Long haul truck driver

GTL Transportation Inc
Dartmouth, NS
Posted 2 days ago
Job Details:
$23.00 - $30.00 / hour
Full-time
Experienced
Benefits:
Health Insurance

  • Education:
  • Expérience:
Education
  • Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
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
  • 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
  • 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
  • AZ class license
  • Class 1/1F/A Licence (semi trailer trucks)
Communication systems experience
  • Operate GPS (Global Positioning System) and other navigation equipment
  • Trip recorder (on-board computer)
Transportation/travel information
  • Valid driver's licence
  • Willing to travel cross-border
  • Willing to travel for extended periods
  • Willing to travel overnight
Work conditions and physical capabilities
  • Attention to detail
  • Sitting
Personal suitability
  • Flexibility
  • Organized
  • Reliability
  • Team player
Experience
  • 1 year to less than 2 years
Health benefits
  • Disability benefits
  • Health care plan
Financial benefits
  • As per collective agreement
  • Mileage paid
  • Durée de l'emploi: Permanent
  • Langue de travail: Anglais
  • Heures de travail: 30 to 60 hours per week

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