Employment Information
- Post ID: 101884498
- Open Date: June 10, 2025
- Close Date: August 2, 2025 (open for 52 days)
- Organization: Road Range carrier
- Sector: Transportation & Logistics
- Business Location:Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
- Total Views: 499
- Ad Active Duration: 0 calendar days (1 business days)
- Last Updated: 23 hours ago
- Job URL: https://newpeople.ca/jobs/ontario/kitchener/101884498/long-haul-truck-driver/
Job Details
- Experience: 7 months - 1 year
- Job Vacancies: 2
- Compensation: $35.00 per hour / 70 hours per 2 weeks
- Anticipated Start Date: As soon as possible
- Apply by: email to [email protected]
- Education: High school graduation certificate
Job Description
Tasks
- Calculate the cost of truck repairs and new parts if needed
- 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
- Address customers’ complaints or concerns
- Coach colleagues on new methods or work techniques
- Professionalism in customer service
- 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 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
- Dangerous goods occurrence reports
- Driver logbook
- Inspection report (pre-trip, en-route, post-trip)
- Maintenance and repair reports
- Trans-border documentation
- Trip reports
Type of trucking and equipment
- Extended length tractor-trailer combination
- Flatbed
- Hydrovac
- Logging, highway
- Refrigerated
- 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
- International
- Local
- Long-haul
- National
- Provincial/territorial
- Regional
- Short-haul
Specialization or experience
- Green economy sector
- Specialized environmental skills and knowledge
Additional information
Security and safety
- Valid passport
- Basic security clearance
- Criminal record check
- Driver’s validity licence check
- Driving record check (abstract)
- Drug test
- Medical exam
Transportation/travel information
- Own transportation
- Valid driver’s licence
- Willing to travel cross-border
- Willing to travel for extended periods
- Willing to travel overnight
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Attention to detail
- Handling heavy loads
- Large workload
- Overtime required
- Physically demanding
- Repetitive tasks
- Sitting
Weight handling
- Up to 45 kg (100 lbs)
Own tools/equipment
- Cellular phone
- Steel-toed safety boots
Personal suitability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Hardworking
- Patience
Benefits
Other benefits
- Free parking available
- On-site amenities
- Parking available