truck driver
- Dartmouth, NS, Canada
Full-time
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Job details
- Job type
- Full-time
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
Overview
Languages
English
Education
Experience an asset
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Responsibilities
Tasks
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
Transportation/travel information
Languages
English
Education
- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
Experience an asset
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Calculate fixed assets and depreciation
- 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
- Load and unload goods
- 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
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- AZ class license
Transportation/travel information
- Valid driver's licence
- Attention to detail
- Handling heavy loads
- Large workload
- Physically demanding
- Repetitive tasks
- Sitting
- Cellular phone
More about this job
Responsibilities
Operate straight or articulated trucks to transport goods, plan routes, and load, unload, tarp, and secure cargo. Inspect and maintain vehicles, perform brake adjustments and emergency roadside repairs, communicate with dispatch, and record cargo, service hours, distance, and fuel use.
Requirements
A secondary school graduation certificate and an AZ class licence are listed; experience is an asset. Applicants need a valid driver's licence and must be able to handle heavy loads and physically demanding, repetitive work while maintaining attention to detail.
Skills
- Truck Driving
- Route Planning
- GPS Navigation
- Loading And Unloading
- Vehicle Inspections
- Brake Adjustments
- Roadside Repairs
- Preventive Maintenance
- Dispatch Communication
- Cargo Documentation
- Hours-Of-Service Recording
- Fuel Consumption Recording
- Cargo Tarping And Security
- Heavy Load Handling
- Attention To Detail
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Transportation
- Logistics
Keywords
- Truck Driver
- Straight Truck
- Articulated Truck
- AZ Class Licence
- Valid Driver's Licence
- Route Planning
- GPS
- Navigation Devices
- Fuel Consumption
- Carbon Emissions
- Loading And Unloading
- Brake Adjustments
- Emergency Roadside Repairs
- Pre-Trip Inspection
- En-Route Inspection
- Post-Trip Inspection
- Preventive Maintenance
- Central Dispatch
- Cargo Documentation
- Hours Of Service
- Distance Travelled
- Tarping
- Cargo Security
- Fixed Assets
- Depreciation