TRUCK DRIVER
Fort St John

Truck drivers operate heavy trucks to transport goods and materials over urban, interurban, provincial and international routes. They are employed by transportation companies, manufacturing and distribution companies, and moving companies, or they may be self-employed.  This unit group also includes shunters who move trailers to and from loading docks within trucking yards or lots.

Duties

Long-haul truck drivers perform some or all of the following duties:

• Operate and drive straight or articulated trucks, weighing over 4600 kg with three or more axles to transport goods and material to destinations
• Oversee all aspects of vehicles, such as condition of equipment, loading and unloading, and safety and security of cargo
• Perform pre-trip inspection of vehicle systems and equipment such as tires, lights, brakes and cold storage
• Perform emergency roadside repairs
• Obtain special permits and other documents required to transport cargo on international routes
• Record cargo information, distance traveled, fuel consumption and other information in log book or on on-board computer
• Communicate with dispatcher and other drivers using citizens' band (CB) radio, cellular telephone and on-board computer
• May drive as part of a two-person team or convoy
• May transport hazardous products or dangerous goods.

Line-haul and local truck drivers perform some or all of the following duties:

• Operate and drive straight trucks to transport goods and materials over urban and short inter-urban routes
• May drive lighter, special purpose trucks such as tow trucks, dump trucks, hydrovac trucks or cement mixing trucks
• Perform pre-trip inspection and oversee all aspects of vehicles such as condition of equipment, and loading and unloading of cargo.

Employment Requirements

• Completion of secondary school is usually required.
• On-the-job training is provided.
• A Class-D license is required to drive straight trucks.
• A Class-A license is required to drive articulated trucks.
• Air brake endorsement (Z) is required for drivers who operate vehicles equipped with air brakes.
• Transportation of dangerous goods (TDG) certification is required for drivers who transport hazardous products or dangerous goods.

http://www5.hrsdc.gc.ca/NOC-CNP/app/checkversion.aspx?lc=e&level=4&noccode=7411&code=7

Additional information may be obtained from:

Canada Job Futures http://jobfutures.ca/noc/7411.shtml
BC Work Futures http://www.workfutures.bc.ca
Alberta Learning Information Service http://www.alberta-learning.ab.ca/
BC Trucking Association  http://www.bctrucking.com/
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