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long haul truck driver

long haul truck driver

GILL'Z TRANSPORT LTDAB, CA
23 hours ago
Salary
CA$35.40 hourly
Job type
  • Full-time
  • Permanent
Job description
  • Work Term : Permanent
  • Work Language : English
  • Hours : 40 to 50 hours per week
  • Education : No degree, certificate or diploma
  • Experience : Will train

    • 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
    • Coach colleagues on new methods or work techniques
    • Professionalism in customer service
    • Arrange travel, related itineraries and make reservations
    • 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
    • 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

    • Driver's License (Class 1 or A)

      • Documentation knowledge

    • Bill of lading
    • Driver logbook
    • Trans-border documentation

      • Type of trucking and equipment

    • Flatbed
    • Tractor-trailer

      • Communication systems experience

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

      • Transportation / travel experience

    • International
    • Long-haul
    • Provincial / territorial

      • Security and safety

    • Criminal record check
    • Driving record check (abstract)

      • 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

    • Physically demanding
    • Repetitive tasks
    • Sitting

      • Weight handling

    • Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

      • Personal suitability

    • Organized
    • Reliability
    • Team player
    • Hardworking