truck driver, freight

Employer: THOMPSON’S MOVING & STORAGE

Location: 215 Cutler Avenue, Dartmouth, NS B3B 0J5

Work Location Type:

Salary: $ 24.00 HOUR hourly / 45 to 60 hours per week

Type: Permanent employment Full time

Work Schedule: Overtime required, Early morning, Morning, Day, Evening, Weekend, Flexible hours, Overtime available

Start Date: Starts as soon as possible

Vacancies: 1 vacancy

Date Posted: Posted on October 31, 2025

Overview

Overview

Languages

English

Education

  • Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
  • or equivalent experience

Experience

1 year to less than 2 years

On the road

Work locations may vary. Frequent or constant travel is required from the employee.

Work setting

  • Moving and storage company

Responsibilities

Tasks

  • Professionalism in customer service
  • Load and unload goods
  • Operate and drive straight or articulated trucks to transport goods and materials
  • 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 coursesĀ 

  • Class 1/1F/A Licence (semi trailer trucks)
  • Driver’s License (Class 1 or A)

Experience and specialization

Type of trucking and equipment

  • Flatbed
  • Tractor-trailer

Transportation/travel experience

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

Additional information

Security and safety

  • Valid passport
  • Criminal record check
  • Driver’s validity licence check
  • Driving record check (abstract)
  • Drug test
  • Medical exam

Transportation/travel information

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

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Attention to detail
  • Handling heavy loads
  • Large workload
  • Physically demanding
  • Repetitive tasks
  • Sitting

Own tools/equipment

  • Steel-toed safety boots

Personal suitability

  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Excellent oral communication
  • Excellent written communication
  • Flexibility
  • Organized
  • Reliability
  • Team player
  • Hardworking

Benefits

Health benefits

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

Financial benefits

  • Group insurance benefits
  • Life insurance

Other benefits

  • Free parking available

How to Apply

How to apply

By email

frankie@thompsonsmoving.ca

In person

215 Cutler AvenueDartmouth, NS B3B 0J5
Between 08:00 a.m. and 05:00 p.m.

Advertised until

2025-11-14

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