Truck Driver, Heavy Truck

Work Term: Temporary
- Work Language: English or French
- Hours: 60 to 70 hours per week
- Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- Experience: 2 years to less than 3 years
- or equivalent experience
- ** Work setting**:

- Various locations
- Willing to relocate
- ** Tasks**:

- Professionalism in customer service
- Drive as part of a two-person team or convoy
- Drive lighter, special purpose trucks
- Load and unload goods
- 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 brake adjustments
- 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
- Air Brakes Endorsement
- Class 1/1F/A Licence (semi trailer trucks)
- Class 3/3F/DF Licence (trailer truck, vehicles with more than 3 axles)
- Class 5/5F/G Licence (cars, small trucks and other 2-axle vehicles)
- Driver's License (Class 1 or A)
- Driver's License (Class 3 or D)
- ** Documentation knowledge**:

- Accident or incident reports
- Bill of lading
- Dangerous goods occurrence reports
- Driver logbook
- Inspection report (pre-trip, en-route, post-trip)
- Maintenance and repair reports
- Trip reports
- ** Type of trucking and equipment**:

- Flatbed
- Logging, highway
- Refrigerated
- Straight truck (4,600kg+ or 10,000lbs+ with 3+ axles)
- Tractor-trailer
- Tractor-trailer A train
- Tractor-trailer B train
- ** Communication systems experience**:

- Operate GPS (Global Positioning System) and other navigation equipment
- ** Technical experience**:

- Import and export products
- ** Transportation/travel experience**:

- Local
- Long-haul
- National
- Provincial/territorial
- Regional
- Short-haul
- ** Specialization or experience**:

- Specialized environmental skills and knowledge
- ** Security and safety**:

- 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**:

- Drive manual transmission vehicle
- Travel expenses paid by employer
- 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**:

- Attention to detail
- Handling heavy loads
- Large workload
- Overtime required
- Physically demanding
- Repetitive tasks
- Sitting
- ** Weight handling**:

- Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
- ** Own tools/equipment**:

- Cellular phone
- Hard hat
- Steel-toed safety boots
- Tools
- ** Personal suitability**:

- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- ** Workplace information**:

- On the road job
- ** Health benefits**:

- Health care plan
- ** Financial benefits**:

- As per collective agreement
- Group insurance benefits
- Mileage paid
- Night shift premium
- ** Long term benefits**:

- Long-term care insurance
- ** Other benefits**:

- Free parking available
- Learning/training paid by employer
- Team building opportunities
- Parking available
- Travel insurance
- Variable or compressed work week
- Wellness program