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Driver, heavy truck

Posted by: FATEH FREIGHTWAY LTD.

Job Description

 

  • Location:9889 54 St SE Calgary,  AB, T2C 5J4
  • Salary: 30.00 hourly / 35 to 60 hours per Week
  • Terms of employment: Permanent employment Full time
  • Day, Early Morning, Evening, Flexible Hours, Morning, Night, Overtime, Weekend
  • Start date: Starts as soon as possible
  • vacancies:3 vacancies

Overview

Languages

English

Education

  • No degree, certificate or diploma

Experience

1 to less than 7 months

Work setting

  • Willing to relocate

Responsibilities

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
  • Drive as part of a two-person team or convoy
  • Load and unload goods
  • 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
  • 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
  • Driver logbook
  • Inspection report (pre-trip, en-route, post-trip)
  • Maintenance and repair reports

Type of trucking and equipment

  • Flatbed
  • Tractor-trailer

Transportation/travel experience

  • Long-haul
  • Provincial/territorial

Additional information

Security and safety

  • Driving record check (abstract)

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Overtime required
  • Physically demanding
  • Repetitive tasks
  • Sitting

Personal suitability

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