Employment Information
- Post ID: 140064329
- Open Date: January 1, 2025
- Close Date: March 24, 2025
- Organization: Discount Trucking & Construction Ltd
- Sector: Transportation & Logistics
- Business Location:Upper Hammonds Plains, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Total Views: 213
- Duration: 10 calendar days (8 business days)
- Last Updated: 1 week ago
- Job URL: https://newpeople.ca/jobs/nova-scotia/upper-hammonds-plains/140064329/truck-driver/
Job Details
- Experience: Not mandatory
- Job Vacancies: 2
- Compensation: $16.35 to $25.00 per hour (To be negotiated) / 30 hours per week
- Anticipated Start Date: As soon as possible
- Apply by: email to [email protected]
- Education: High school graduation certificate
Job Description
Tasks
- Arrange travel, related itineraries and make reservations
- 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 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
Experience and specialization
Documentation knowledge
- Driver logbook
Communication systems experience
- Operate GPS (Global Positioning System) and other navigation equipment
Transportation/travel experience
- International
- Local
- Long-haul
- National
- Regional
- Short-haul
Credentials
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- AZ class license
- Class 1/1F/A Licence (semi trailer trucks)
- Driver’s License (Class 1 or A)
- Driver’s License (Class 3 or D)