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Automation Squad

Role

AI for Truck Drivers

Robert MacKelfresh

By Robert MacKelfresh

Founder, Automation Squad

Drive a tractor-trailer combination or a truck with a capacity of at least 26,001 pounds Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW). May be required to unload truck. Requires commercial drivers' license. Includes tow truck drivers.

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers · O*NET 53-3032.00 · Job Zone 2 · sourced from the U.S. Department of Labor occupation database

Automation coverage

9 of 20tools on this list have an AI solution available today

Counted by matching the tools this occupation is documented as using against a corpus of 226,452 AI products, MCP servers, skills and connectors. Where a tool has no match, we say so rather than inventing one.

AI you can use for this job

19 matched to the tools heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers use. Showing 19.

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    Microsoft Outlook

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    Make (make.com)

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  • Microsoft Excel

    MCP server

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    Microsoft Excel

  • Microsoft Word

    MCP server
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    MCP server

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  • Excel

    Skill
  • Excel

    MCP server
  • Fiddle

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    Inventory software for fast growing businesses.

    Fiddle

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    MCP server
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    SAP S/4HANA

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  • Youtube

    MCP server

The tools this job actually uses

20 documented for this occupation. Showing 20, hot technologies first. A filled dot means an AI solution exists for it.

  • Microsoft Excelhot
  • Microsoft Office softwarehot
  • Microsoft Outlookhot
  • Microsoft Windowshot
  • Microsoft Wordhot
  • SAP softwarehot
  • 3M Post-it App
  • ADP ezLaborManager
  • ALK Technologies PC*Miler
  • Computerized inventory tracking software
  • ddlsoftware.com drivers daily log program DDL
  • Eko
  • Evernote
  • Fog Line Software Truckn Pro
  • Inventory tracking software
  • MarcoSoft Quo Vadis
  • Omnitracs Performance Monitoring
  • PeopleNet
  • TruckersHelper
  • YouTube

What this job involves

29 documented tasks, most important first. Showing 24.

  1. Secure cargo for transport, using ropes, blocks, chain, binders, or covers.
  2. Follow appropriate safety procedures for transporting dangerous goods.
  3. Check all load-related documentation for completeness and accuracy.
  4. Inspect loads to ensure that cargo is secure.
  5. Check vehicles to ensure that mechanical, safety, and emergency equipment is in good working order.
  6. Crank trailer landing gear up or down to safely secure vehicles.
  7. Obtain receipts or signatures for delivered goods and collect payment for services when required.
  8. Maintain logs of working hours or of vehicle service or repair status, following applicable state and federal regulations.
  9. Read bills of lading to determine assignment details.
  10. Report vehicle defects, accidents, traffic violations, or damage to the vehicles.
  11. Perform basic vehicle maintenance tasks, such as adding oil, fuel, or radiator fluid, performing minor repairs, or washing trucks.
  12. Couple or uncouple trailers by changing trailer jack positions, connecting or disconnecting air or electrical lines, or manipulating fifth-wheel locks.
  13. Maneuver trucks into loading or unloading positions, following signals from loading crew and checking that vehicle and loading equipment are properly positioned.
  14. Collect delivery instructions from appropriate sources, verifying instructions and routes.
  15. Drive trucks with capacities greater than 13 tons, including tractor-trailer combinations, to transport and deliver products, livestock, or other materials.
  16. Read and interpret maps to determine vehicle routes.
  17. Check conditions of trailers after contents have been unloaded to ensure that there has been no damage.
  18. 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.
  19. Drive trucks to weigh stations before and after loading and along routes in compliance with state regulations.
  20. Inventory and inspect goods to be moved to determine quantities and conditions.
  21. Load or unload trucks or help others with loading or unloading, using special loading-related equipment or other equipment as necessary.
  22. 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.
  23. Follow special cargo-related procedures, such as checking refrigeration systems for frozen foods or providing food or water for livestock.
  24. Install or remove special equipment, such as tire chains, grader blades, plow blades, or sanders.