At a Glance
- Tasks: Drive heavy trucks to transport goods across Queensland and beyond.
- Company: Brotherhood Transport Service, a trusted name in logistics.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, overtime pay, and a supportive work environment.
- Other info: Enjoy regular work with a modern fleet and established routes.
- Why this job: Join a dynamic team and enjoy the freedom of the open road.
- Qualifications: Must hold a valid HR/HC/MC licence and have truck-driving experience.
The predicted salary is between 47250 - 57750 $ per year.
Brotherhood Transport Service is an established transport and logistics business operating a fleet of heavy commercial vehicles across Queensland, regional Queensland, and interstate locations.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Driving heavy commercial trucks to transport bulk goods and freight
- Operating rigid trucks, semi-trailers, and B-doubles
- Transporting freight between depots, warehouses, and commercial sites
- Manoeuvring heavy vehicles into position for loading and unloading
- Supervising or assisting with the loading and unloading of freight
- Conducting pre-start and post-trip vehicle safety inspections
- Checking brakes, tyres, lights, fluid levels, and other vehicle components
- Reporting mechanical faults, vehicle damage, and maintenance requirements
- Checking freight weights and ensuring compliance with legal load limits
- Ensuring loads are correctly positioned and evenly distributed
- Securing freight using appropriate restraints, chains, straps, and coverings
- Ensuring goods are protected against movement, loss, or damage during transport
- Checking consignment notes, loading documents, and freight records
- Verifying the quantity and condition of goods before departure and upon arrival
- Maintaining accurate work diaries, driver logs, and transport documentation
- Following approved routes, schedules, and operational instructions
- Complying with fatigue-management and regulated driving-hour requirements
- Complying with road transport, mass, dimension, and load-restraint requirements
- Complying with Chain of Responsibility and workplace safety obligations
- Communicating with transport coordinators, depot staff, and customers
- Maintaining the cleanliness and safe operating condition of the allocated truck
Essential Requirements:
- A current and valid Australian HR, HC, or MC heavy vehicle driver's licence
- At least [insert number] years of relevant heavy truck-driving experience
- Experience operating [insert relevant truck types]
- Experience transporting bulk goods or commercial freight
- Knowledge of heavy vehicle safety and inspection requirements
- Knowledge of load restraint, load distribution, and legal mass limits
- Understanding of fatigue-management and work diary requirements
- A safe and satisfactory driving record
- Ability to complete transport records accurately
- Ability to work independently and follow operational schedules
- Physical capacity to undertake freight-securing and loading-related duties
Desirable Requirements:
- Forklift licence
- Basic or Advanced Fatigue Management accreditation
- Experience using electronic work diaries
- Regional or interstate heavy vehicle driving experience
- Experience operating semi-trailers and B-doubles
What We Offer:
- Full-time and ongoing employment
- Competitive annual salary plus superannuation
- Applicable overtime and allowances
- Regular heavy vehicle driving work
- Modern and properly maintained truck fleet
- Established transport routes and ongoing freight contracts
- Supportive and professional working environment
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Brotherhood Transport Service is an excellent employer for truck drivers, offering a supportive and professional working environment with ongoing full-time employment and competitive salaries. With a modern fleet and established transport routes across Queensland and interstate locations, employees benefit from regular driving work, applicable overtime, and opportunities for growth within the logistics industry.
We think you need these skills to ace Truck Driver in Brisbane
Heavy Vehicle Driving
Load Restraint Knowledge
Vehicle Safety Inspection
Freight Transport
Route Navigation
Compliance with Road Regulations
Communication Skills
