Delivery Driver (Light Truck)

Drive a light vehicle, such as a truck or van, with a capacity of less than 26,001 pounds Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW), primarily to pick up merchandise or packages from a distribution center and deliver. May load and unload vehicle.

O*NET reports this occupation under titles such as: Bulk Delivery Driver; Delivery Driver; Driver; Light Truck Driver; Package Car Driver; Package Delivery Driver; Route Driver; Service Provider; Truck Driver; Warehouse Driver

Tasks

• Obey traffic laws and follow established traffic and transportation procedures.
• Report any mechanical problems encountered with vehicles.
• Verify the contents of inventory loads against shipping papers.
• Inspect and maintain vehicle supplies and equipment, such as gas, oil, water, tires, lights, or brakes, to ensure that vehicles are in proper working condition.
• Read maps and follow written or verbal geographic directions.
• Load and unload trucks, vans, or automobiles.
• Present bills and receipts and collect payments for goods delivered or loaded.
• Maintain records, such as vehicle logs, records of cargo, or billing statements, in accordance with regulations.
• Drive vehicles with capacities under three tons to transport materials to and from specified destinations, such as railroad stations, plants, residences, offices, or within industrial yards.

Knowledge

• English Language
• Customer and Personal Service
• Transportation

Skills

• Reading Comprehension
• Active Listening
• Speaking
• Monitoring
• Critical Thinking

Abilities

• Multilimb Coordination
• Far Vision
• Spatial Orientation
• Problem Sensitivity
• Near Vision
• Oral Comprehension
• Oral Expression
• Deductive Reasoning
• Manual Dexterity
• Control Precision
• Reaction Time
• Static Strength
• Trunk Strength
• Stamina
• Written Comprehension
• Inductive Reasoning
• Information Ordering
• Perceptual Speed
• Response Orientation
• Extent Flexibility
• Depth Perception
• Speech Recognition
• Speech Clarity