health benefits
- Dental plan
- Disability benefits
- Health care plan
- Paramedical services coverage
- Vision care benefits
Financial benefits
- Bonus
- Group insurance benefits
- Life insurance
Long term benefits
Other benefits
- Free parking available
- Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)
- Parking available
- Travel insurance