Description
Operate commercial trucks—including straight trucks and tractor-trailer combinations—to transport goods safely and on schedule. Load or unload as needed, verify documentation, and comply with DOT and company policies. May require a commercial driver’s license depending on vehicle class.
Knowledge
Business and Management
- • Customer and Personal Service
Arts and Humanities
- • English Language
Law and Public Safety
- • Public Safety and Security
- • Law and Government
Skills
Content
- • Reading Comprehension
- • Speaking
Process
- • Critical Thinking
- • Monitoring
Technical Skills
- • Operations Monitoring
- • Operation and Control
- • Troubleshooting
Resource Management Skills
- • Time Management
Abilities
Verbal Abilities
- • Oral Comprehension
- • Written Comprehension
- • Oral Expression
Idea Generation and Reasoning Abilities
- • Problem Sensitivity
- • Deductive Reasoning
- • Information Ordering
- • Category Flexibility
Perceptual Abilities
- • Flexibility of Closure
Spatial Abilities
- • Spatial Orientation
- • Visualization
Attentiveness
- • Selective Attention
- • Time Sharing
Fine Manipulative Abilities
- • Arm-Hand Steadiness
- • Manual Dexterity
Control Movement Abilities
- • Control Precision
- • Multilimb Coordination
- • Response Orientation
- • Rate Control
Reaction Time and Speed Abilities
- • Reaction Time
Physical Strength Abilities
- • Static Strength
Visual Abilities
- • Near Vision
- • Far Vision
- • Night Vision
- • Peripheral Vision
- • Depth Perception
- • Glare Sensitivity
Auditory and Speech Abilities
- • Hearing Sensitivity
- • Auditory Attention
- • Speech Recognition
- • Speech Clarity
Related specializations
Interview options
Interview options
Interviewee gender
Interviewee accent
Interview time
Related Pathways
Supply Chain & Transportation
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
