AZ Truck Driver

We are recruiting AZ drivers for carriers and private fleets based in Hamilton: city pick-up and delivery, and regional runs.

City work starts at the terminal: check in with dispatch, do your pre-trip, hook a pre-loaded trailer or load, then run a route of deliveries and pick-ups with dock time, paperwork and traffic. You are back at the terminal in the afternoon and home every night. Your abstract and experience are checked against the carrier's insurance requirements before you are dispatched.

Pay and hours

• $25.00 to $32.00 an hour. Paid by the hour for city and regional work. Cross-border lanes, reefer and flatbed experience pay more.
• City pick-up and delivery starts early in the morning and is home every night
• Regional runs are dispatched by lane; Ontario and Québec work is often home most nights
• Overtime is paid under Ontario's separate rules for drivers; your recruiter confirms them for the assignment
• Offered as: temporary and temp-to-perm. While you are on assignment through us, Assured is your employer and pays you.

What you will do

• Run city and regional routes in a tractor-trailer
• Complete pre-trip and post-trip inspections
• Couple, uncouple and back into docks and yards
• Handle bills of lading and proof of delivery, and use the electronic logging device
• Deal professionally with shippers and receivers on the dock

What you need

• Legally entitled to work in Canada
• A valid Ontario Class AZ licence
• A driver's abstract and CVOR abstract that meet the carrier's insurance requirements
• One to two years of verifiable tractor-trailer experience at most carriers
• Working knowledge of hours-of-service rules

Helpful, not required: a FAST card or passport, for cross-border lanes; reefer, flatbed or tanker experience; TDG certification.

The work environment

• Early starts, city traffic and tight docks
• Some hand-bombing and pallet-jack work, depending on the account
• Drug and alcohol testing applies on carriers that run to the United States

What you get

• Paid every week by direct deposit, with an electronic pay stub
• Vacation pay on top of your hourly rate, and public holiday pay when you qualify
• WSIB coverage from your first shift, with tax and other deductions handled on every pay
• A safety orientation before you start, and WHMIS training arranged if you need it
• A recruiter you can phone seven days a week
• Never a fee. Employers pay for our service, not you

Where the work is in Hamilton

• Hamilton airport lands (Mount Hope and Glanbrook): overnight air cargo, couriers and food processing, largely on night shifts. A car is needed after midnight.
• Ancaster Business Park and Flamborough (Highway 403 and Highway 6): manufacturing, building products and distribution.

HSR covers the lower city and the Mountain: the 10 B-Line along Main and King, the 2 Barton along the Bayfront industrial strip, the 20 A-Line up Upper James toward the airport, and the 44 Rymal and 55 Stoney Creek Central for the Red Hill and Stoney Creek parks. GO's Lakeshore West line stops at West Harbour, Hamilton GO Centre and Aldershot. The airport cargo area is car-dependent after midnight.

These roles also suit people living in Stoney Creek, Ancaster, Dundas, Waterdown, Burlington and Grimsby.

About this posting

This posting is not for an existing vacancy. We place AZ drivers at client sites in Hamilton throughout the year, and this posting is for that ongoing recruitment. Apply now and a recruiter will contact you about the next assignment that fits your shifts and where you live. The pay range is the range across our client sites; the rate for a specific assignment is confirmed before you accept it.

To apply, use the form on this page or call 647-627-9754. It takes about a minute and a resume is optional.

Assured Employment Services is an equal-opportunity employer. Accommodation is available on request at every stage of hiring.