How much does an Stork (truck driver) earn
A Stork (truck driver) earns between $1.513 and $3.242 per month, with an average monthly salary of $1.971 and a median salary of $1.953 according to an Averwage.com salary survey along with to data of professionals hired and fired by companies in the labor market.
Our research is based on the salaries of 887.411 professionals hired and dismissed by the period from 06/2021 to 05/2022 (last year).
Monthly Salary | Annual Salary | Salary Per Week | Hourly Salary | |
Average wage | 1.971 | 23.648 | 493 | 9 |
1º Quartile | 1.513 | 18.154 | 378 | 7 |
Median Salary | 1.953 | 23.433 | 488 | 9 |
3º Quartile | 2.472 | 29.670 | 618 | 11 |
Higher Salary | 3.242 | 38.904 | 810 | 15 |
Professional job categories
- Workers in the production of industrial goods and services
- cross function workers
- vehicle drivers and operators of lifting and cargo handling equipment
- general cargo vehicle drivers
Related Positions:
Main workplaces
General Cargo Vehicle Drivers the professionals of this family work, as service providers, in companies whose economic activities belong to the fields of land transport, agriculture, livestock and extraction of non-ferrous minerals, as self-employed or with a formal contract. They work in vehicles, individually and in pairs, during irregular and alternating hours. In the performance of their duties, they may remain in uncomfortable positions for long periods, with some of the activities performed with exposure to toxic materials, as they can be performed in tunnels, mining and coal mines.
What does it take to work in the field of General Cargo Vehicle Drivers
These occupations are performed by workers with elementary education and require basic qualification courses. The full exercise of the professional activity takes place after a period of one to two years of experience for the performance, permanent supervision is required, except for self-employed truck drivers.
Functions and activities of Stork (truck driver)
General Cargo Vehicle Drivers must:
Activities
- identify surface irregularities;
- distribute the weight in equal parts;
- render services to the dealership;
- activate the gyroflex in dangerous situations;
- master the basics of economical driving;
- load vehicle with established weight limit;
- check goods;
- check cargo quantity;
- avoid the range of forklifts;
- demonstrate physical endurance;
- transport vehicles and heavy machinery on a plank vehicle;
- operate forklift with multiple functions;
- observe suspended load positioning;
- positioning steel cables in equilibrium degree;
- propose operational changes;
- master how the machine works;
- master the basics of mechanics;
- connect air hose to towed vehicle brake;
- inspect mechanical part;
- master mechanical basics;
- inspect required tools;
- towing vehicles from the middle of the bed and above the carriageway;
- check the position of the animals in the cage;
- activate the support of the military road police;
- manage finances;
- transport excess cargo in a specific vehicle;
- operate heavy winch (jib and telescopic turret);
- identify strange vehicle noises;
- demonstrate a sense of responsibility;
- towing overturned articulated vehicles;
- transport packaged products in a box truck, conventional body and sider;
- send detour message to switchboard;
- move dangerous goods;
- count animal heads;
- verify emergency form for handling dangerous goods (mop) together to the invoice;
- operate heavy winch, with munk;
- signal accident site;
- transport sized cargo in special vehicles;
- transport extra heavy load, in bi-articulated truck;
- propose itineraries;
- transport grain in bulk trucks;
- perform corrective maintenance;
- demonstrate quick reflexes;
- examine cargo stowage;
- transport liquids in a tank truck;
- take special care with live cargo transported;
- keep up to date on traffic legislation;
- participate in training;
- get accurate information about the accident site;
- pruning tree branches over the carriageway (stork);
- to winch vehicles with broken front pivot;
- dress properly;
- define period for unloading the goods;
- provide quality services;
- clear public roads and highways;
- define proper times for loading and unloading;
- towing vehicle with broken gimbal;
- transport container on container ship;
- demonstrate determination;
- position yourself properly for removal operation;
- towing trucks with locked brakes;
- transport concrete in concrete mixer truck;
- plan itinerary;
- identify damages in the goods;
- operate light winch - hydraulic platform;
- respect the limits of your physical strength;
- be aware of the machine's limits;
- control concrete unloading;
- use gloves, boots, flashlights and reflective vests;
- charge, from shipper or customer, proper place for loading and unloading;
- identify transportation codes classified by the united nations (un) organization ;
- inspect electrical parts;
- identify types of products to be loaded (fuel);
- operate fire fighting equipment;
- position vehicle for loading and unloading;
- to wink vehicle using munk;
- set removal price;
- perform minor vehicle repairs;
- define stay (time granted for loading and unloading);
- check cargo weight and volume;
- remove crashed car;
- towing empty trucks and broken buses;
- set costs of the stopped vehicle;
- verify animal vaccination certificates;
- untilting refrigerated truck;
- tow trucks and buses;
- arrange cargo according to weight;
- report arrival at the switchboard;
- communicate by radio;
- handle cargo safely;
- note information in the logbook;
- control balloon beat speed;
- untilting vehicles with flammable cargo;
- transport liquids in tanker truck;
- operate hydraulic ramp (stork);
- control concrete unloading time;
- check for cargo leaks;
- demonstrate determination;
- lift loads;
- turn on the water valve and compression lever at the same time;
- orient oneself in relation to geographic and topographical features of the destination;
- check steel cables;
- operate vehicle with platform and chainsaw;
- position the truck at the animal dock;
- activate the hydraulic system of the stork, with safety pins;
- check cargo with invoice;
- distribute load weight between axles;
- inspect the bodywork;
- set load balance point;
- check goods and accessories available inside the accident car;
- follow traffic laws;
- check base charging point (fuel);
- position cargo according to delivery order;
- collect goods;
- deliver goods;
- mount vehicle damage report;
- inspect water and oil;
- perform preventive maintenance;
- handle the mixer's compression lever;
- operate medium-hydraulic platform winch;
- inform yourself about geographic and topographical features of the destination;
- untilting truck and bus;
- activate water valve and compression lever at the same time;
- communicate the output to the switchboard;
- isolate discharge area, with cones;
- remove truck from the rear;
- master the basics of first aid;
- stopping the winch on the ground;
- control balloon beat speed;
- transport cooled cargo in an isothermal trunk;
- calculate freight price ton / km;
- search itineraries;
- lifting rugged vehicles from rivers and banks;
- set up claims report;
- check the vehicle's maximum load limit;
- scaling load weight;
- preserve cargo integrity;
- check seal;
- tie cargo;
- contact insurance;
- preserve accident site;
- select vehicle by type of load;
- operate water truck;
- handle loads by forklift;
- removing heavy vehicles in boom system;
- clear the lane with a water truck;
- communicate the arrival and departure of the customer to the central;
- inspect tires;
- untilting concrete mixer truck and chives;
- measure load height;
- transport perishable food in refrigerated trucks;
- activate the company for transshipment of dangerous goods;
- towing vehicles shelved by accident;
- operate boom and drag pump truck;
- transport live loads in cage;
- transport vehicle on trailer with hydraulic ramp;
- select vehicle by type of cargo;
- demonstrate consistency;
- centralize loads;
- define the period for loading the goods;
- canvas cargo;
- set dwell time in vehicle direction;
- manage vehicle range;
- identify vehicle height, length and width;
- set supply points;
- negotiate debts;
- check flammable discharge point;
- communicate arrival at the switchboard;
- transport mineral products in bucket;
- inspect winch equipment;
- check manifest;
- check itinerary;
- communicate the output to the control panel;
- removing medium vehicles on platform;
- trigger dangerous cargo transhipment company;
- remove passenger vehicles on hang gliders and platform;
- set vehicle wear values;
- remove user from risk location;
- communicate via satellite (gps system);
- disconnect the vehicle's battery;
- lock container locks;
- develop live load handling;
- estimate transport costs, according to the type of cargo;
- estimate freight costs on unpaved roads;
- operate bottom load system;
Sectors that hire Stork (truck driver) the most in the job market
- road transport of cargo, except dangerous goods and removals, intercity, interstate and international
- road cargo transport
- road transport of dangerous goods
- building highways and railways
- general building material retail trade
- earthworks
- manufacture of raw sugar
- building construction
- non-hazardous waste collection
- sugar cane cultivation