Long haul truck driver

Mid-Canada Freight Ltd.; Manitoba; On-site; CAD 42,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel expenses paid by employer

Job summary

Mid-Canada Freight Ltd. is seeking a professional truck driver to join a two-person team. The role includes driving, dispatch communications, and ensuring vehicle safety across trips. Applicants should have a Class 1/A license and practical experience driving with a team.

Responsibilities include loading/unloading, trip planning, and maintaining vehicle readiness. Travel may be required, with employer-covered travel expenses.

Qualifications

• Secondary school diploma is required.
• 1-2 years driving experience as a minimum.
• Driver's License (Class 1 or A) required or preferred.

Responsibilities

• Address customers' complaints or concerns.
• Arrange travel, itineraries and reservations.
• Drive as part of a two-person team or convoy.
• Load and unload goods.
• Oversee vehicle condition and inspect tires, lights, brakes, and equipment.
• Perform emergency roadside repairs.
• Pre-trip, en route and post-trip inspections and oversee all aspects of vehicle.
• Perform preventive maintenance.
• Receive and relay information to central dispatch.

Skills

Attention to detail

Team driving

GPS navigation

Education

Secondary school diploma

1-2 years driving experience

Tools

GPS navigation systems

Job description

• Durée de l'emploi: Permanent
• Langue de travail: Anglais
• Heures de travail: 40 hours per week
• Education:
• Expérience:

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Tasks

• Address customers' complaints or concerns
• Arrange travel, related itineraries and make reservations
• Drive as part of a two-person team or convoy
• Load and unload goods
• Oversee condition of vehicle and inspect tires, lights, brakes, cold storage and other equipment
• 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

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

• Driver's License (Class 1 or A)

Documentation knowledge

• Bill of lading
• Driver logbook
• Inspection report (pre-trip, en-route, post-trip)
• Maintenance and repair reports
• Trip reports

Communication systems experience

• Operate GPS (Global Positioning System) and other navigation equipment

Security and safety

• Valid passport
• Driver's validity licence check
• Driving record check (abstract)

Transportation/travel information

• Travel expenses paid by employer
• Valid driver's licence
• Willing to travel cross-border
• Willing to travel overnight

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Attention to detail
• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding

Own tools/equipment

• Cellular phone

Personal suitability

• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Organized
• Reliability

Experience

• 1 year to less than 2 years

Workplace information

• On the road job

Support for persons with disabilities

• Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for persons with disabilities

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 Veterans

• Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for Veterans

Support for Indigenous people

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

Support for mature workers

• Provides staff with awareness training to create a welcoming work environment for mature workers

Supports for visible minorities

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