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Work setting
- Various locations
Tasks
- Professionalism in customer service
- 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
- Perform pre-trip, en route and post-trip inspection and oversee all aspects of vehicle
- Receive and relay information to central dispatch
- Tarping and ensuring safety and security of cargo
Certificates, licences, memberships, and coursesᅠ
- Class 1/1F/A Licence (semi trailer trucks)
Documentation knowledge
- Bill of lading
- Driver logbook
- Inspection report (pre-trip, en-route, post-trip)
- Maintenance and repair reports
- Trans-border documentation
Type of trucking and equipment
- Flatbed
Transportation/travel experience
- International
- Long-haul
Security and safety
- Valid passport
- Driver's validity licence check
- Driving record check (abstract)
- Drug test
Transportation/travel information
- Valid driver's licence
- Willing to travel cross-border
- Willing to travel for extended periods
- Willing to travel overnight
Own tools/equipment
- Cellular phone
- Hard hat
- Steel-toed safety boots
- Safety vest
- Gloves
Personal suitability
- Team player
- Hardworking
Screening questions
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
Green job
- Involves duties and responsibilities that lead to positive environmental outcomes
Workplace information
- On the road job