PEI Trucking Sector - 2010
Definition:
If you bought it, chances are a truck brought it. Trucking is a large and complex industry
that also requires individuals to work in operations, maintenance, administration and
management.
Currently, theres a high demand for Tractor Trailer Drivers and Truck and Transport
Mechanics. The agriculture, fishery, construction, culture, aerospace and food processing
sectors rely on the trucking industry to get their raw materials and equipment and move their
goods to market.
On Prince Edward Island, up to 380 positions need to be filled in the next four years to
keep up with industry growth and with the numbers of people retiring.
Number of people employed in PEI:
According to the Statistics Canada Labour Force Survey, 2,000 people were employed on
PEI in October 2009 in the Transportation and Warehousing Industry.
Sample PEI employers:
Amalgamated Dairies Limited
Prince Freight Lines
BJS Truck Centre
Johnstons Tire and Automotive
Trout River Industries
Waddells Poultry
Thomas M. Carver Ltd.
Morley Annear Trucking
Kings County Construction
E B Transport & Crane Service Inc.
Gallant Moving & Storage
Midland Transport Limited
M&M Resources Inc.
O'Meara's Transport Ltd
Bob Gallant Transport Ltd.
McCain Foods
PEI Energy Systems
PEI Liquor Control Commission
Sample Jobs and Wages and Salaries:
- Wage information from www.labourmarketinformation.ca and www.peijoblink.ca
and the PEI Trucking Sector Council
$35,000 - $45,000. Dispatchers can gain
most of their knowledge from the employer
Dispatcher while on the job. However, a general
knowledge of the industry and North
American geography would be excellent
assets.
$40,000 - $50,000. Most Fleet
Maintenance Managers have moved into
this position from the shop floor after
progressing through the ranks and having
worked in other maintenance positions. It is
Fleet Maintenance Manager also possible to become a Fleet
Maintenance Manager immediately
following graduation from university. To
find out more information on training,
please talk to a local company about their
requirements.
$40,000 - $50,000. No specific
academic/education level is required for the
Safety and Loss Prevention Specialists
position, but excellence in written reporting,
Safety and Loss Prevention Specialist record and statistics keeping as well as
statistic manipulation is required. Most
Safety and Loss Prevention Specialists, at a
minimum, have a high school diploma.
Most, if not all, training occurs onthejob.
$11.30 -$16.50/ hr. Provincial licensing
requirements include
a minimum age of 18 years for straight
Straight Truck Drivers (3A License) truck (Class 3) licenses. All Truck Drivers
must also meet the vision and medical
requirements established by the Provincial
Highway Safety Department.
Most are paid per mile between 32 - 40
cents/mile; average 120,000 miles per year.
Tractor Trailer Driver (1A License) 2007 labour market research indicated that
90% of longhaul Tractor Trailer Drivers
earn over $700/wk and 53% of shorthaul
Tractor Trailer Drivers earn over $700/wk.
Average wage is $18.25/hour. The
Truck and Transport Mechanic demand for Truck and Transport
Mechanics is high, especially for Red Seal
Certified Truck and Transport Mechanics.
Education available on PEI:
Holland College and UPEI Business and Human Resources programs graduates are
qualified to work in the business operations side of trucking.
JVI Provincial Transportation and Safety Academy is the only private college on PEI
devoted to truck and tractor trailer training.
Apprenticeship training branch of the PEI Department of Innovation and Advanced
Learning sponsors training in more than 50 construction trades. Training takes place both
onthejob (approximately 80%) and in-school technical training (approximately 20%) which
leads to certification under the National Red Seal Program.
Workplace Learning PEI directs clients to essential skills upgrading if they are not
successful in reaching the minimum TOWES (Test on Workplace Essential Skills) score
needed to enter the Trucking Industry.
Skills and interests needed to work in Trucking:
• strong communication and problem solving/decision-making skills
• strong planning and organizational skills
• like working with computers
• enjoy working with hands
• enjoy driving
For more information, check these websites:
PEI Trucking Sector Council www.peitsc.ca
JVI Provincial Transportation and Safety Academy www.jvidrivertraining.com
Holland College www.hollandcollege.com
UPEI www.upei.ca
Apprenticeship Branch of Department of Innovation and Advanced Learning
www.apprenticeship.pe.ca
Workplace Learning PEI www.nald.ca/workplaceedpei
