Dangerous Goods Truck Driver

Dangerous Goods Truck Driver

Posted on November 25, 2024 by 6570976 Canada Inc
Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada
Job Sector: Transportation & Logistics
Term of Employment: Full-Time
Total Views: 200
Duration: 0 calendar days (1 business days)
Last Updated: 2 hours ago
Job URL: https://newworkers.ca/jobs/alberta/grande-prairie/388898817/dangerous-goods-truck-driver/
Full-Time
Application end: Jan 25, 2025 Shortlist
Job Description

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
  • Coach colleagues on new methods or work techniques
  • Mountain driving expertise
  • Professionalism in customer service
  • 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
  • Transport and handle dangerous goods

Experience and specialization

Documentation knowledge

  • Bill of lading
  • Dangerous goods occurrence reports
  • Driver logbook
  • Inspection report (pre-trip, en-route, post-trip)
  • Trip reports

Type of trucking and equipment

  • Tractor-trailer B train

Communication systems experience

  • Citizens band (CB) radio
  • Operate GPS (Global Positioning System) and other navigation equipment
  • Trip recorder (on-board computer)

Transportation/travel experience

  • Local
  • Long-haul
  • Provincial/territorial
  • Regional
  • Short-haul

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

  • AZ class license
  • Class 1/1F/A Licence (semi trailer trucks)
  • Driver’s License (Class 1 or A)
  • First Aid Certificate
  • Hydrogen Sulphide Awareness (H2S) Certificate
  • Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG) Certificate
  • Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate

Benefits

Health benefits

  • Dental plan
  • Disability benefits
  • Health care plan
  • Vision care benefits

Financial benefits

  • As per collective agreement
  • Bonus
  • Group insurance benefits
  • Life insurance
  • Piece work
  • Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)

Long term benefits

  • Long-term care insurance

Other benefits

  • Other benefits