Driver, Truck - Mississauga, Canada - Alpine Freight Lines Inc.
Alpine Freight Lines Inc.
Mississauga, Canada
Verified Company
1 week ago
Description
Education:
Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years
Tasks:
- Address customers' complaints or concerns
- Coach colleagues on new methods or work techniques
- Mountain driving expertise
- Owneroperator business skills
- Professionalism in customer service
- Arrange travel, related itineraries and make reservations
- Drive as part of a twoperson team or convoy
- Drive lighter, special purpose trucks
- 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 pretrip, en route and posttrip 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
- Transport and handle dangerous goods
Documentation knowledge:
- Accident or incident reports
- Driver logbook
- Maintenance and repair reports
- Trip reports
Work conditions and physical capabilities:
- Attention to detail
- Handling heavy loads
- Large workload
- Overtime required
- Physically demanding
- Repetitive tasks
- Sitting
Personal suitability:
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 35 hours per week