Tractor-trailer driver, long haul

• Work Term: Permanent


• Work Language: English


• Hours: 40 to 50 hours per week


• Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate


• Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years

Work setting

• Various locations

Tasks

• Professionalism in customer service
• 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
• Receive and relay information to central dispatch
• Record cargo information, hours of service, distance travelled and fuel consumption

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• Air Brake (Z) Endorsement
• Defensive Driving Course