Drive a tractor-trailer combination or a truck with a capacity of at least 26,000 GVW, to transport 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 drivers' license.

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• Read and interpret maps in order to determine vehicle routes.
• Couple and uncouple trailers by changing trailer jack positions, connecting or disconnecting air and electrical lines, and manipulating fifth-wheel locks.
• Collect delivery instructions from appropriate sources, verifying instructions and routes.
• Drive trucks to weigh stations before and after loading and along routes, in order to document weights and to comply with state regulations.
• Operate equipment such as truck cab computers, CB radios, and telephones to exchange necessary information with bases, supervisors, or other drivers.
• 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, packing paper, and containers, and secure loads to trailer walls, using straps.
• Perform basic vehicle maintenance tasks such as adding oil, fuel, and radiator fluid, or performing minor repairs.
• Load and unload trucks, or help others with loading and unloading, operating any special loading-related equipment on vehicles and using other equipment as necessary.
• Inventory and inspect goods to be moved, in order to determine quantities and conditions.
• Remove any debris from trailers after loading is completed.
• Follow appropriate safety procedures when transporting dangerous goods.
• Check vehicles 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 services when required.
• Check all load-related documentation to ensure that it is complete and accurate.
• Maneuver trucks into loading or unloading positions, following signals from loading crew as needed; check that vehicle position is correct and any special loading equipment is properly positioned.
• Drive trucks with capacities greater than 3 tons, including tractor-trailer combinations, in order to transport and deliver products, livestock, or other materials.
• Secure cargo for transport, using ropes, blocks, chain, binders, and/or covers.
• Read bills of lading to determine assignment details.
• Report vehicle defects, accidents, traffic violations, or damage to the vehicles.
• Climb ladders to inspect loads after loading is complete, in order to ensure that cargo is secure.
• Follow special procedures related to specific cargo, such as checking refrigeration systems when carrying frozen foods, or providing food and water when carrying livestock.
• Give directions to laborers who are packing goods and moving them onto trailers.
• Install and remove special equipment such as tire chains, grader blades, plow blades, and sanders.
• Collaborate with other drivers as part of a driving team on some trips.
• Perform emergency roadside repairs such as changing tires and installing light bulbs, tire chains, and spark plugs.
• Place empty carts and pallets in trailers so they will be available to facilitate placement and movement of goods.
• Operate trucks equipped with snowplows and sander attachments to maintain roads in winter weather.

• Tower cranes
• Blocks or pulleys
• Telescoping boom lift
• Hoists
• Air compressors
• Dump trucks
• Cargo trucks
• Forklifts
• Global positioning system receivers
• Lifts
• Hand trucks or accessories
• Lifts
• Lifts
• Flatbed trailers
• Thin client computers
• Personal digital assistant PDAs or organizers
• Snowplow attachments
• Container trailers
• Sludge or sewage handling trucks
• Location based messaging service platforms
• Trailer hitches
• Trailer hitches
• Flatbed trailers
• Delivery trucks
• Two way radios
• Wheel loaders
• Winches

Inventory management software

Data base user interface and query software

Route navigation software