Job description

Location: Truro, NS

Salary: $50,000–$65,000 CAD a year

Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)

  • Driver's License (Class 1 or A)
  • AZ class license
  • Air Brakes Endorsement

Documentation Knowledge

  • Accident or incident reports
  • Trip reports
  • Inspection report (pre-trip, en-route, post-trip)
  • Driver logbook
  • Bill of lading

Additional Skills

  • Professionalism in customer service

Specific Skills

  • Receive and relay information to central dispatch
  • 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

Security and Safety

  • Driver's validity licence check
  • Driving record check (abstract)
  • Medical exam
  • Drug test
  • Criminal record check
  • Basic security clearance
  • Valid passport

Own Tools/Equipment

  • Steel-toed safety boots
  • Cellular phone

Transportation/Travel Information

  • Willing to travel cross-border
  • Willing to travel for extended periods
  • Willing to travel overnight
  • Valid driver's licence
  • Willing to travel internationally

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities

  • Repetitive tasks
  • Attention to detail
  • Sitting

Type of Trucking and Equipment

  • Tractor-trailer
  • Dry bulk

Transportation/Travel Experience

  • National
  • International
  • Long-haul

Workplace information

  • On the road job

Health benefits

  • Health care plan
  • Dental plan

Financial benefits

  • Mileage paid

Other benefits

  • Learning/training paid by employer

Screening questions

  • Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?

Date Posted: June 12, 2022

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