• Follow appropriate safety procedures for transporting goods.


• Check vehicles to ensure that mechanical, safety, and emergency equipment is in good working order.


• Maintain logs of working hours or of vehicle service or repair status, following applicable state and federal regulations.


• Obtain receipts or signatures for delivered goods and collect payment for services when required.


• Maneuver trucks into loading or unloading positions, following signals from loading crew and checking that vehicle and loading equipment are properly positioned.


• Drive trucks with capacities greater than 3 tons, including tractor-trailer combinations, to transport and deliver products and materials.


• Secure cargo for transport, using ropes, blocks, chain, binders, or covers.


• Read bills of lading to determine assignment details.


• Report vehicle defects, accidents, traffic violations, or damage to the vehicles through the proper channels.


• Read and interpret maps to determine vehicle routes.


• Couple or uncouple trailers by changing trailer jack positions, connecting, or disconnecting air or electrical lines, or manipulating fifth-wheel locks.


• Collect delivery instructions from appropriate sources, verifying instructions and routes.


• Check conditions of trailers after contents have been unloaded to ensure that there has been no damage.


• Crank trailer landing gear up or down to safely secure vehicles.


• Perform basic vehicle maintenance tasks, such as adding oil, fuel, or radiator fluid or performing minor repairs.


• Remove debris from loaded trailers.


• 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.


• Inspect loads to ensure that cargo is secure.


• Check all load-related documentation for completeness and accuracy.


• Drive trucks to weigh stations before and after loading and along routes in compliance with state regulations.


• 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.


• Load or unload trucks or help others with loading or unloading, using special loading-related equipment or other equipment as necessary.