# Tasks & work activities — moving truck driver

Source: O*NET 30.3, occupation 53-7051.00 (Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators).

## Task statements

- **[Core]** Inspect product load for accuracy and safely move it around the warehouse or facility to ensure timely and complete delivery.
- **[Core]** Manually or mechanically load or unload materials from pallets, skids, platforms, cars, lifting devices, or other transport vehicles.
- **[Core]** Move controls to drive gasoline- or electric-powered trucks, cars, or tractors and transport materials between loading, processing, and storage areas.
- **[Core]** Move levers or controls that operate lifting devices, such as forklifts, lift beams with swivel-hooks, hoists, or elevating platforms, to load, unload, transport, or stack material.
- **[Core]** Position lifting devices under, over, or around loaded pallets, skids, or boxes and secure material or products for transport to designated areas.
- **[Supplemental]** Perform routine maintenance on vehicles or auxiliary equipment, such as cleaning, lubricating, recharging batteries, fueling, or replacing liquefied-gas tank.
- **[Supplemental]** Weigh materials or products and record weight or other production data on tags or labels.
- **[Supplemental]** Operate or tend automatic stacking, loading, packaging, or cutting machines.
- **[Supplemental]** Turn valves and open chutes to dump, spray, or release materials from dump cars or storage bins into hoppers.

## Detailed work activities

- Clean vehicles or vehicle components.
- Inspect cargo areas for cleanliness or condition.
- Load shipments, belongings, or materials.
- Maintain vehicles in good working condition.
- Mark materials or objects for identification.
- Move materials, equipment, or supplies.
- Operate cranes, hoists, or other moving or lifting equipment.
- Operate packing or other material processing equipment.
- Operate vehicles or material-moving equipment.
- Position material handling equipment.
- Secure cargo.
- Weigh materials to ensure compliance with specifications.