Employment Information
- Post ID: 677017745
- Open Date: October 22, 2024
- Close Date: December 15, 2024
- Organization: Omega Trans Carrier
- Sector: Transportation & Logistics
- Business Location:Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
- Total Views: 200
- Duration: 0 calendar days (1 business days)
- Last Updated: 3 hours ago
- Job URL: https://newpeople.ca/jobs/ontario/cambridge/677017745/long-haul-truck-driver/
Job Details
- Experience: Not mandatory
- Job Vacancies: 4
- Compensation: $29.00 per hour / 30 to 35 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
- Obtain special permits and other documents required to transport cargo on international routes
- 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
- Tractor-trailer
Communication systems experience
- Citizens band (CB) radio
- Operate GPS (Global Positioning System) and other navigation equipment
- Trip recorder (on-board computer)
Transportation/travel experience
- Long-haul
Credentials
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- AZ class license
- Air Brake (Z) Endorsement