truck driver, truck-trailer

Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)

• Driver’s License (Class 1 or A)
• Commercial Vehicle Operator’s Registration (CVOR) Certificate
• 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
• Bill of lading

Communication Systems Experience

• Operate GPS (Global Positioning System) and other navigation equipment
• Trip recorder (on-board computer)

Additional Skills

• Professionalism in customer service

Weight Handling

• Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Specific Skills

• Perform brake adjustments
• Receive and relay information to central dispatch
• 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

Security and Safety

• Driver’s validity licence check
• Driving record check (abstract)
• Drug test
• Criminal record check
• Valid passport

Own Tools/Equipment

• Tools
• Steel-toed safety boots
• Hard hat

Transportation/Travel Information

• Willing to travel cross-border
• Willing to travel for extended periods
• Willing to travel overnight
• Valid driver’s licence

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities

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

Type of Trucking and Equipment

• Tractor-trailer
• Refrigerated

Transportation/Travel Experience

• Regional
• Local
• International
• Provincial/territorial
• Long-haul

Personal Suitability

• Flexibility
• Team player
• Excellent oral communication
• Excellent written communication
• Judgement
• Reliability
• Organized

Health benefits

• Health care plan
• Dental plan
• Vision care benefits

Long term benefits

• Group insurance benefits
• Life insurance
• Pension plan

Screening questions

• Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?