Heavy & Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
Driver, Over the Road Driver (OTR Driver), Road Driver, Truck Driver
see titles from the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, or Navy.
Air Transportation; Air Transportation Craftsman; Air Transportation Journeyman; Munitions Systems; Munitions Systems Helper; Munitions Systems Superintendent; Pavements and Construction Equipment Apprentice; Pavements and Construction Equipment Journeyman; Vehicle Operations Apprentice; Vehicle Operations Helper
Air and Missile Defense (AMD) Systems Tactician/Technician; Bridge Crewmember; Fire Support Specialist; Horizontal Construction Engineer; Motor Transport Operator; Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS)/High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) Crewmember; PATRIOT Launching Station Enhanced Operator/Maintainer; Petroleum Supply Specialist; Petroleum Technician; Wheeled Vehicle Repairer
Pavements and Construction Equipment; Vehicle Operations
Air and Missile Defense (AMD) Systems Tactician/Technician; Assault Amphibious Vehicle (AAV) Crewman; Combat Engineer; Engineer Equipment Operator; Motor Vehicle Operator; PATRIOT Launching Station Enhanced Operator/Maintainer; Pavements and Construction Equipment Craftsman; Petroleum Technician; Vehicle Operations Apprentice; Vehicle Operations Helper
Equipment Operator
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.
- Follow appropriate safety procedures for transporting dangerous goods.
- Inspect loads to ensure that cargo is secure.
Transportation
- movement of people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road
Safety and Government
- public safety and security
Business
Arts and Humanities
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Basic Skills
- keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
- reading work related information
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
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Controlled Movement
- quickly change the controls of a machine, car, truck or boat
- quickly decide if you should move your hand, foot, or other body part
Spatial
- know where things are around you
- imagine how something will look after it is moved around or changed
Vision
- see details that are far away
- see details up close
Reaction Time and Speed
- quickly move your hand, finger, or foot based on a sound, light, picture or other command
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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:
- Dependability
- Self Control
- Attention to Detail
- Integrity
- Stress Tolerance
- Cooperation
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You might use software like this on the job:
Data base user interface and query software
- Easy Trucking Software
- Fog Line Software Truckn2004
Route navigation software
- ALK Technologies PC*Miler
- MarcoSoft Quo Vadis
Spreadsheet software
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high school diploma/GED or
no high school diploma/GED
usually needed
Get started on your career:
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New job opportunities are very likely in the future.
$41,340
per year, on average
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You might like a career in one of these industries:
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In the military:
see titles from the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, or Navy.
