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Work of a Truck Driver

Truck drivers are a constant presence on the Nation’s highways and interstates. They deliver everything from automobiles to canned food. Firms of all kinds rely on trucks to pick up and deliver goods because no other form of transportation can deliver goods door-to-door. Even if some goods travel most of the way by ship, train, or airplane, almost everything is carried by trucks at some point in its journey.

Before leaving the terminal or warehouse, truck drivers check the fuel level and oil in their trucks. They also inspect the trucks to make sure that the brakes, windshield wipers, and lights are working and that a fire extinguisher, flares, and other safety equipment are aboard and in working order. Drivers make sure their cargo is secure and adjust the mirrors so that both sides of the truck are visible from the driver’s seat. Drivers report equipment that is inoperable, missing, or loaded improperly to the dispatcher.

Once under way, drivers must be alert in order to prevent accidents. Drivers can see farther down the road because large trucks seat them higher off the ground than other vehicles. This allows them to see the road ahead and select lanes that are moving more smoothly as well as giving them warning of any dangerous road conditions ahead of them.

The duration of runs vary according to the types of cargo and the destinations. Local drivers may provide daily service for a specific route or region, while other drivers make longer, intercity and interstate deliveries. Interstate and intercity cargo tends to vary from job to job more than local cargo. A driver’s responsibilities and assignments change according to the type of loads transported and their vehicle’s size.

New technologies are changing the way truck drivers work, especially long-distance truck drivers. Satellites and the Global Positioning System link many trucks with their company’s headquarters. Troubleshooting information, directions, weather reports, and other important communications can be instantly relayed to the truck. Drivers can easily communicate with the dispatcher to discuss delivery schedules and courses of action in the event of mechanical problems. The satellite link also allows the dispatcher to track the truck’s location, fuel consumption, and engine performance. Some drivers also work with computerized inventory tracking equipment. It is important for the producer, warehouse, and customer to know their product’s location at all times so they can maintain a high quality of service.

Heavy truck and tractor-trailer drivers operate trucks or vans with a capacity of at least 26,000 pounds Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW). They transport goods including cars, livestock, and other materials in liquid, loose, or packaged form. Many routes are from city to city and cover long distances. Some companies use two drivers on very long runs—one drives while the other sleeps in a berth behind the cab. These “sleeper” runs can last for days, or even weeks. Trucks on sleeper runs typically stop only for fuel, food, loading, and unloading.

Some heavy truck and tractor-trailer drivers who have regular runs transport freight to the same city on a regular basis. Other drivers perform ad hoc runs because shippers request varying service to different cities every day.

The U.S. Department of Transportation requires that drivers keep a log of their activities, the condition of the truck, and the circumstances of any accidents.

Long-distance heavy truck and tractor-trailer drivers spend most of their working time behind the wheel, but also may have to load or unload their cargo. This is especially common when drivers haul specialty cargo, because they may be the only ones at the destination familiar with procedures or certified to handle the materials. Auto-transport drivers, for example, position cars on the trailers at the manufacturing plant and remove them at the dealerships. When picking up or delivering furniture, drivers of long-distance moving vans hire local workers to help them load or unload.

Light or delivery services truck drivers operate vans and trucks weighing less than 26,000 pounds GVW. They pick up or deliver merchandise and packages within a specific area. This may include short “turnarounds” to deliver a shipment to a nearby city, pick up another loaded truck or van, and drive it back to their home base the same day. These services may require use of electronic delivery tracking systems to track the whereabouts of the merchandise or packages. Light or delivery services truck drivers usually load or unload the merchandise at the customer’s place of business. They may have helpers if there are many deliveries to make during the day, or if the load requires heavy moving. Typically, before the driver arrives for work, material handlers load the trucks and arrange items for ease of delivery. Customers must sign receipts for goods and pay drivers the balance due on the merchandise if there is a cash-on-delivery arrangement. At the end of the day drivers turn in receipts, payments, records of deliveries made, and any reports on mechanical problems with their trucks.

Some local truck drivers have sales and customer service responsibilities. The primary responsibility of driver/sales workers, or route drivers, is to deliver and sell their firm’s products over established routes or within an established territory. They sell goods such as food products, including restaurant takeout items, or pick up and deliver items such as laundry. Their response to customer complaints and requests can make the difference between a large order and a lost customer. Route drivers may also take orders and collect payments.

The duties of driver/sales workers vary according to their industry, the policies of their employer, and the emphasis placed on their sales responsibility. Most have wholesale routes that deliver to businesses and stores, rather than to homes. For example, wholesale bakery driver/sales workers deliver and arrange bread, cakes, rolls, and other baked goods on display racks in grocery stores. They estimate how many of each item to stock by paying close attention to what is selling. They may recommend changes in a store’s order or encourage the manager to stock new bakery products. Laundries that rent linens, towels, work clothes, and other items employ driver/sales workers to visit businesses regularly to replace soiled laundry. Their duties also may include soliciting new customers along their sales route.

After completing their route, driver/sales workers place orders for their next deliveries based on product sales and customer requests.

Truck Driver Working Conditions

Truck driving has become less physically demanding because most trucks now have more comfortable seats, better ventilation, and improved, ergonomically designed cabs. Although these changes make the work environment less taxing, driving for many hours at a stretch, loading and unloading cargo, and making many deliveries can be tiring. Local truck drivers, unlike long-distance drivers, usually return home in the evening. Some self-employed long-distance truck drivers who own and operate their trucks spend most of the year away from home.

Design improvements in newer trucks have reduced stress and increased the efficiency of long-distance drivers. Many newer trucks are equipped with refrigerators, televisions, and bunks.

The U.S. Department of Transportation governs work hours and other working conditions of truck drivers engaged in interstate commerce. A long-distance driver may drive for 11 hours and work for up to 14 hours—including driving and non-driving duties—after having 10 hours off-duty. A driver may not drive after having worked for 60 hours in the past 7 days or 70 hours in the past 8 days unless they have taken at least 34 consecutive hours off-duty. Most drivers are required to document their time in a logbook. Many drivers, particularly on long runs, work close to the maximum time permitted because they typically are compensated according to the number of miles or hours they drive. Drivers on long runs face boredom, loneliness, and fatigue. Drivers often travel nights, holidays, and weekends to avoid traffic delays.

Local truck drivers frequently work 50 or more hours a week. Drivers who handle food for chain grocery stores, produce markets, or bakeries typically work long hours—starting late at night or early in the morning. Although most drivers have regular routes, some have different routes each day. Many local truck drivers, particularly driver/sales workers, load and unload their own trucks. This requires considerable lifting, carrying, and walking each day.

ABBOT, 4406
ACTON, 4001
ADDISON, 4606
ALBION, 4910
ALFRED, 4002
ALNA, 4535
ANDOVER, 4216
ANSON, 4911
ASHLAND, 4732
ATHENS, 4912
AUBURN, 4210
AUGUSTA, 4330
AURORA, 4408
BAILEY ISLAND, 4003
BAILEYVILLE, 4694
BANGOR, 4401
BAR HARBOR, 4609
BAR MILLS, 4004
BASS HARBOR, 4653
BATH, 4530
BAYVILLE, 4536
BEALS, 4611
BELFAST, 4915
BELGRADE, 4917
BELGRADE LAKES, 4918
BENEDICTA, 4733
BERNARD, 4612
BERWICK, 3901
BETHEL, 4217
BIDDEFORD, 4005
BIDDEFORD POOL, 4006
BINGHAM, 4920
BIRCH HARBOR, 4613
BLAINE, 4734
BLUE HILL, 4614
BLUE HILL FALLS, 4615
BOOTHBAY, 4537
BOOTHBAY HARBOR, 4538
BOWDOIN, 4287
BOWDOINHAM, 4008
BRADFORD, 4410
BRADLEY, 4411
BREMEN, 4551
BREWER, 4412
BRIDGEWATER, 4735
BRIDGTON, 4009
BRISTOL, 4539
BROOKLIN, 4616
BROOKS, 4921
BROOKSVILLE, 4617
BROOKTON, 4413
BROWNFIELD, 4010
BROWNVILLE, 4414
BROWNVILLE JUNCTION, 4415
BRUNSWICK, 4011
BRYANT POND, 4219
BUCKFIELD, 4220
BUCKSPORT, 4416
BURLINGTON, 4417
BURNHAM, 4922
BUSTINS ISLAND, 4013
BUXTON, 4093
CALAIS, 4619
CAMBRIDGE, 4923
CAMDEN, 4843
CANAAN, 4924
CANTON, 4221
CAPE ELIZABETH, 4107
CAPE NEDDICK, 3902
CAPE PORPOISE, 4014
CARATUNK, 4925
CARIBOU, 4736
CARMEL, 4419
CASCO, 4015
CASTINE, 4420
CENTER LOVELL, 4016
CHAMBERLAIN, 4541
CHARLESTON, 4422
CHEBEAGUE ISLAND, 4017
CHERRYFIELD, 4622
CHINA VILLAGE, 4926
CLAYTON LAKE, 4737
CLIFF ISLAND, 4019
CLINTON, 4927
COLUMBIA FALLS, 4623
COOPERS MILLS, 4341
COREA, 4624
CORINNA, 4928
CORINTH, 4427
CORNISH, 4020
COSTIGAN, 4423
CRANBERRY ISLES, 4625
CROUSEVILLE, 4738
CUMBERLAND CENTER, 4021
CUMBERLAND FORESIDE, 4110
CUSHING, 4563
CUTLER, 4626
DAMARISCOTTA, 4543
DANFORTH, 4424
DANVILLE, 4223
DEER ISLE, 4627
DENMARK, 4022
DENNYSVILLE, 4628
DETROIT, 4929
DEXTER, 4930
DIXFIELD, 4224
DIXMONT, 4932
DOVER FOXCROFT, 4426
DRESDEN, 4342
DRYDEN, 4225
DURHAM, 4222
EAGLE LAKE, 4739
EAST ANDOVER, 4226
EAST BALDWIN, 4024
EAST BLUE HILL, 4629
EAST BOOTHBAY, 4544
EAST DIXFIELD, 4227
EAST LIVERMORE, 4228
EAST MACHIAS, 4630
EAST MILLINOCKET, 4430
EAST NEWPORT, 4933
EAST ORLAND, 4431
EAST PARSONFIELD, 4028
EAST POLAND, 4230
EAST VASSALBORO, 4935
EAST WATERBORO, 4030
EAST WILTON, 4234
EAST WINTHROP, 4343
EASTON, 4740
EASTPORT, 4631
EDDINGTON, 4428
EDGECOMB, 4556
ELIOT, 3903
ELLSWORTH, 4605
ESTCOURT STATION, 4741
ETNA, 4434
EUSTIS, 4936
EXETER, 4435
FAIRFIELD, 4937
FALMOUTH, 4105
FARMINGDALE, 4344
FARMINGTON, 4938
FARMINGTON FALLS, 4940
FORT FAIRFIELD, 4742
FORT KENT, 4743
FORT KENT MILLS, 4744
FRANKFORT, 4438
FRANKLIN, 4634
FREEDOM, 4941
FREEPORT, 4032
FRENCHBORO, 4635
FRENCHVILLE, 4745
FRIENDSHIP, 4547
FRYEBURG, 4037
GARDINER, 4345
GARLAND, 4939
GEORGETOWN, 4548
GLEN COVE, 4846
GORHAM, 4038
GOULDSBORO, 4607
GRAND ISLE, 4746
GRAND LAKE STREAM, 4637
GRAY, 4039
GREENBUSH, 4418
GREENE, 4236
GREENVILLE, 4441
GREENVILLE JUNCTION, 4442
GREENWOOD, 4255
GUILFORD, 4443
HALLOWELL, 4347
HAMPDEN, 4444
HANCOCK, 4640
HANOVER, 4237
HARBORSIDE, 4642
HARMONY, 4942
HARPSWELL, 4079
HARRINGTON, 4643
HARRISON, 4040
HARTLAND, 4943
HEBRON, 4238
HINCKLEY, 4944
HIRAM, 4041
HOLDEN, 4429
HOLLIS CENTER, 4042
HOPE, 4847
HOULTON, 4730
HOWLAND, 4448
HUDSON, 4449
HULLS COVE, 4644
ISLAND FALLS, 4747
ISLE AU HAUT, 4645
ISLE OF SPRINGS, 4549
ISLESBORO, 4848
ISLESFORD, 4646
JACKMAN, 4945
JAY, 4239
JEFFERSON, 4348
JONESBORO, 4648
JONESPORT, 4649
KENDUSKEAG, 4450
KENNEBUNK, 4043
KENNEBUNKPORT, 4046
KENTS HILL, 4349
KINGFIELD, 4947
KINGMAN, 4451
KITTERY, 3904
KITTERY POINT, 3905
LAGRANGE, 4453
LAMBERT LAKE, 4454
LEBANON, 4027
LEE, 4455
LEEDS, 4263
LEVANT, 4456
LEWISTON, 4240
LIBERTY, 4949
LIMERICK, 4048
LIMESTONE, 4750
LIMINGTON, 4049
LINCOLN, 4457
LINCOLNVILLE, 4849
LINCOLNVILLE CENTER, 4850
LISBON, 4250
LISBON FALLS, 4252
LITCHFIELD, 4350
LITTLE DEER ISLE, 4650
LIVERMORE, 4253
LIVERMORE FALLS, 4254
LONG ISLAND, 4050
LOVELL, 4051
LUBEC, 4652
MACHIAS, 4654
MACHIASPORT, 4655
MADAWASKA, 4756
MADISON, 4950
MANCHESTER, 4351
MANSET, 4656
MAPLETON, 4757
MARS HILL, 4758
MASARDIS, 4759
MATINICUS, 4851
MATTAWAMKEAG, 4459
MECHANIC FALLS, 4256
MEDDYBEMPS, 4657
MEDWAY, 4460
MEREPOINT, 4053