Tractor Trailer Driver

By: Kevon Boyd

Education/Training

• High school diploma• CDLA Licenses

Qualifications, skills, talents

• Hand-eye coordination• Hearing ability• Physical health• Visual ability• Clean driving record

SalaryYear Salary Amount Percent Proportion Amount of 3% increase Beginning Salary for next year

0370,000 1112.31 38189.1

1381893.1 11456.79 393349.89

2393349.89 11800.50 405150.39

3405150.39 12154.51 417304.9

4417304.9 12519.15 429824.05

5429824.05 12894.72 442718.77

6442718.77 13281.56 456000.33

7456000.33 13680.01 469680.34

8469680.01 14090.41 483770.75

9483770.75 14513.12 498283.87

10498,283.87

Duties of career

• Load-unload cargo• Drive-long distances• Report to dispatcher• Keep truck clean• Inspect truck before and after trips

Brief description

What they wear• hat• Jump suit Where they work• Log companies, etc. Tools • Wrenches, screwdrivers, nuts, bolts, etc.

Sources used

• Occupational outlook handbook.29,March 2012 Bureau of Labor Statistics 14,february 2013 www.bls.gov/ooh/

• Tractor Trailer/Semi-truck quick facts. Law of Offices of Stuart Kritzer.14 February 2013. http://www.kritzer.com/tractoraccidents.php.

Interesting facts

• 5,200 trucks are involved in accidents• U.S. trucks travel 433 billion miles• 80,000 pounds is the truck’s weight• 12-gears• 15-gallon of oil