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Long haul truck driver

Posted by: Velocity Transport Ltd
Posting date: October 21, 2024      Closing date: October 21, 2025
Posting date: October 21, 2024
Closing date: October 21, 2025
 
Job location: Winnipeg - MB, Canada
 
Salary: Salary $25.00 hourly / 60 hours per Week
 
Vacancy: 10
 
Job category: Driving
Job id: 20241021-135558

Job description:


long haul truck driver (Teer Code-73300)

By Velocity Transport Ltd

Job details

  • LocationWinnipeg, MBR3Y 1P1
  • Workplace information On site
  • Salary25.00 hourly / 60 hours per Week
  • Terms of employment Permanent employmentFull time
  • Day, Early Morning, Evening, Morning, Night, Weekend
  • Starts as soon as possible
  • Benefits: Other benefits
  • Vacancies 10 vacancies

Overview

Languages

English

Education

  • Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience

Will train

On site

 Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Work setting

  • Various locations
  • Relocation costs covered by employer

Responsibilities

Tasks

  • Address customers' complaints or concerns
  • Professionalism in customer service
  • Drive as part of a two-person team or convoy
  • Load and unload goods
  • Obtain special permits and other documents required to transport cargo on international routes
  • Oversee condition of vehicle and inspect tires, lights, brakes, cold storage and other equipment
  • Perform brake adjustments
  • 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

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

  • Class 1/1F/A Licence (semi trailer trucks)
  • Air Brake (Z) Endorsement

Experience and specialization

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

  • Refrigerated
  • Tractor-trailer

Communication systems experience

  • Operate GPS (Global Positioning System) and other navigation equipment

Transportation/travel experience

  • Long-haul

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Attention to detail
  • Physically demanding
  • Repetitive tasks
  • Sitting

Weight handling

  • Up to 9 kg (20 lbs)

Personal suitability

  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Flexibility
  • Judgement
  • Organized
  • Reliability
  • Team player

Benefits

Other benefits

  • Free parking available
  • Learning/training paid by employer
  • Transportation provided by employer
  • Parking available

How to apply

By email

velocitytransportltd@gmail.com

By mail

512 Scurfield BlvdWinnipeg, MBR3Y 1P1

 

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