Employment Information
- Post ID: 229445681
- Open Date: December 6, 2024
- Close Date: January 29, 2025
- Organization: FREIGHT5
- Sector: Transportation & Logistics
- Business Location:32 CARRINGHAM GATE NW, Calgary, Alberta T3P 1W1
- Total Views: 220
- Duration: 16 calendar days (11 business days)
- Last Updated: 2 weeks ago
- Job URL: https://newpeople.ca/jobs/alberta/calgary/229445681/truck-driver/
Job Details
- Experience: Not mandatory
- Job Vacancies: 4
- Compensation: $29.50 to $30.00 per hour (To be negotiated) / 35 to 60 hours per week
- Anticipated Start Date: As soon as possible
- Apply by: email to [email protected], by mail
- Education: High school graduation certificate
Job Description
Tasks
- Drive as part of a two-person team or convoy
- 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
- 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
Experience and specialization
Documentation knowledge
- Accident or incident reports
- Bill of lading
- Driver logbook
- Inspection report (pre-trip, en-route, post-trip)
- Maintenance and repair reports
- Trans-border documentation
- Trip reports
Type of trucking and equipment
- Flatbed
Communication systems experience
- Operate GPS (Global Positioning System) and other navigation equipment
- Trip recorder (on-board computer)
Transportation/travel experience
- International
- Long-haul
- Provincial/territorial
- Short-haul
Credentials
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- AZ class license
- Air Brake (Z) Endorsement
- Driver’s License (Class 1 or A)