long haul truck driver

ORIGIN SUSTAINABILITY INC.; North Vancouver; On-site; CAD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A transportation company in North Vancouver is looking for a skilled truck driver to operate vehicles and transport goods. Candidates should possess an AZ class license and have experience with GPS equipment. Responsibilities include planning routes, addressing customer complaints, and ensuring vehicle safety. Successful applicants must display efficiency, reliability, and excellent communication skills. This role requires physical endurance to manage heavy loads.

Qualifications

• AZ class license is required.
• Air Brakes Endorsement necessary.
• Experience in transporting goods is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Plan routes using GPS and minimize fuel consumption.
• Address customer complaints with professionalism.
• Perform vehicle inspections and maintenance.

Skills

Efficient interpersonal skills

Excellent oral communication

Team player

Organized

Attention to detail

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Tools

GPS equipment

CB radio

Job description

Work Term : Permanent

Work Language : English

Hours : 35 to 60 hours per week

Education : Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience : Experience an asset

Tasks

• Plan or adjust routes based on changing conditions, using computer equipment, global positioning systems (GPS) equipment, or other navigation devices, to minimize fuel consumption and carbon emissions
• Address customers' complaints or concerns
• Coach colleagues on new methods or work techniques
• Professionalism in customer service
• Obtain special permits and other documents required to transport cargo on international routes
• 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

• AZ class license
• Air Brakes Endorsement
• Class 1 / 1F / A Licence (semi trailer trucks)

Documentation knowledge

• Bill of lading
• Driver logbook

Communication systems experience

• Citizens band (CB) radio
• Operate GPS (Global Positioning System) and other navigation equipment
• Trip recorder (on-board computer)

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Attention to detail
• Handling heavy loads
• Large workload
• Physically demanding
• Repetitive tasks
• Sitting

Weight handling

• Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Personal suitability

• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Excellent written communication
• Flexibility
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player
• Hardworking