Transworld Xpress Inc.
Long haul truck driver
- Stony Mountain
- Permanent · Full time
- $31.50/h
- Experience
- 0 to 2 years
- Education
- Highschool (DES, DEP, ASP)
- Posted
- 4 days ago
- Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- Experience: Experience an asset
Work setting
- Various locations
Tasks
- Plan or adjust routes based on changing conditions, using computer equipment, global positioning systems (GPS) equipment, or other navigation devices, to minimize fuel consumption and carbon emissions
- Drive as part of a two-person team or convoy
- 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
- 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
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- Driver's License (Class 1 or A)
Documentation knowledge
- Driver logbook
Type of trucking and equipment
- Tractor-trailer
Transportation/travel information
- Travel expenses paid by employer
- Willing to travel for extended periods
- Willing to travel internationally
- Willing to travel overnight
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Repetitive tasks
- Sitting
Personal suitability
- Flexibility
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Hardworking
- Patience
Employment terms options
- Early morning
- Evening
- Morning
- Night
Employment terms options
- Weekend
- Overtime available
- Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 50 to 70 hours per week