Class 1 Truck Driver: Heavy Equipment Hauler Across Canada

TCG Tunneling Company Inc; Kamloops; On-site; CAD 40,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Starting wage: $35.16/hour

Comprehensive medical and dental

Overtime after 40 hours/week

Job summary

The Tunneling Company in Kamloops, BC is seeking an experienced Class 1 Truck Driver to support transportation and logistics for heavy equipment and tunneling project resources. Based out of our Kamloops office, you will move equipment between branches, yards and job sites across Western Canada, with some travel into the United States.

You will haul auger equipment, excavators and steel casing pipe, maintain daily logs, and ensure loads are secured and compliant.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of experience hauling heavy equipment using lowboy and highboy trailers.
• Experience operating an 18-speed manual transmission.
• Valid Class 1 Driver's Licence with tanker endorsement.
• Clean commercial driver's abstract.
• Ability to operate loaders and/or excavators for loading equipment onto trailers.
• Successful completion of a pre-employment Drug and Alcohol test.

Responsibilities

• Operating tractor and lowboy/step deck/hiboy equipment trailers, moving equipment and materials between various projects across Western Canada and potentially the US.
• Haul a variety of materials such as auger equipment, excavators, and steel casing pipe
• Deliver equipment and other material as determined by the Supervisor
• Maintains a daily logbook as per Department of Transportation regulations
• Liaises with Logistics Coordinator and Operations Manager to determine daily work assignment(s)
• Operates assigned unit in a safe and effective manner, carrying out assigned duties
• Safely load and unload equipment and secure loads for transportation as required
• Assists with loading and unloading equipment at yard
• Ensures vehicles and axle weights meet regulatory requirements
• Secures cargo according to legislated requirements
• Keeps assigned unit clean and presentable
• Obtain permits as required for provincial, national and North American loads
• Wear personal protective equipment (PPE) when and where required.
• Complete accurate daily pre-inspections and post-inspections regulatory logs, Field Level Hazard Assessment sheets for all worksites, transportation timesheets on SiteDocs portal
• Behave in a manner that ensures the safety of themselves, their co-workers and others on the work sites.
• Attend and participate in toolbox and safety meetings as scheduled.
• Report unsafe work, unsafe conditions, incidents, injuries and near misses to supervisor and participate in the investigative process.
• Comply with established company and client policies and procedures and Occupational Health and Safety regulations.
• Assist other employees when required.
• Being able to work/travel out of town for extended periods of time.

Skills

Heavy equipment hauling

Logistics coordination

Safety compliance

Valid Class 1 Licence

Communication

Travel readiness

Tools

Lowboy trailer operation

Highboy trailer operation

18-speed manual transmission

Load securement

Job description

The Tunneling Company in Kamloops, BC is seeking an experienced Class 1 Truck Driver to support transportation and logistics for heavy equipment and tunneling project resources. Based out of our Kamloops office, you will move equipment between branches, yards and job sites across Western Canada, with some travel into the United States.

You will haul auger equipment, excavators and steel casing pipe, maintain daily logs, and ensure loads are secured and compliant.