Long Haul Truck Driver

Employment Information

  • Post ID: 180142641
  • Posted Date: Sep 30, 2024
  • Closing Date: Dec 5, 2024
  • Company: FIVE RIVERS LOGISTICS LTD.
  • Category: Transportation & Logistics
  • Business Location:Ayr, Ontario, Canada
  • Total Views: 216
  • Duration: 12 calendar days (10 business days)
  • Last Updated: 2 weeks ago
  • Job URL: https://tribaljobs.ca/jobs/180142641/ontario/ayr/long-haul-truck-driver/
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Job Details

  • Experience: Not required
  • Opening Positions: 1
  • Remuneration: $28.50 per hour / 30 to 35 hours per week
  • Commencement Date: As soon as possible
  • Education: High school graduation certificate
  • How to apply: email to [email protected]

Job Description

Tasks

  • Calculate the cost of truck repairs and new parts if needed
  • 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
  • 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

Experience and specialization

Documentation knowledge

  • Accident or incident reports
  • Driver logbook
  • Inspection report (pre-trip, en-route, post-trip)
  • Maintenance and repair reports
  • Trans-border documentation
  • Trip reports

Type of trucking and equipment

  • Tractor-trailer

Communication systems experience

  • Operate GPS (Global Positioning System) and other navigation equipment
  • Trip recorder (on-board computer)

Transportation/travel experience

  • Long-haul

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

  • AZ class license