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Career Guidance Skills working with machinery and specialised equipment S8.2 - driving vehicles S8.2.1 - driving heavy vehicles Manoeuvre heavy trucks
Description
Drive, manoeuvre and park tractors, trailers and lorries on roads, around tight corners, and in parking spaces.
Occupations requiring this skill
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Skill demand overview
- Essential in 7 occupations
- Optional in 4 occupations
- Total: 11 occupations
- Most common in: ISCO major group 8 (Plant and machine operators, and assemblers)
Essential for
- Land-based machinery technicianLand-based machinery technicians maintain, overhaul and repair agricultural equipment and machinery. Other titles The following job titles also refer to land-based machinery t…
- Refuse vehicle driverRefuse vehicle drivers drive the large vehicles used for refuse collection. They drive the vehicles from the homes and facilities where the refuse is collected by the refuse collec…
- Rail intermodal equipment operatorRail intermodal equipment operators assist in the loading of trailers and containers on and off railcars and chassis. They manoeuvre tractor-trailer combinations around tight corne…
- Moving truck driverMoving truck drivers operate lorries or trucks intended for relocating and transporting goods, belongings, machinery, and others. They assist in placing goods in the truck for effi…
- StevedoreStevedores sort, handle, load and unload freight into over-the-road equipment in accordance with oral and written instructions, as well as state regulations. They move freight…
- Dangerous goods driverDangerous goods drivers transport fuel and bulk liquid, hazardous products and chemicals by road. Excludes people working in an intermediate bulk container. Other titles The follow…
- Forestry machinery technicianForestry machinery technicians maintain and transport forestry machinery. As part of the maintenance of forestry machinery, they make use of specialised software and data reco…
Optional for
- Occupational driving instructorOccupational driving instructors teach occupational drivers how to operate their vehicles according to driving regulations. They teach their students theory and techniques on how t…
- Cargo vehicle driverCargo vehicle drivers operate vehicles such as trucks and vans. They may also take care of the loading and unloading of cargo. Other titles The following job titles also…
- Road construction workerRoad construction workers perform road construction on earthworks, substructure works and the pavement section of the road. They cover the compacted soil with one or more layers. R…
- Driving instructorDriving instructors teach people the theory and practice on how to operate a vehicle safely and according to regulations. They assist students in developing the skills needed to dr…
Related skills
- Operate GPS systems
- Mechanical components of vehicles
- Perform defensive driving
- Read maps
- Interpret traffic signals
- Road traffic laws
- Drive in urban areas
- Use different communication channels
- Control the performance of the vehicle
- Vehicle cargo capacity
- Health and safety measures in transportation
- Apply techniques for stacking goods into containers
Last updated on February 18, 2026
