long haul truck driver

Additional Information

• Education: No degree, certificate or diploma
• Experience: Experience an asset

Work setting

• Various locations

Tasks

• 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 emergency roadside repairs
• 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

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• Air Brakes Endorsement
• Class 1/1F/A Licence (semi trailer trucks)
• Driver's License (Class 1 or A)

Type of trucking and equipment

• Tractor-trailer

Transportation/travel experience

• Long-haul

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Physically demanding
• Repetitive tasks
• Sitting

Personal suitability

• Flexibility
• Judgement
• Reliability
• Work Term: Permanent
• Work Language: English
• Hours: 40 to 60 hours per week