long haul truck driver

Posted on January 24, 2025 by Employer details GN Freight Solutions

Job details

• Location: Regina, SK
• Salary: $32.50 hourly / 40 to 50 hours per week
• Terms of employment: Permanent employment, Full time
• Shifts: Day, Early Morning, Morning
• Starts: As soon as possible

Overview

Experience: 1 to less than 7 months

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

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.
• Provide 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.
• 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.
• Pay and receive payments for goods.
• Perform brake adjustments.
• Perform emergency roadside repairs.
• Perform pre-trip, en route, and post-trip inspections and oversee all aspects of the vehicle.
• Perform preventive maintenance.
• Receive and relay information to central dispatch.
• Record cargo information, hours of service, distance travelled, and fuel consumption.
• Tarp and ensure safety and security of cargo.
• Transport and handle dangerous goods.

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

• AZ class license
• Driver's License (Class 1 or A)

Experience and specialization

Documentation knowledge

• Dangerous goods occurrence reports.

Type of trucking and equipment

• Tractor-trailer.

Transportation/travel experience

• International.

Additional information

Security and safety

• Driving record check (abstract).
• Drug test.
• Medical exam.

Transportation/travel information

• Valid driver's licence.
• Willing to travel cross-border.
• Willing to travel internationally.
• Willing to travel overnight.

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Overtime required.
• Physically demanding.

Own tools/equipment

• Steel-toed safety boots.
• Tools.
• Safety vest.

Personal suitability

• Efficient interpersonal skills.
• Organized.
• Reliable.
• Team player.
• Hardworking.

Other benefits

• Parking available.

This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups:

Who can apply to this job?

The employer accepts applications from:

• Canadian citizens and permanent or temporary residents of Canada.
• Other candidates with or without a valid Canadian work permit.

Advertised until

2025-02-07

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