Long Haul Truck Driver

Full job description

• Education:
  
  Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• Experience:
  
  Experience an asset

Tasks

• Mountain driving expertise
• Owner-operator business skills
• 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
• Operate and drive straight or articulated trucks to transport goods and materials
• 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

Documentation knowledge

• Driver logbook
• Inspection report (pre-trip, en-route, post-trip)
• Work Term:
  
  Permanent
• Work Language:
  
  English
• Hours:
  
  40 hours per week