Moving truck driver

Hercules Moving Company INC; Toronto; On-site; CAD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Hercules Moving Company INC. seeks an experienced truck driver for long-haul and regional routes across North America. You will coordinate with dispatch, manage cargo, and ensure safety while delivering on-time.

Requires AZ license with air brake endorsement, a clean driving record, and 7 months to less than 1 year of trucking experience. This permanent full-time role involves cross-border paperwork, GPS routing, loading and unloading cargo.

Qualifications

• Secondary school graduation certificate or equivalent.
• AZ license with Air Brake endorsement required.
• 7 months to less than 1 year of trucking experience.

Responsibilities

• Drive long-haul and regional routes across North America.
• Plan routes using GPS to minimize fuel use and emissions.
• Load, unload, and secure cargo; tarp as needed.
• Record cargo, hours of service, and mileage accurately.
• Maintain vehicle condition and perform inspections.
• Communicate with dispatch; comply with cross-border documentation.

Skills

Attention to detail

Excellent oral communication

Flexibility

Organized

Reliability

Team player

Hardworking

Patience

Education

Secondary school graduation certificate

AZ class license

Air Brake (Z) Endorsement

Job description

• Drive lighter, special purpose trucks
• Trans-border documentation
• Long-haul
• Short-haul

• Work Term: Permanent
• Work Language: English
• Hours: 40 hours per week
• Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• Experience: 7 months to less than 1 year

Work setting

• Various locations

Tasks

• Calculate fixed assets and depreciation
• 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
• Mountain driving expertise
• Professionalism in customer service
• Arrange travel, related itineraries and make reservations
• Drive as part of a two-person team or convoy
• Drive lighter, special purpose trucks
• Load and unload goods
• Obtain special permits and other documents required to transport cargo on international routes
• Oversee condition of vehicle and inspect tires, lights, brakes, cold storage and other equipment
• Perform brake adjustments
• 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
• Tarping and ensuring safety and security of cargo

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

• AZ class license
• Air Brake (Z) Endorsement

Documentation knowledge

• Accident or incident reports
• Bill of lading
• Driver logbook
• Inspection report (pre-trip, en-route, post-trip)
• Maintenance and repair reports
• Trans-border documentation
• Trip reports

Type of trucking and equipment

• Extended length tractor-trailer combination
• Straight truck (4,600kg+ or 10,000lbs+ with 3+ axles)
• Tractor-trailer
• Tractor-trailer A train

Communication systems experience

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

Transportation/travel experience

• International
• Local
• Long-haul
• National
• Provincial/territorial
• Regional
• Short-haul

Security and safety

• Valid passport
• Basic security clearance
• Driver's validity licence check
• Driving record check (abstract)
• Drug test

Transportation/travel information

• Willing to travel cross-border
• Willing to travel for extended periods
• Willing to travel internationally
• Willing to travel overnight

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)

Own tools/equipment

• Cellular phone

Personal suitability

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

Screening questions

• Do you have experience working in this field?
• Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?

Employment terms options

• Early morning

Employment terms options

• Evening
• Shift
• Morning
• Night
• On call
• Day
• Weekend

Workplace information

• On the road job