# Job Description
**Work Environment**
Dusty Environment
Diverse Work Locations
Willing to Relocate
**Responsibilities**
Tasks
- Plan or modify routes based on changing conditions, using computer equipment, global positioning systems (GPS) or other navigation devices to reduce fuel consumption and carbon emissions
- Be part of a team of two truck drivers or a convoy
- Drive trucks or articulated units to transport goods or materials
- Monitor vehicle condition and perform inspection of tires, lights, brakes, refrigerated storage equipment and other equipment
- Perform emergency repairs along the road
- Inspect trucks before, during and after travel and monitor all aspects of vehicles
- Receive and transmit information to central dispatcher
- Record information on cargo, service hours, distances traveled and fuel consumption
**Qualifications**
Credentials (certificates, licenses, affiliations, courses, etc.)
- Class 1/1F/A license (semi-trailers)
**Experience and Specialization**
Documentary Knowledge
- Bill of Lading
- Driver's Log Book
- Inspection Report (pre-departure, en route and post-travel)
- Trip Report
Type of Trucking and Equipment
- Dry bulk
- Refrigerated container
Experience with Communication Systems
- Use global positioning system (GPS) and other navigation equipment
Experience with Transportation/Delivery
- Local
- Long distance
- Provincial/territorial
**Additional Information**
Safety and Security
- Valid passport
- Criminal record check
- Driving record check
Transportation and Travel Information
- Valid driver's license
Working Conditions and Physical Abilities
- Attention to detail
- Handle heavy loads
- High work volume
- Physically demanding
- Repetitive tasks
- Work in sitting position
Weight Handled
- Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
Own Tools and Equipment
- Protective helmet
- Steel-toed shoes or boots
- Safety vest
Personal Qualities
- Effective interpersonal relations
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Judgment
- Organizational skills
- Reliable
- Team spirit
- Diligent
- Patient
**Benefits**
Other Benefits
- Parking available
