truck driver

Additional Information

• Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• Experience: 1 to less than 7 months

Tasks

• Address customers' complaints or concerns
• Mountain driving expertise
• Owner-operator business skills
• Professionalism in customer service
• Drive as part of a two-person team or convoy
• Load and unload goods
• 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
• Transport and handle dangerous goods

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• AZ class license
• Air Brakes Endorsement
• Air Brake (Z) Endorsement
• Driver's License (Class 1 or A)

Personal suitability

• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability

Workplace information

• On the road job
• Work Term: Permanent
• Work Language: English
• Hours: 35 hours per week