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Overview
The work covers driving cargo vehicles, supervising loading and unloading, checking cargo capacity, following road rules and adjusting routes when traffic or delivery conditions change.
In job descriptions, look for vans or heavy goods vehicles, cargo types, route planning, GPS, loading responsibility, vehicle checks, communication devices, traffic laws and safe manoeuvring.
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Search jobsWhat the work can involve
Cargo vehicle driving combines road driving with responsibility for the goods in the vehicle. The role may include route choices, loading checks, unloading handover, vehicle performance checks and communication with dispatch or customers.
Skills and specializations
Useful depth includes traffic rules, road transport requirements, cargo capacity, vehicle mechanics, GPS use and reading maps. Some roles focus on vans and parcel delivery, while others involve heavy trucks, larger loads or more complex loading areas.
Salary context
Pay context depends on vehicle size, route length, shift pattern, loading responsibility, delivery deadlines and whether the driver handles heavy trucks or simpler local distribution.
Career paths
Progression can move from local routes to heavy goods vehicles, route coordination, driver training, fleet support, warehouse-distribution coordination or roles that combine driving with customer handover responsibility.
Good to know
Check whether a vacancy names the vehicle type, cargo, loading duties, route area, navigation tools and communication routines. A clear advert separates pure driving from warehouse work or courier customer service.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context, not official labour-market statistics or role-specific pay data.
Where might this occupation occur?
This occupation may occur in several kinds of economic activity. Here are some examples and other occupations that may be found in the same areas.
Freight transport by road
This is one example. Other occupations in this activity include dangerous goods driver, tow truck driver and live animal transporter.
Explore this activityThese examples offer an overview but do not show every economic activity where the occupation may occur.
About this information
The selection is based on how occupations are connected to economic activities in ESCO and NACE. Only a few examples are shown to make the information easier to use. The occupations were selected because they are close in occupation area and important skills. The examples are not a ranking. They do not show where most people work, where demand is highest, or which occupation is best suited to a particular person.
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O*NET relationships
See occupations connected to this ESCO occupation in the official O*NET–ESCO mapping. The relationship type comes from the source and is not a ranking or recommendation.
O*NET relationships: 5
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
53-3032.00
O*NET occupation is broader
The O*NET occupation covers a broader field of work than this ESCO occupation.
Open in O*NETTaxi Drivers
53-3054.00
Close relationship
The occupations are closely related, but the official mapping does not treat them as exact equivalents.
Open in O*NETLight Truck Drivers
53-3033.00
O*NET occupation is broader
The O*NET occupation covers a broader field of work than this ESCO occupation.
Open in O*NETIndustrial Truck and Tractor Operators
53-7051.00
Close relationship
The occupations are closely related, but the official mapping does not treat them as exact equivalents.
Open in O*NETDriver/Sales Workers
53-3031.00
Close relationship
The occupations are closely related, but the official mapping does not treat them as exact equivalents.
Open in O*NETSource and method
These relationships come from the official European Commission O*NET–ESCO crosswalk.
Relationship direction: O*NET occupation to ESCO occupation.
Several O*NET occupations can point to the same ESCO occupation, and one O*NET occupation can point to several ESCO occupations.
AltoTrail preserves the source relationship type. The order is technical and does not show which occupation is best, most relevant or recommended.
AltoTrail validates and presents the source relationships without adding ranking or recommendation semantics.
NACE Rev. 2.1
Economic activities linked to this occupation.
52.24Cargo handling49.41Freight transport by road
Alternative labels
Occupation group
Heavy truck and lorry drivers (8332)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/45037d43-a8f5-4f46-b332-b2935bc305f4 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 8332.2 |
| ISCO group | 8332 |
| Concept type | Occupation |