Heavy & Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
Also called: Truck Driver, Driver, Over the Road Driver (OTR Driver), Line Haul Driver
What they do:
Drive a tractor-trailer combination or a truck with a capacity of at least 26,000 pounds Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW). May be required to unload truck. Requires commercial drivers' license.
On the job, you would:
- Check vehicles to ensure that mechanical, safety, and emergency equipment is in good working order.
- Maneuver trucks into loading or unloading positions, following signals from loading crew and checking that vehicle and loading equipment are properly positioned.
- Collect delivery instructions from appropriate sources, verifying instructions and routes.
Transportation
Safety and Government
Engineering and Technology
Business
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Basic Skills
Problem Solving
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Controlled Movement
Vision
Spatial
Hand and Finger Use
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People interested in this work like activities that include
practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They do well at jobs that need:
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You might use software like this on the job: Data base user interface and query software
Route navigation software
Materials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software
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![]() New job opportunities are very likely in the future.
![]() $37,930
per year, on average
This work is part of the green economy. |
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