Pay
$40k - $80k/yr
- Location
- Sydney, NS
- Equipment
- Reefer
- Route
- Regional · Canada only
- Experience
- 3+ years
About this job
Our company, based in Sydney, Nova Scotia, needs Class 1 drivers for cross-border runs between Canada and the USA. Most routes are scheduled so you're home weekly, and you'll be pulling reefer trailers.
Pay
- Pay ranges from $40,000.00 to $80,000.00 per year, based on your experience
Home time
- Most drivers run set schedules that bring them home each week
What you'll haul
- Reefer trailers, running freight within Canada and into the USA
Requirements
- At least 25 years old
- Can pass a pre-access drug and alcohol test
- Valid passport
- Clean criminal background and motor vehicle check, plus drug and alcohol records from employers over the last 3 years
- At least 2 years of verifiable Class 1 tractor-trailer experience
- Comfortable following instructions and understanding rules and procedures in English
- Willing to travel about 75% of the time
What the job involves
- Following federal and provincial safety and compliance rules
- Spotting and handling safety risks on the road
- Keeping accurate paperwork and electronic logs
- Loading or unloading freight when a customer requires it
- Other tasks as needed
Benefits
- Health, dental, prescription and vision coverage, plus a group RRSP with matching (starts 90 days after you're hired)
- Casual dress code and on-site parking
- Disability insurance
- Hands-free Bluetooth devices allowed while driving
- 24/7 roadside assistance, with paid downtime after 2 hours
- Your own assigned truck, not shared with other drivers
- A mentor program built around safety and support
- A dispatch and safety team made up of former drivers
- Recognized as an Employer of Choice and Preferred Employer for 2025
Our company is an equal opportunity, drug-free workplace.
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