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