Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
- Driver’s License (Class 1 or A)
- Air Brake (Z) Endorsement
- Class 1/1F/A Licence (semi trailer trucks)
- Air Brakes Endorsement
Documentation Knowledge
- Accident or incident reports
- Trip reports
- Trans-border documentation
- Maintenance and repair reports
- Inspection report (pre-trip, en-route, post-trip)
- Driver logbook
Communication Systems Experience
- Operate GPS (Global Positioning System) and other navigation equipment
Additional Skills
- Professionalism in customer service
Specific Skills
- Perform emergency roadside repairs
- Load and unload goods
- Receive and relay information to central dispatch
- 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
- Arrange travel, related itineraries and make reservations
- Record cargo information, hours of service, distance travelled and fuel consumption
- Perform pre-trip, en route and post-trip inspection and oversee all aspects of vehicle
Security and Safety
- Driver’s validity licence check
- Driving record check (abstract)
- Medical exam
- Drug test
- Criminal record check
- Valid passport
Transportation/Travel Information
- Willing to travel cross-border
- Willing to travel for extended periods
- Willing to travel overnight
- Valid driver’s licence
- Drive manual transmission vehicle
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
- Repetitive tasks
- Physically demanding
- Attention to detail
- Sitting
Type of Trucking and Equipment
- Tractor-trailer
Transportation/Travel Experience
- International
- Long-haul
Personal Suitability
- Team player
- Excellent oral communication
- Reliability
- Organized
Workplace information
- On the road job
