Employment Information
- Post ID: 330764503
- Open Date: October 31, 2024
- Close Date: January 1, 2025
- Organization: JKN Transport Ltd
- Sector: Transportation & Logistics
- Business Location:Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
- Total Views: 201
- Duration: 0 calendar days (1 business days)
- Last Updated: 6 hours ago
- Job URL: https://newpeople.ca/jobs/british-columbia/surrey/330764503/long-haul-truck-driver/
Job Details
- Experience: Not mandatory
- Job Vacancies: 2
- Compensation: $34.65 per hour / 40 to 60 hours per week
- Anticipated Start Date: As soon as possible
- Apply by: email to [email protected]
- Education: High school graduation certificate
Job Description
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
- 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 brake adjustments
- 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
- Driver logbook
Type of trucking and equipment
- Straight truck (4,600kg+ or 10,000lbs+ with 3+ axles)
- Tractor-trailer
Credentials
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- Air Brakes Endorsement
- Driver’s License (Class 1 or A)