Long Haul Truck Driver

Flying Horse Logistics Inc.
Job location: Abbotsford - BC, British Columbia
Job ID: #JP247-91874
Employer: Flying Horse Logistics Inc.
Job Category: Driving
Vacancies: 1
Salary: $24.75/hr
Posting date: November 24, 2020
Expiry date: July 23, 2023

Skills

  • Load securement (tarping, tie-downs, Cargo placement and restraints, etc.)
    • Load securement as per National Safety Code Standard 10 or North American Cargo Securement Standard
  • Perform pre-trip, en-route, post-trip inspections and oversee all aspects of vehicle
    • Complete Driver Vehicle Inspection Reports or Electronics DVIRs
  • Perform Preventative Maintenance
  • Receive and relay information to central dispatch
  • Record cargo information, hours of service, distance travelled, fuel consumption
  • Perform emergency roadside repairs
  • Perform brake adjustments
  • 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
  • Ensure 100% compliance with Safety regulations
  • Professional communication with customers
  • Handle freight and Freight documents
  • Pickup and delivery of freight in a safe and efficient manner
  • Perform all other duties as requested
  • Drive as part of a two-person team or convoy
  • Load and unload goods (if required)
  • Obtain special permits and other documents required to transport cargo on international routes

Document Knowledge:

  • Trip Reports
  • Maintenance and repair reports
  • Driver Vehicle Inspection Reports – DVIRs (Pre-trip, en-route, post-trip)
  • Driver Logbook
  • Bill of Lading

Additional Skills

  • Address customers complains or concerns
  • Owner Operator business skills
  • Professionalism in customer Service

Weight Handling

  • Able to lift 20 Kg (45 lbs)

Own Tools/Equipment

  • Cellphone
  • Steel-toed safety boots
  • Hi-Vis Coveralls

Work Conditions and Physical capabilities

  • Repetitive tasks
  • Physically demanding
  • Sitting for long hours

Work Location

  •  Various locations as required

Communication Systems Experience

  • Operate Global Positioning System (GPS) and other navigation equipment

Security and Safety

  • Safe driving record (Commercial Drivers Abstract with no more than 3 demerit points in last 5 years)
  • Criminal Record Check from appropriate authorities
  • Driver’s validity license check
  • Drug Test
  • Valid Passport
  • Basic Security clearance

Transportation/Travel Information

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

Credential/Certificates/Licenses:

  • Class 1 or A Driver’s License, Air Brake Endorsement

Experience: 

  • No Experience required

Full Time Employment:

  • Morning, Day, Evening, Night, Weekend, Overtime

Personal Suitability

  • Effective Interpersonal Skills
  • Flexibility
  • Team Player
  • Judgement
  • Reliability
  • Organized

Miscellaneous:

  • You must be able to obtain appropriate Transportation of Dangerous Goods certificate within 1 month of starting a job or before transportation of your first dangerous goods load. Employer will arrange and pay for this certificate.

 

How to apply:

By email: FHLI.Jobs@gmail.com