___________________________________ Realistic Occupations: Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-TrailerRegulations Enforcement. Other Jobs in! is Work
Group: Agricultural Inspectors; Aviation Inspectors;
Compliance Offi cers, Except Agriculture, Construc-
tion, Health and Safety, and Transportation; Con-
struction and Building Inspectors; Environmental
Compliance Inspectors; Equal Opportunity Repre-
sentatives and Offi cers; Financial Examiners; Fire
Inspectors; Fish and Game Wardens; Forest Fire
Inspectors and Prevention Specialists; Freight and
Cargo Inspectors; Government Property Inspectors
and Investigators; Immigration and Customs Inspec-
tors; Licensing Examiners and Inspectors; Nuclear
Monitoring Technicians; Occupational Health and
Safety Specialists; Occupational Health and Safety
Te c h n i c i a n s ; Ta x E x a m i n e r s , C o l l e c t o r s , a n d R e v e -
nue Agents.
Skills: Repairing; Equipment Maintenance; Trou-
bleshooting; Installation; Quality Control Analysis;
Operation Monitoring; Systems Analysis; Systems
Evaluation.
Education and Training Programs: No related CIP
programs; this job is learned through work experi-
ence in a related occupation. Related Knowledge/
Courses: Mechanical Devices; Transportation; Pub-
lic Safety and Security; Engineering and Technol-
ogy; Administration and Management; Physics.
Work Env ironment : Outdoors; standing; using
hands on objects, tools, or controls.
Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer
! Personality Code: RC! Education/Training Required: Moderate-
term on-the-job training
! Annual Earnings: $36,220
! Beginning Wage: $23,380
! Earnings Growth Potential: Medium
! Growth: 10.4%
! Annual Job Openings: 279,032
! Self-Employed: 8.8%
! Part-Time: 7.2%
Drive a tractor-trailer combination or a truck
with a capacity of at least 26,000 GVW to trans-
port and deliver goods, livestock, or materials in
liquid, loose, or packaged form. May be required
to unload truck. May require use of automated
routing equipment. Requires commercial driv-
ers’ license. Follow appropriate safety procedures
when transporting dangerous goods. Check vehi-
cles before driving them to ensure that mechanical,
safety, and emergency equipment is in good working
order. Maintain logs of working hours and of vehicle
service and repair status, following applicable state
and federal regulations. Obtain receipts or signatures
when loads are delivered and collect payment for ser-
vices when required. Check all load-related docu-
mentation to ensure that it is complete and accurate.
Maneuver trucks into loading or unloading posi-
tions, following signals from loading crew as needed;
check that vehicle position is correct and any spe-
cial loading equipment is properly positioned. Drive
trucks with capacities greater than 3 tons, including
tractor-trailer combinations, to transport and deliver
products, livestock, or other materials. Secure cargo
for transport, using ropes, blocks, chain, binders, or
covers. Read bills of lading to determine assignment
details. Report vehicle defects, accidents, traffi c vio-
lations, or damage to the vehicles. Read and inter-
pret maps to determine vehicle routes. Couple and
uncouple trailers by changing trailer jack positions,
connecting or disconnecting air and electrical lines,
and manipulating fi fth-wheel locks. Collect deliv-
ery instructions from appropriate sources, verifying
instructions and routes. Drive trucks to weigh sta-
tions before and after loading and along routes to
document weights and to comply with state regula-
tions. Operate equipment such as truck cab comput-
ers, CB radios, and telephones to exchange necessary
information with bases, supervisors, or other driv-
ers. Check conditions of trailers after contents have
been unloaded to ensure that there has been no
damage. Crank trailer landing gear up and down to
safely secure vehicles. Wrap goods, using pads, pack-
ing paper, and containers, and secure loads to trailer
walls, using straps. Perform basic vehicle mainte-
nance tasks such as adding oil, fuel, and radiator fl uidRealistic–
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