Truck Driver, Tractor-Trailer

The Truck driver drives a truck to transport materials, merchandise, equipment, or workers between various types of

establishments such as: manufacturing plants, freight depots, warehouses, wholesale and retail establishments, or

between retail establishments and customers' houses or places of business. This driver may also load or unload

truck with or without helpers, make minor mechanical repairs, and keep truck in good working order. Sales route

and over-the-road drivers are excluded. An over-the-road driver regularly drives a truck over such a distance that

the worker does not return to the departure point in the same workday, or is a worker who is paid on a mileage or

mileage plus load factor basis, and may be compensated for or provided meals or lodging or both. For wage study

purposes, Truck Drivers are classified by type and the rated capacity of truck. Rated capacity is the gross vehicle

weight minus the empty weight of the vehicle:

A trailer has a set or several sets of wheels at the rear only, with the forward portion being supported by the truck

tractor or towing vehicle.124