Truck Driver

Employment Information

  • Post ID: 227281180
  • Open Date: March 31, 2025
  • Close Date: June 19, 2025
  • Organization: AGKS Transport Inc.
  • Sector: Transportation & Logistics
  • Business Location:Bedford, Nova Scotia, Canada
  • Total Views: 202
  • Duration: 1 calendar days (2 business days)
  • Last Updated: 2 days ago
  • Job URL: https://newpeople.ca/jobs/nova-scotia/bedford/227281180/truck-driver/
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Job Details

  • Experience: 1 year - 2 years
  • Job Vacancies: 1
  • Compensation: $26.00 to $32.00 per hour (To be negotiated) / 40 to 70 hours per week
  • Anticipated Start Date: As soon as possible
  • Apply by: email to [email protected]
  • Education: High school graduation certificate

Job Description

Tasks

  • Mountain driving expertise
  • Professionalism in customer service
  • Drive as part of a two-person team or convoy
  • Load and unload goods
  • 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
  • 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
  • Transport and handle dangerous goods

Experience and specialization

Documentation knowledge

  • Driver logbook
  • Maintenance and repair reports

Transportation/travel experience

  • Long-haul
  • National

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

  • AZ class license
  • Air Brakes Endorsement
  • Driver’s License (Class 1 or A)

Benefits

Financial benefits

  • As per collective agreement

Other benefits

  • Free parking available