Long Haul Driver

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Tasks

• Professionalism in customer service
• 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 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

Certificates, licences, memberships, and coursesﾠ

• Air Brake (Z) Endorsement
• Driver's License (Class 1 or A)

Communication systems experience

• Operate GPS (Global Positioning System) and other navigation equipment

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Physically demanding
• Repetitive tasks

Personal suitability

• Excellent oral communication
• Organized
• Reliability
• Hardworking

Employment terms options

• Overtime required
• Overtime available

Workplace information

• On the road job