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Responsibilities
- Responsible for providing safe, prompt and courteous product pickup and delivery service while emphasizing excellent customer service
- Load and unload trailer as required at customer facilities
- Maintain vehicles in a clean and good operating condition.
- Inspect truck/trailer before and after trips (pre and post trips) and submits a report indicating the truck condition.
- Secure loads with straps, etc for transit.
- Drives tractor/trailer combination applying knowledge of driving regulations, to transport and deliver products, or materials, usually over a long distance.
- Maneuvers truck/trailer combination into loading or unloading position as necessary.
- Weights before and after loading and along the route to document weight and conform to DOT regulations.
- To exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull objects of medium to heavy (50lbs-2000lbs) pallets.
- Wear personal protective equipment, steel-toed boots, gloves, vest and a hard hat if applicable.
- Record cargo information, distance travelled, fuel consumption and other information in log book or on an onboard computer
Benefits
- Employer paid benefits
- $0.02/mile performance bonus
- phone allowance
Essential Skills
- Reading text
- Document use
- Oral communication
- Critical thinking
- Job task planning and organizing
- Computer use
Transportation/Travel Information
- Willing to travel cross-border
- Willing to travel for extended periods
- Willing to travel overnight
- Valid driver's licence
- Travel expenses paid by employer
Type of Trucking and Equipment
- Van
- Tractor-trailer
- Straight truck (4,600kg+ or 10,000lbs+ with 3+ axles)
- Flatbed
- Refrigerated
- Dry bulk
Weight Handling
- Up to 45 kg (100 lbs)
Type of Travel
- Regional
- National
- International
- Provincial/territorial
- Long-haul
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
- Driver's Licence (Class 1 or A)
Additional Skills
- Handle inquiries from customers
- Professionalism in customer service
- Mountain driving expertise
Specific Skills
- Use atlases and other trip planning aids
- Transport hazardous products or dangerous goods
- Receive and relay information to central dispatcher
- Plan travel schedules and routes
- Perform preventive maintenance
- Perform emergency roadside repairs
- Monitor vehicle performance and mechanical fitness
- Operate and drive straight or articulated trucks to transport goods and materials
- Loading and unloading of goods
- Tarping and ensuring safety and security of cargo
- Oversee condition of vehicle and inspect tires, lights, brakes, cold storage and other equipment
Communication Equipment Experience
- Satellite tracking (GPS) equipment
- Cellular phone
- Trip recorder (on-board computer)
- Citizens band (CB) radio
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
- Physically demanding
Security and Safety
- Bondable
- Criminal record check (abstract)
- Driving record check (abstract)
- Medical exam
- Drug test
Own Tools/Equipment
- Tools
- Steel-toed safety boots
- Hard hat
Documentation Knowledge
- Accident or incident reports
- Trip reports
- Trans-border documentation
- Maintenance and repair reports
- Inspection report (pre-trip, en-route, post-trip)
- Dangerous goods occurrence reports
- Bill of lading
- Driver logbook
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