Long haul truck driver
Tom MacDonald Trucking Limited Sydney, Nova Scotia
Permanent
Full time
As soon as possible
Description
- Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 40 to 60 hours per week
- Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years
- or equivalent experience
- Address customers' complaints or concerns
- 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 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
- Air Brakes Endorsement
- Driver's License (Class 1 or A)
- Accident or incident reports
- Driver logbook
- Inspection report (pre-trip, en-route, post-trip)
- Maintenance and repair reports
- Trans-border documentation
- Trip reports
- Tractor-trailer
- Operate GPS (Global Positioning System) and other navigation equipment
- Trip recorder (on-board computer)
- International
- Long-haul
- National
- Provincial/territorial
- Valid passport
- Driver's validity licence check
- Driving record check (abstract)
- Valid driver's licence
- Willing to travel cross-border
- Willing to travel internationally
- Attention to detail
- Handling heavy loads
- Large workload
- Physically demanding
- Repetitive tasks
- Sitting
- Cellular phone
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Judgement
- Reliability
- Team player
- Hardworking
- Early morning
- Evening
- Morning
- Night
- Day
- Weekend
- Overtime required
- Overtime available
- Dental plan
- Health care plan
Salary: $45,760.00 to $68,640.00 annually (to be negotiated)
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