An extended-haul truck driver is accountable for transporting items over lengthy distances, typically throughout states or territories. This position contains guaranteeing the protected and well timed supply of cargo, truck upkeep and compliance with all related security laws and requirements.
Job particulars
- Location: Abbotsford, BC
- Office dataon the location
- Wage: 30.00 hours / 50 hours per week
- Employment situationsEverlasting full-time employment
- Versatile hours
- Begin date: It is going to begin as quickly as doable
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Overview
Languages
english
Training
- No diploma, certificates or certificates
expertise
will observe
on the location
Work have to be accomplished on the bodily location. There is no such thing as a telecommuting choice.
Key Duties:
- Transport:
- Use a protracted truck to move items from one place to a different, typically over lengthy distances.
- Plan and observe routes making an allowance for elements resembling street situations, visitors and climate to make sure on-time supply.
- Adhere to supply schedules and deadlines whereas guaranteeing compliance with hours of service laws.
- Automobile upkeep:
- Carry out routine pre- and post-trip inspections of vans and trailers, together with checking fluid ranges, brakes, tires, and lights.
- Report any mechanical issues or harm to the car and prepare for repairs if wanted.
- Be certain that the truck is clear and correctly maintained each in and out.
- Transport:
- Load and unload cargo safely and effectively and guarantee it’s correctly secured to stop harm throughout transit.
- Evaluation cargo paperwork and guarantee all shipments are accounted for and match supply orders.
- Security and Compliance:
- Adjust to all federal, state, and native laws relating to transportation, together with weight limits, dealing with of hazardous supplies, and driving hours.
- Adhere to firm insurance policies and procedures associated to security and safety.
- Hold correct information of driving hours, mileage and gasoline consumption.
- Customer support:
- Talk successfully with distributors, prospects and different stakeholders relating to supply standing and any points encountered.
- Deal with delivery-related paperwork, resembling payments of lading and supply receipts, and signal if needed.
- Resolve any buyer issues or points in an expert method.
- Navigation:
- Use GPS and maps to navigate routes and make changes as wanted.
- Pay attention to street situations, building and different elements which will have an effect on journey.
Duties
- Planning or adjusting routes based mostly on altering situations, utilizing laptop gear, World Positioning Techniques (GPS) gear, or different navigation units, to reduce gasoline consumption and carbon emissions
- Professionalism in customer support
- Drive as a part of a crew or convoy of two
- Function and drive straight or articulated vans to move items and supplies
- Monitoring the situation of the automobile and inspecting the tires, lights, brakes, fridge and different gear
- Regulate the brake
- Conduct pre-trip, en-route and post-trip inspections and monitor all points of the car
- Obtain and ship data to the dispatch middle
- File load data, service hours, distance traveled and gasoline consumption
- Chopping and guaranteeing the security and safety of the cargo
Credentials
Certificates, licenses, memberships and programs
- Approval of air brakes
- Class 1/1F/A license (semi-trailer vans)
- Driving license (class 1 or A)
Expertise and experience
Documentation data
- Report incidents or incidents
- invoice of lading
- Driver’s diary
- Inspection report (earlier than the journey, on the best way, after the journey)
- Cross-border paperwork
- journey report
Communication methods expertise
- Residents Band Radio (CB).
- Function GPS (World Positioning System) and different navigation gear
- Journey recorder (inside laptop)
Extra data
Safety and security
- Legitimate passport
- Driving file test (summary)
Transportation/Journey Data
- Drive a guide transmission car
- Legitimate driver’s license
- Prepared to journey overseas
Working situations and bodily skills
- Consideration to element
- Repetitive duties
- sitting
Weight management
Private suitability
- Efficient interpersonal expertise
- Glorious verbal communication
- Glorious written communication
- Flexibility
- judgment
- is organized
- Reliability
- Workforce participant
- hardworking
- endurance
{Qualifications}:
- Training: Highschool diploma or equal most popular.
- Expertise: Earlier expertise as a truck driver, significantly in lengthy haul operations, is most popular.
- Abilities:
- Legitimate industrial driver’s license (CDL) with applicable endorsements for the kind of car used.
- Sturdy driving expertise with a clear driving file.
- Means to maneuver and maneuver giant automobiles in several situations.
- Good communication expertise and a spotlight to element.
- Certificates: CDL is obligatory. Extra certificates could also be required for the carriage of sure forms of cargo (e.g. hazardous supplies).
Working situations:
- Lengthy durations of driving, typically involving in a single day stays away from house.
- Prolonged hours, together with evenings, weekends and holidays, relying on supply schedule.
- Bodily calls for embody sitting for lengthy durations of time, loading and unloading cargo, and performing car inspections.
Who can apply for this job?
Apply for this job provided that:
- You’re a Canadian citizen, everlasting or momentary resident of Canada.
- You may have a sound Canadian work allow.
If you’re not licensed to work in Canada, doesn’t apply the employer is not going to reply to your request.