Truck driver – long haul

Languages you'll use

• English
• Nature of Employment - Full time - 40 hours per week
• Wage rate: 36.00 hourly

Schooling

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience needed

Will train

Where

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Day to day

• 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
• Address customers’ complaints or concerns
• 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

Tickets and courses

Class 1/1F/A Licence (semi trailer trucks)

Other perks

Learning/training paid by employer

Other perks

• Business Address:
• 6410 18 Street NW
• edmonton, Alberta
• T6P 1M7