Truck Driver Needed in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia - NovaXpress Courier Services

Location
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, B3B 1N8

Salary
24.00 hourly / 40 to 50 hours per Week

Terms of employment
Permanent employment Full time - Day, Early Morning, Evening, Morning, Night, Weekend

Start date
Starts as soon as possible

Benefits
Health benefits

Vacancies
4 vacancies

Languages
English

Education
Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience
1 year to less than 2 years

Work setting
Various locations

Responsibilities /Tasks
- 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
- Address customers' complaints or concerns
- Professionalism in customer service
- Arrange travel, related itineraries and make reservations
- Drive as part of a two-person team or convoy
- Load and unload goods
- 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 pre-trip, en route and post-trip inspection and oversee all aspects of vehicle
- 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
Driver's License (Class 1 or A)

Documentation knowledge
Driver logbook, Trip reports

Type of trucking and equipment
Tractor-trailer

Transportation/travel experience
Local, Long-haul, Provincial/territorial, Short-haul

Work conditions and physical capabilities
Attention to detail, Physically demanding, Repetitive tasks, Sitting

Weight handling
Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Own tools/equipment
Cellular phone, Steel-toed safety boots

Personal suitability
Efficient interpersonal skills, Excellent oral communication, Flexibility, Judgement, Organized, Reliability, Team player, Hardworking

Benefits
Health benefits, Dental plan, Health care plan, Vision care benefits

How to apply
By email - team at novaxpress.ca