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truck driver, heavy truck

Preferred Transport
Full Timemid
CAPosted April 24, 2026

Job Description

  • Durée de l'emploi: Permanent
  • Langue de travail: Anglais
  • Heures de travail: 40 to 70 hours per week
  • Education:
  • Expérience:
  • Education
  • No degree, certificate or diploma
  • 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
  • Address customers' complaints or concerns
  • Professionalism in customer service
  • Load and unload goods
  • 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
  • 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
  • Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
  • AZ class license
  • Air Brakes Endorsement
  • Air Brake (Z) Endorsement
  • Commercial Driver Registration Program (CDRP) Card
  • Commercial Vehicle Operator's Registration (CVOR) Certificate
  • Driver's License (Class 1 or A)
  • FAST (Free and Secure Trade) Program
  • Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG) Certificate
  • Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate
  • 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
  • International
  • Long-haul
  • Provincial/territorial
  • Regional
  • Short-haul
  • Security and safety
  • Valid passport
  • Basic security clearance
  • Bondable
  • Criminal record check
  • Driver's validity licence check
  • Driving record check (abstract)
  • Drug test
  • Medical exam
  • Transportation/travel information
  • Drive manual transmission vehicle
  • Valid driver's licence
  • Willing to travel cross-border
  • Willing to travel internationally
  • Willing to travel overnight
  • Work conditions and physical capabilities
  • Attention to detail
  • Handling heavy loads
  • Physically demanding
  • Sitting
  • Own tools/equipment
  • Cellular phone
  • Hard hat
  • Steel-toed safety boots
  • Safety vest
  • Gloves
  • Personal suitability
  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Excellent oral communication
  • Excellent written communication
  • Flexibility
  • Judgement
  • Organized
  • Reliability
  • Screening questions
  • Are you authorized to work in Canada?
  • Are you available for shift or on-call work?
  • Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?
  • Do you have experience working in this field?
  • Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?
  • Do you live near the job location?
  • Employment terms options
  • Early morning
  • Evening
  • Experience
  • 2 years to less than 3 years
  • Employment terms options
  • Flexible hours
  • Morning
  • Night
  • On call
  • Day
  • Weekend
  • Workplace information
  • On the road job
  • Health benefits
  • Dental plan
  • Health care plan
  • Vision care benefits
  • Financial benefits
  • Group insurance benefits
  • Life insurance
  • Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)

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