Employment Information
- Post ID: 935338651
- Open Date: January 8, 2025
- Close Date: March 2, 2025
- Organization: Hunt's Logistics
- Sector: Transportation & Logistics
- Business Location:168 Major's Path, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador A1A 5A1
- Total Views: 201
- Duration: 0 calendar days (1 business days)
- Last Updated: 14 hours ago
- Job URL: https://newpeople.ca/jobs/newfoundland-and-labrador/st-johns/935338651/flatbed-truck-driver/
Job Details
- Experience: 1 year - 2 years
- Job Vacancies: 1
- Compensation: $31.35 per hour / 35 to 40 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
- 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
- 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 brake adjustments
- 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
Additional information
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Attention to detail
- Handling heavy loads
- Overtime required
- Physically demanding
- Repetitive tasks
- Sitting
Personal suitability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Hardworking
- Patience