How do they match: Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers

  • Highway Maintenance Technician

  • Secure cargo for transport, using ropes, blocks, chain, binders, or covers.
  • Crank trailer landing gear up or down to safely secure vehicles.
  • Follow special cargo-related procedures, such as checking refrigeration systems for frozen foods or providing food or water for livestock.
  • Inspect loads to ensure that cargo is secure.
  • Operate equipment, such as truck cab computers, CB radios, phones, or global positioning systems (GPS) equipment to exchange necessary information with bases, supervisors, or other drivers.
  • Operate idle reduction systems or auxiliary power systems to generate power from alternative sources, such as fuel cells, to reduce idling time, to heat or cool truck cabins, or to provide power for other equipment.
  • Plan or adjust routes based on changing conditions, using computer equipment, global positioning systems (GPS) equipment, or other navigation devices, to minimize fuel consumption and carbon emissions.
  • Wrap and secure goods using pads, packing paper, containers, or straps.

  • Secure cargo.
  • Inspect cargo to ensure it is properly loaded or secured.
  • Operate communications equipment or systems.