driver, truck
- Brampton, ON, 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
Experience an asset
On the road
Work locations may vary. Frequent or constant travel is required from the employee.
Work setting
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 newcomers and refugees
Languages
English
Education
- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
Experience an asset
On the road
Work locations may vary. Frequent or constant travel is required from the employee.
Work setting
- Various locations
Tasks
- Calculate the cost of truck repairs and new parts if needed
- 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
- Address customers' complaints or concerns
- Professionalism in customer service
- Arrange travel, related itineraries and make reservations
- Drive as part of a two-person team or convoy
- 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
- Oversee condition of vehicle and inspect tires, lights, brakes, cold storage and other equipment
- Pay and receive payments for goods
- 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
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- AZ class license
Documentation knowledge
- Driver logbook
- Inspection report (pre-trip, en-route, post-trip)
- Maintenance and repair reports
- Trip reports
- Operate GPS (Global Positioning System) and other navigation equipment
- Local
- Long-haul
- Provincial/territorial
Security and safety
- Criminal record check
- Driving record check (abstract)
- Valid driver's licence
- Willing to travel cross-border
- Attention to detail
- Large workload
- Physically demanding
- Sitting
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Hardworking
This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups:
Support for newcomers and refugees
- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports newcomers and/or refugees
- Recruits newcomers and/or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example: Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.)
- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports youth employment
- Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers
- Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)
- Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities
More about this job
Responsibilities
Operate straight or articulated trucks to transport goods locally and over long-haul and cross-border routes, including loading, unloading, and securing cargo. Plan routes, communicate with dispatch and customers, maintain required records, and inspect, maintain, and repair vehicles as needed.
Requirements
A secondary school graduation certificate and an AZ class licence are listed; experience is an asset. The role requires travel, including willingness to travel cross-border, and involves physical work, attention to detail, and strong communication, organization, reliability, flexibility, and teamwork.
Skills
- Truck Driving
- Route Planning
- GPS Navigation
- Customer Service
- Cargo Loading and Unloading
- Dangerous Goods Handling
- Vehicle Inspection
- Preventive Maintenance
- Emergency Roadside Repairs
- Brake Adjustments
- Cargo Documentation
- Driver Logbook Management
- Trip Reporting
- Dispatch Communication
- Tarping and Cargo Security
- Cross-Border Transportation
Visa sponsorship
Not detected in the job text
Categories
- Transportation
- Logistics
Keywords
- AZ Class Licence
- Straight Trucks
- Articulated Trucks
- GPS
- Navigation Equipment
- Route Planning
- Fuel Consumption
- Carbon Emissions
- Dangerous Goods
- Cross-Border Transportation
- Driver Logbook
- Pre-Trip Inspection
- En-Route Inspection
- Post-Trip Inspection
- Maintenance Reports
- Trip Reports
- Central Dispatch
- Vehicle Maintenance
- Brake Adjustments
- Roadside Repairs
- Cargo Security
- Tarping
- Long-Haul Transportation
- Local Transportation
- Provincial Transportation
- Driving Record Check
- Criminal Record Check