Driver, Truck

Work site environment

• Outdoors
• Heavy equipment

Work setting

• Relocation costs not covered by employer
• Trucking company
• Equipment operation
• Construction site

Responsibilities

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 pre-trip, en route and post-trip inspection and oversee all aspects of vehicle
• Perform preventive maintenance
• Tarping and ensuring safety and security of cargo
• Perform other routine maintenance
• Operate heavy equipment
• Maintain clean and safe work environment

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• Class 1/1F/A Licence (semi trailer trucks)
• Air Brake (Z) Endorsement

Experience and specialization

Type of product

• Truck

Documentation knowledge

• Driver logbook
• Inspection report (pre-trip, en-route, post-trip)

Type of trucking and equipment

• Dry bulk
• Dump truck
• Extended length tractor-trailer combination
• Flatbed
• Tractor-trailer
• Tractor-trailer B train

Equipment and machinery experience

• Construction machinery

Transportation/travel experience

• Local
• Provincial/territorial
• Short-haul

Area of work experience

• Equipment safety assessment

Additional information

Security and safety

• Driving record check (abstract)

Transportation/travel information

• Drive manual transmission vehicle

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Attention to detail
• Handling heavy loads
• Overtime required
• Sitting

Weight handling

• Up to 45 kg (100 lbs)

Own tools/equipment

• Cellular phone
• Steel-toed safety boots

Personal suitability

• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Flexibility
• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player
• Hardworking
• Patience