Tow Truck driver

Languages you'll use

English

Schooling

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience needed

1 year to less than 2 years

Type of workplace

• Various locations
• Willing to relocate

Where

You'll work on site. This job can't be done from home.

Day to day

• Address customers' complaints or concerns
• Coach colleagues on new methods or work techniques
• Professionalism in customer service
• Arrange travel, related itineraries and make reservations
• Drive lighter, special purpose trucks
• 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
• Tarping and ensuring safety and security of cargo
• Transport and handle dangerous goods

Tickets and courses

• Air Brakes Endorsement
• Class 5/5F/G Licence (cars, small trucks and other 2-axle vehicles)
• DZ class license

Checks needed

• Criminal record check
• Driver's validity licence check
• Driving record check (abstract)
• Drug test

Getting there

• Drive manual transmission vehicle
• Travel expenses paid by employer
• Valid driver's licence
• Willing to travel for extended periods
• Willing to travel overnight

On the job

• Attention to detail
• Handling heavy loads
• Large workload
• Physically demanding
• Repetitive tasks
• Sitting

What makes a good fit

• Excellent written communication
• Flexibility
• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player