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Work setting
- Various locations
- Warehouse
- Trucking company
- On-site customer service
- Moving and storage company
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
- Address customers' complaints or concerns
- Coach colleagues on new methods or work techniques
- Professionalism in customer service
- Drive as part of a two-person team or convoy
- 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
- Wrap goods
- Weigh materials and goods
- Transport and distribute materials and goods
- Operate a variety of equipment to load, unload and move materials and products
- Complete logbooks and reports
- Load, unload and move products and materials by hand or with basic material handling equipment
- Pack and unpack goods
- Build pallets
- Ship orders
- Manage staff and assign duties
- Provide customer service
- Organize and maintain inventory
- Sort, crate and stack goods
Supervision
- 1 to 2 people
- Staff in various areas of responsibility
- 3-4 people
Certificates, licences, memberships, and coursesﾠ
- Class 5/5F/G Licence (cars, small trucks and other 2-axle vehicles)
Documentation knowledge
- Accident or incident reports
- Bill of lading
- Driver logbook
- Inspection report (pre-trip, en-route, post-trip)
- Trip reports
Type of trucking and equipment
- Straight truck (4,600kg+ or 10,000lbs+ with 3+ axles)
Communication systems experience
- Trip recorder (on-board computer)
Equipment and machinery experience
- Light trucks
- Dollies and hand trucks
Transportation/travel experience
- Local
- Provincial/territorial
- Regional
- Short-haul
Area of specialization
- Truck driving
Security and safety
- Bondable
- Criminal record check
- Driving record check (abstract)
Transportation/travel information
- Drive manual transmission vehicle
- Own transportation
- Travel expenses paid by employer
- Valid driver's licence
- Willing to travel for extended periods
- Willing to travel overnight
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Attention to detail
- Handling heavy loads
- Overtime required
- Physically demanding
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Tight deadlines
Weight handling
- Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
- Up to 45 kg (100 lbs)
- More than 45 kg (100 lbs)
Own tools/equipment
- Cellular phone
Personal suitability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Flexibility
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Hardworking
- Patience
- Client focus
- Dependability
- Adaptability
- Collaborative
- Analytical
- Efficiency
- Energetic
- Goal-oriented
- Integrity
- Outgoing
- Positive attitude
- Proactive
- Quick learner
- Time management
- Leadership
Screening questions
- Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
Workplace information
- On the road job
Financial benefits
- Gratuities
Other benefits
- Learning/training paid by employer
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