Truck Driver (Heavy / Tractor-Trailer)

Drive a tractor-trailer combination or a truck with a capacity of at least 26,001 pounds Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW). May be required to unload truck. Requires commercial drivers' license. Includes tow truck drivers.

O*NET reports this occupation under titles such as: CDL Driver (Commercial Driver's License Driver); Driver; Line Haul Driver; Log Truck Driver; Over the Road Driver (OTR Driver); Production Truck Driver; Road Driver; Semi Truck Driver; Tractor Trailer Driver; Truck Driver

Tasks

• Check all load-related documentation for completeness and accuracy.
• Inspect loads to ensure that cargo is secure.
• Check vehicles to ensure that mechanical, safety, and emergency equipment is in good working order.
• Crank trailer landing gear up or down to safely secure vehicles.
• Obtain receipts or signatures for delivered goods and collect payment for services when required.
• Maintain logs of working hours or of vehicle service or repair status, following applicable state and federal regulations.
• Read bills of lading to determine assignment details.
• Report vehicle defects, accidents, traffic violations, or damage to the vehicles.
• Perform basic vehicle maintenance tasks, such as adding oil, fuel, or radiator fluid, performing minor repairs, or washing trucks.
• Couple or uncouple trailers by changing trailer jack positions, connecting or disconnecting air or electrical lines, or manipulating fifth-wheel locks.
• 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.
• Drive trucks with capacities greater than 13 tons, including tractor-trailer combinations, to transport and deliver products, livestock, or other materials.
• Read and interpret maps to determine vehicle routes.
• Check conditions of trailers after contents have been unloaded to ensure that there has been no damage.

Knowledge

• Transportation
• Public Safety and Security
• Customer and Personal Service
• English Language
• Law and Government

Skills

• Monitoring
• Reading Comprehension
• Speaking
• Critical Thinking

Abilities

• Far Vision
• Spatial Orientation
• Control Precision
• Multilimb Coordination
• Response Orientation
• Rate Control
• Reaction Time
• Problem Sensitivity
• Near Vision
• Depth Perception
• Selective Attention
• Oral Comprehension
• Deductive Reasoning
• Written Comprehension
• Oral Expression
• Information Ordering
• Category Flexibility
• Flexibility of Closure
• Visualization
• Time Sharing
• Arm-Hand Steadiness
• Manual Dexterity
• Static Strength
• Night Vision
• Peripheral Vision
• Glare Sensitivity
• Hearing Sensitivity
• Auditory Attention
• Speech Recognition
• Speech Clarity