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Job Responsibilities
- Check vehicles to ensure that mechanical, safety, and emergency equipment is in good
working order
- Follow appropriate safety procedures for transporting dangerous goods and ensure cargo
is secure
- Maneuver trucks into loading or unloading positions
- Report vehicle defects, accidents, traffic violations, or damage to the vehicles.
- Drive trucks with capacities greater than 3 tons, including tractor-trailer combinations
- Collect delivery instructions from appropriate sources, verifying instructions and
routes.
- Drive trucks to weigh stations before and after loading and along routes in compliance
with state regulations.
- Perform basic vehicle maintenance tasks, such as adding oil, fuel, or radiator fluid
or performing minor repairs
- Maintain logs of working hours of vehicle service or repair status, following applicable
state and federal regulations
- Read maps and plan or adjust routes based on changing conditions, using various approved
computer equipment
- Load or unload trucks using special loading-related equipment or other equipment as
necessary
- Perform emergency roadside repairs, such as changing tires or installing light bulbs,
tire chains, or spark plugs
- Give directions to laborers who are packing goods and moving them onto trailers
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