Truck driver

Truck driver

Employer: RIAR FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC.

Location: Brampton, ON L6Y 3M1

Salary: $36.10/hour

Terms of Employment: Permanent employment, full time 40-50 hours/week

Start date: As soon as possible

Vacancies: 2

EEO

Employment groups: Youth, Veterans of the Canadian Armed Forces, Visible minorities, Persons with disabilities, Indigenous people, Newcomers to Canada, Seniors

Overview

Languages: English

Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience

Will train

Responsibilities

• 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
• 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
• 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

Credentials

• AZ class license
• Driver’s License (Class 1 or A)

Experience & Specialization

• Tractor-trailer
• Operate GPS (Global Positioning System) and other navigation equipment
• Long-haul

Additional Information

• Driver’s validity licence check
• Driving record check (abstract)
• Valid driver’s licence

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities

• Attention to detail
• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding
• Sitting
• Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Personal Suitability

• Flexibility
• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player