Truck driver, long haul
Employer details: SBS EXPEDITED SERVICES LTD
Job details
- Location: Halton Hills, ON L0P 1E0
- Salary: 27.00 hourly / 40 hours per Week
- Terms of employment: Permanent employmentFull time
- Day, Evening, Flexible Hours, Morning, Night, On Call, Overtime, Weekend
- Start dateStarts as soon as possible
- vacancies:1 vacancy
Overview
Languages
English
Education # Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
Experience# 7 months to less than 1 year
Work setting # Willing to relocate
Responsibilities
Tasks
- 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
- 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
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
Experience and specialization
Documentation knowledge
- Accident or incident reports
- Driver logbook
- Inspection report (pre-trip, en-route, post-trip)
- Maintenance and repair reports
- Trans-border documentation
Type of trucking and equipment
Transportation/travel experience
Additional information
Security and safety
- Valid passport
- Driver's validity licence check
- Driving record check (abstract)
Transportation/travel information
- 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
Own tools/equipment
Personal suitability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Flexibility
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups:
- Indigenous people
- Newcomers to Canada
- Veterans
- Visible minorities
- Youth
Who can apply to this job?
Only apply to this job if:
- You are a Canadian citizen, a permanent or a temporary resident of Canada.
- You have a valid Canadian work permit.
If you are not authorized to work in Canada, do not apply. The employer will not respond to your application.
How-to-apply instructions: You must include in your application: # Cover letter
