Employment Information
- Post ID: 208707451
- Posted Date: Jan 3, 2025
- Closing Date: Mar 13, 2025
- Company: Discount Trucking & Construction Ltd
- Category: Transportation & Logistics
- Business Location:Upper Hammonds Plains, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Total Views: 204
- Duration: 2 calendar days (1 business days)
- Last Updated: 3 days ago
- Job URL: https://tribaljobs.ca/jobs/208707451/nova-scotia/upper-hammonds-plains/truck-driver/
Job Details
- Experience: Not required
- Opening Positions: 2
- Remuneration: $16.35 to $25.00 per hour (To be negotiated) / 30 hours per week
- Commencement Date: As soon as possible
- Education: High school graduation certificate
- How to apply: email to [email protected]
Job Description
Tasks
- Arrange travel, related itineraries and make reservations
- Load and unload goods
- Obtain special permits and other documents required to transport cargo on international routes
- 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 emergency roadside repairs
- Perform pre-trip, en route and post-trip inspection and oversee all aspects of vehicle
- Perform preventive maintenance
- Record cargo information, hours of service, distance travelled and fuel consumption
- Tarping and ensuring safety and security of cargo
- Transport and handle dangerous goods
Experience and specialization
Documentation knowledge
- Driver logbook
Communication systems experience
- Operate GPS (Global Positioning System) and other navigation equipment
Transportation/travel experience
- International
- Local
- Long-haul
- National
- Regional
- Short-haul
Credentials
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- AZ class license
- Class 1/1F/A Licence (semi trailer trucks)
- Driver’s License (Class 1 or A)
- Driver’s License (Class 3 or D)