long haul truck driver
Rockwell Trucking
Job location: Windsor - ON, Ontario
Job ID: #JP247-260885
Employer: Rockwell Trucking
Job Category: Driving
Vacancies: 2
Salary: $34.50 hourly / 30-40 hours per week
Posting date: April 09, 2025
Expiry date: March 09, 2026
Overview
Languages
English
Education
- No degree, certificate or diploma
Experience
- 1 to less than 7 months
Start Date
- As soon as possible
Job Type
- Permanent and Full-time
On the road
- Work locations may vary. Frequent or constant travel is required from the employee.
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Calculate the cost of truck repairs and new parts if needed
- 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
- 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
- Perform brake adjustments
- Perform emergency roadside repairs
- Perform pre-trip, en route and post-trip 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
Credentials
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- AZ class license
Employment groups
This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups:
Support for newcomers and refugees- Recruits newcomers and/or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example: Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.)
Who can apply for 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