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Job Details

Winch Truck Driver 

Employer

DB Kidd Transport

Date Posted

March 31, 2026

Languages

English
  • Location Fort McMurray, AB
  • Earnings $35.00 to $50.00 hourly (to be negotiated)
  • Work Hours 60 to 100 hours per week
  • Position Permanent Full Time
  • Vacancies 3  Vacancies
  • Closing Date Apr 14, 2026
Job Requirements

Employer

DB Kidd Transport

Languages

English

Education

No degree, certificate or diploma

Tasks

  • Load and unload goods
  • Oversee condition of vehicle and inspect tires, lights, brakes, cold storage and other equipment
  • Perform brake adjustments
  • Perform emergency roadside repairs
  • Perform preventive maintenance
  • Receive and relay information to central dispatch
  • Record cargo information, hours of service, distance travelled and fuel consumption
  • Transport and handle dangerous goods

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

  • Air Brakes Endorsement
  • Bear awareness Certification
  • Class 1/1F/A Licence (semi trailer trucks)
  • Class 5/5F/G Licence (cars, small trucks and other 2-axle vehicles)
  • Driver's License (Class 1 or A)
  • First Aid Certificate
  • Hydrogen Sulphide Awareness (H2S) Certificate
  • Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG) Certificate
  • Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate
  • Construction Safety Training Systems (CSTS) Certificate
  • Oil Sands Safety Association (OSSA)

Documentation knowledge

  • Accident or incident reports
  • Bill of lading
  • Dangerous goods occurrence reports
  • Driver logbook
  • Inspection report (pre-trip, en-route, post-trip)
  • Trip reports

Type of trucking and equipment

  • Extended length tractor-trailer combination
  • Tractor-trailer
  • Tractor-trailer A train
  • Tractor-trailer B train

Equipment and machinery experience

Cables and winches

Transportation/travel experience

  • Local
  • Long-haul
  • Provincial/territorial
  • Short-haul

Security and safety

  • Driver's validity licence check
  • Driving record check (abstract)
  • Drug test
  • Medical exam

Transportation/travel information

  • Own transportation
  • Own vehicle
  • Valid driver's licence

Work conditions and physical capabilities

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

Weight handling

Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Own tools/equipment

  • Cellular phone
  • Steel-toed safety boots

Personal suitability

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

Employment terms options

  • Early morning
  • Evening

Experience

3 years to less than 5 years

Employment terms options

  • Morning
  • Night
  • On call
  • To be determined
  • Day
  • Weekend
  • Overtime required
  • Overtime available

Health benefits

  • Dental plan
  • Health care plan
  • Vision care benefits

Financial benefits

Group insurance benefits


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Interest Codes & Abilities
The Winch Truck Driver  is part of the following larger National Occupational Classification (NOC).

Interest Codes

Long-Haul Truck Drivers
METHODICAL

Interest in copying to record cargo information, distance travelled, fuel consumption and other information in log books or on on-board computers, and to obtain special permits and other documents required to transport cargo on international routes; and in performing pre-trip inspections of vehicle systems and equipment such as tires, lights, brakes, and cold storage

OBJECTIVE

Interest in driving straight and articulated trucks to transport goods and materials; may drive as part of a two-person team or convoy, and may transport hazardous products and dangerous goods

directive

Interest in speaking to communicate with dispatchers and other drivers using citizens' band (CB) radios, cellular telephones and on-board computers; and in overseeing all aspects and functions of vehicle such as condition of equipment, loading and unloading, and safety and security of cargo

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