truck driver, freight
- Dartmouth, NS, Canada
Full-time
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- Job type
- Full-time
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- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
Overview
Languages
English
Education
No experience (will train)
On the road
Work locations may vary. Frequent or constant travel is required from the employee.
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Work setting
Tasks
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
Type of trucking and equipment
Security and safety
Health benefits
Languages
English
Education
- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- or equivalent experience
No experience (will train)
On the road
Work locations may vary. Frequent or constant travel is required from the employee.
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Work setting
- Moving and storage company
Tasks
- Professionalism in customer service
- 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
- Tarping and ensuring safety and security of cargo
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- Class 1/1F/A Licence (semi trailer trucks)
- Driver's License (Class 1 or A)
Type of trucking and equipment
- Flatbed
- Tractor-trailer
- International
- Local
- Long-haul
- National
- Provincial/territorial
- Regional
- Short-haul
Security and safety
- Valid passport
- Criminal record check
- Driver's validity licence check
- Driving record check (abstract)
- Drug test
- Medical exam
- Valid driver's licence
- Willing to travel cross-border
- Willing to travel for extended periods
- Willing to travel internationally
- Willing to travel overnight
- Attention to detail
- Handling heavy loads
- Large workload
- Physically demanding
- Repetitive tasks
- Sitting
- Steel-toed safety boots
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Hardworking
Health benefits
- Dental plan
- Disability benefits
- Health care plan
- Vision care benefits
- Group insurance benefits
- Life insurance
- Free parking available
More about this job
Responsibilities
Operate straight or articulated trucks to transport goods and materials, including flatbed and tractor-trailer loads, and load or unload cargo. Inspect vehicles, secure cargo, communicate with central dispatch, and record cargo, service hours, distance, and fuel consumption.
Requirements
A secondary school graduation certificate or equivalent experience is listed, and the employer is willing to train applicants with no experience. A Class 1/1F/A licence is required; applicants must also meet the listed driving, medical, security, and travel requirements.
Skills
- Truck Driving
- Operating Straight and Articulated Trucks
- Flatbed Trucking
- Tractor-Trailer Operation
- Loading and Unloading Cargo
- Vehicle Inspections
- Cargo Safety and Tarping
- Customer Service
- Dispatch Communication
- Cargo and Hours-of-Service Recordkeeping
- Long-Haul Driving
- Cross-Border Travel
- Attention to Detail
- Oral Communication
- Written Communication
- Reliability
Benefits
- Dental Plan
- Disability Benefits
- Health Care Plan
- Vision Care Benefits
- Group Insurance Benefits
- Life Insurance
- Free Parking
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Transportation
- Logistics
- Trades
- Environmental & Sustainability
Keywords
- Truck Driver
- Freight Transportation
- Class 1 Licence
- Class A Licence
- Flatbed
- Tractor-Trailer
- Straight Truck
- Articulated Truck
- Cargo Loading
- Cargo Unloading
- Vehicle Inspection
- Pre-Trip Inspection
- En-Route Inspection
- Post-Trip Inspection
- Tarping
- Cargo Security
- Central Dispatch
- Hours of Service
- Fuel Consumption Records
- Moving and Storage
- Long-Haul
- Short-Haul
- Cross-Border Travel
- International Travel
- Driving Record Check
- Criminal Record Check
- Drug Test
- Medical Exam
- Steel-Toed Safety Boots
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