Job description
- Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 40 to 60 hours per week
- Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- Experience: Experience an asset
- 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
- AZ class license
- Accident or incident reports
- Driver logbook
- Inspection report (pre-trip, en-route, post-trip)
- Maintenance and repair reports
- Trans-border documentation
- Logging, highway
- Straight truck (4,600kg+ or 10,000lbs+ with 3+ axles)
- Tractor-trailer
- Operate GPS (Global Positioning System) and other navigation equipment
- Driver's validity licence check
- Driving record check (abstract)
- Attention to detail
- Handling heavy loads
- Large workload
- Overtime required
- Physically demanding
- Repetitive tasks
- Sitting
- Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
- Steel-toed safety boots
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Flexibility
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
Tasks
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
Documentation knowledge
Type of trucking and equipment
Communication systems experience
Security and safety
Work conditions and physical capabilities
Weight handling
Own tools/equipment
Personal suitability
About Young's Transport
Revenue: Less than $1 million (USD)
Size: 1 to 50 Employees
Type: Company - Private
Website: www.youngstransportinc.com