truck driver

Padda & Son Transport Ltd; Brampton; On-site; CAD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A transportation company in Brampton is seeking a truck driver to undertake various routes and ensure efficient operations. The role involves inspecting the vehicle, driving in a team, and maintaining customer service standards. Required qualifications include an AZ and DZ class license, with experience considered an asset. This permanent position offers 30 to 40 hours of work per week.

Qualifications

• AZ class license is required.
• DZ class license is required.
• Experience is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Plan or adjust routes based on changing conditions.
• Drive as part of a two-person team or convoy.
• Oversee condition of vehicle and perform inspections.

Skills

Efficient interpersonal skills

Judgement

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Tools

GPS equipment

Job description

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Work site environment

• Dusty

Work setting

• Various locations

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
• Professionalism in customer service
• Drive as part of a two-person team or convoy
• Drive lighter, special purpose trucks
• Load and unload goods
• 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
• DZ class license

Transportation / travel information

• Valid driver's licence

Personal suitability

• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Judgement

Experience

• Experience an asset

Workplace information

• On the road job
• Durée de l''emploi : Permanent
• Langue de travail : Anglais
• Heures de travail : 30 to 40 hours per week