Welcoming questions
- Can you tell us about your driving background and the kinds of routes and equipment you have run?
- What do you enjoy most about driving, and what made you apply to us?
Role-specific / technical competencies
- Walk us through your pre-trip inspection. What do you check and what would make you refuse to roll?
- How do you manage your hours of service on a tight delivery window, and how do you use your ELD?
- What is your process for securing different load types, and when do you re-check straps or chains?
- Tell us about your experience driving in severe weather. When do you decide to shut down?
- How do you plan a route you have never run before, including fuel, parking, and delivery timing?
Behavioural & culture fit
- Tell us about a time a shipper or receiver was difficult at the dock. How did you handle it?
- Describe a time you reported a safety or maintenance issue even though it delayed your run.
- How do you stay alert and healthy on long stretches behind the wheel?
Problem-solving / case
- You are two hours from delivery and hit an unexpected road closure that will make you late. What do you do, step by step?
- During a post-trip you notice a tire that is worn but might pass inspection. Dispatch needs the truck out at 5 a.m. How do you handle it?
- At delivery, the receiver claims two pallets are missing but your bill of lading shows a full count at pickup. What do you do?
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