Job Description

• Duree de l'emploi: Permanent
• Langue de travail: Anglais
• Heures de travail: 45 to 60 hours per week
• Education:
• Experience:
• Education
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• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• or equivalent experience
• Work site environment
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• United States
• Work setting
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• Willing to relocate
• Relocation costs not covered by employer
• Tasks
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• 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
• Coach colleagues on new methods or work techniques
• Mountain driving expertise
• 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
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• AZ class license
• Air Brakes Endorsement
• Class 1/1F/A Licence (semi trailer trucks)
• Working at heights training
• Air Brake (Z) Endorsement
• CPR Certificate
• Defensive Driving Course
• Extended Trailer Combination Permit or Endorsement
• FAST (Free and Secure Trade) Program
• First Aid Certificate
• Pro-Trucker/Smart Driver (fuel efficiency) Training
• Professional Driver Improvement Certificate
• Skid Control Training
• Documentation knowledge
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• Accident or incident reports
• Bill of lading
• Driver logbook
• Inspection report (pre-trip, en-route, post-trip)
• Maintenance and repair reports
• Trans-border documentation
• Trip reports
• Type of trucking and equipment
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• Flatbed
• Tractor-trailer
• Communication systems experience
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• Citizens band (CB) radio
• Operate GPS (Global Positioning System) and other navigation equipment
• Trip recorder (on-board computer)
• Transportation/travel experience
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• International
• Long-haul
• Security and safety
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• Valid passport
• Basic security clearance
• Bondable
• Criminal record check
• Driver's validity licence check
• Driving record check (abstract)
• Drug test
• Medical exam
• Transportation/travel information
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• Drive manual transmission vehicle
• Valid driver's licence
• Willing to travel cross-border
• Willing to travel for extended periods
• Willing to travel internationally
• Willing to travel overnight
• Work conditions and physical capabilities
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• Attention to detail
• Handling heavy loads
• Large workload
• Overtime required
• Physically demanding
• Repetitive tasks
• Sitting
• Weight handling
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• Up to 45 kg (100 lbs)
• Own tools/equipment
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• Steel-toed safety boots
• Gloves
• Personal suitability
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• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Excellent written communication
• Flexibility
• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player
• Hardworking
• Patience
• Screening questions
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• Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
• Are you willing to relocate for this position?
• Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
• Do you have the above-indicated required certifications?
• What is the highest level of study you have completed?
• Experience
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• 2 years to less than 3 years
• Green job
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• Involves duties and responsibilities that lead to positive environmental outcomes
• Workplace information
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• On the road job
• Health benefits
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• Dental plan
• Health care plan
• Paramedical services coverage
• Vision care benefits
• Financial benefits
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• Bonus