truck-trailer driver
- Georgetown, ON, Canada
Full-time
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- Full-time
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- Posting language
- English
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Original job description
Overview
Languages
English
Education
Experience an asset
On the road
Work locations may vary. Frequent or constant travel is required from the employee.
Responsibilities
Tasks
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
Documentation knowledge
Security and safety
This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups:
Support for persons with disabilities
Languages
English
Education
- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- or equivalent experience
Experience an asset
On the road
Work locations may vary. Frequent or constant travel is required from the employee.
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Professionalism in customer service
- Load and unload goods
- Oversee condition of vehicle and inspect tires, lights, brakes, cold storage and other equipment
- 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
- Tarping and ensuring safety and security of cargo
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- AZ class license
Documentation knowledge
- Driver logbook
- Inspection report (pre-trip, en-route, post-trip)
- Tractor-trailer
- Operate GPS (Global Positioning System) and other navigation equipment
- Local
- Short-haul
Security and safety
- Valid passport
- Driver's validity licence check
- Driving record check (abstract)
- Drug test
- Drive manual transmission vehicle
- Valid driver's licence
- Willing to travel overnight
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Repetitive tasks
- Sitting
- Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Flexibility
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups:
Support for persons with disabilities
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for persons with disabilities
- Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for persons with disabilities
- Offers mentorship programs that pair newcomers and/or refugees with experienced employees
- Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth
- Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Veterans
- Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for Veterans
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers
- Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers
- Provides staff with awareness training to create a welcoming work environment for mature workers
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for mature workers
- Offers mentorship programs that pair members of visible minorities with experienced employees
- Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities
More about this job
Responsibilities
Drive a tractor-trailer on local and short-haul routes, load and unload goods, and ensure cargo is properly tarped and secure. Inspect and oversee the vehicle and equipment, communicate with central dispatch, and maintain accurate records of cargo, hours, distance, and fuel consumption.
Requirements
A secondary school graduation certificate or equivalent experience is listed, and an AZ class licence is required. The role involves driving a manual-transmission vehicle, frequent travel, and overnight travel as needed; relevant experience is an asset.
Skills
- Tractor-Trailer Driving
- Customer Service
- Loading And Unloading
- Vehicle Inspection
- Cargo Safety And Security
- Central Dispatch Communication
- Driver Logbook Documentation
- GPS Navigation
- Manual Transmission Driving
- Time And Distance Recording
- Tarping
- Interpersonal Communication
- Judgment
- Organization
- Reliability
- Teamwork
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Transportation
- Logistics
Keywords
- AZ Class Licence
- Tractor-Trailer
- Local Trucking
- Short-Haul
- Manual Transmission
- GPS
- Navigation Equipment
- Central Dispatch
- Driver Logbook
- Pre-Trip Inspection
- En-Route Inspection
- Post-Trip Inspection
- Inspection Report
- Cargo Information
- Hours Of Service
- Fuel Consumption
- Tarping
- Cargo Security
- Vehicle Maintenance
- Tire Inspection
- Brake Inspection
- Cold Storage Equipment
- Customer Service
- Heavy Loads
- Driving Record Check
- Drug Test
- Valid Passport