National Occupation Code (NOC): 73300

Transport truck drivers drive straight trucks or tractor-trailers to transport freight. Long-haul truck drivers operate heavy trucks over urban, interurban, provincial and international routes, while short-haul and local transport truck drivers operate over urban and short interurban routes. They are employed by transportation, manufacturing, distribution and moving companies, and trucking employment service agencies, or they may be self-employed.

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Job Duties for Transport truck drivers

Long-haul transport truck drivers

• Operate and drive primarily tractor-trailor, long-combination vehicle and straight-body trucks weighing over 4500 kg to transport goods and materials over long distances
• Plan trip logistics and obtain required documentation to transport goods
• Perform pre-trip, en route and post-trip inspection of vehicle systems, equipment and accessories such as tires, lights and turning signals, brakes and cold storage
• Ensure cargo is secured properly in accordance with safety requirements and follow safety procedures for transporting dangerous goods
• Obtain special permits and other documents required to transport cargo on international routes
• Record cargo information, hours of service, distance travelled and fuel consumption
• Administer bills of lading and manually or electronically maintain log books
• Communicate with dispatcher, other drivers and customers using communication devices and on-board computers
• May perform emergency roadside repairs
• May drive as part of a two-person team or convoy
• May transport hazardous products or dangerous goods.

Short-haul and local transport truck drivers

• Operate and drive primarily straight trucks to transport goods and materials mainly on local routes and short interurban routes
• Perform pre-trip, en route and post-trip inspection and oversee all aspects of vehicle such as condition of equipment, and loading and unloading of cargo
• May drive special purpose trucks such as tow trucks, dump trucks, hydrovac trucks or cement mixing trucks.

Alternate Job Titles

• Automobile Carrier Driver
• Automobile Transport Driver
• Bulk Goods Truck Driver
• Bulk Milk Truck Driver
• Cement Truck Driver - Construction
• Coal Hauler (except Underground Mining)
• Commercial Driver
• Commercial Truck Driver
• Commercial Vehicle Operator
• Dangerous Goods Truck Driver
• Dump Truck Driver
• Dumpster Truck Driver
• Escort - Transportation
• Explosives Truck Driver
• Flatbed Truck Driver
• Freight Truck Driver
• Fuel Oil Truck Driver
• Gasoline Truck Operator
• Gravel Hauler
• Gravel Truck Driver
• Groceries Long Haul Driver
• Heavy Truck Driver
• Hydrovac Truck Operator
• Line-haul Driver
• Line-haul Truck Driver
• Liquid Fertilizer Truck Driver
• Local Truck Driver
• Log Hauler
• Log Truck Driver
• Logging Truck Driver
• Long Combination Vehicle (LCV) Driver
• Long Distance Truck Driver
• Long Haul Driver
• Long Haul Tractor-trailer Driver
• Long Haul Transport Driver
• Long Haul Truck Driver
• Low-bed Semi-trailer Driver
• Mobile Cement Mixer Driver
• Mobile Concrete Mixer Driver
• Mobile Support Equipment Operator - Canadian Armed Forces
• Moving Truck Driver
• Moving Van Driver
• Muskeg Tractor Operator
• Oil Transport Driver
• Professional Truck Driver
• Ready-mix Driver - Construction
• Ready-mix Truck Driver
• Regional Truck Driver
• Short Haul Truck Driver
• Shunt Truck Driver
• Shunter - Trucking
• Shunter Truck Driver
• Tank Truck Driver
• Tow Truck Driver
• Tractor-trailer Truck Driver
• Transport Driver
• Transport Truck Driver
• Truck Driver
• Truck Mixer Driver - Construction
• Truck Operator
• Truck Owner Operator
• Trucker
• Truck-trailer Driver
• Dz Driver
• Az Driver
• Flatbed Cdl Driver, Regional Route
• Dz Driver And Boom Operator
• Dz Owner Operator
• Owner Operator - Long Haul