Truck driver, freight
- Corner Brook, NL, Canada
Full-time
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Job details
- Job type
- Full-time
- Apply by
- Working hours
- 40 to 50 hours per week
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
- Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 40 to 50 hours per week
- Education: No degree, certificate or diploma
- Experience: Experience an asset
- Professionalism in customer service
- Drive lighter, special purpose trucks
- Load and unload goods
- Operate and drive straight or articulated trucks to transport goods and materials
- 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
- Air Brakes Endorsement
- Class 3/3F/DF Licence (trailer truck, vehicles with more than 3 axles)
- Class 5/5F/G Licence (cars, small trucks and other 2-axle vehicles)
- Dry bulk
- Refrigerated
- Straight truck (4,600kg+ or 10,000lbs+ with 3+ axles)
- Local
- Criminal record check
- Driving record check (abstract)
- Valid driver's licence
- Attention to detail
- Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Flexibility
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Hardworking
- Day
- Overtime available
- Involves duties and responsibilities that lead to positive environmental outcomes
- Dental plan
- Disability benefits
- Health care plan
- Paramedical services coverage
- Vision care benefits
- Group insurance benefits
- Life insurance
- Long-term care insurance
More about this job
Responsibilities
Drive straight or articulated trucks to transport goods and materials, including dry bulk and refrigerated freight, and load and unload cargo. Inspect vehicles before, during, and after trips, communicate with central dispatch, and record cargo, service hours, distance, and fuel consumption.
Requirements
A degree, certificate, or diploma is not required, and prior experience is an asset. The role requires a valid driver's licence and lists air brakes, Class 3/3F/DF, and Class 5/5F/G licences, along with customer service professionalism and the ability to handle loads up to 23 kg.
Skills
- Truck Driving
- Customer Service
- Loading and Unloading
- Vehicle Inspections
- Dispatch Communication
- Cargo Documentation
- Hours-of-Service Recording
- Route and Distance Recording
- Fuel Consumption Recording
- Air Brakes
- Dry Bulk Transport
- Refrigerated Transport
- Straight Truck Operation
- Attention to Detail
- Organization
- Reliability
Benefits
- Dental Plan
- Disability Benefits
- Health Care Plan
- Paramedical Services Coverage
- Vision Care Benefits
- Group Insurance Benefits
- Life Insurance
- Long-Term Care Insurance
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Transportation
- Logistics
Keywords
- Freight Transportation
- Truck Driver
- Straight Truck
- Articulated Truck
- Dry Bulk
- Refrigerated Transport
- Air Brakes Endorsement
- Class 3/3F/DF Licence
- Class 5/5F/G Licence
- Pre-Trip Inspection
- En-Route Inspection
- Post-Trip Inspection
- Central Dispatch
- Cargo Information
- Hours of Service
- Fuel Consumption
- Local Transportation
- Criminal Record Check
- Driving Record Check
- Customer Service
- Load Handling