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Also called armored truck driver, auto carrier driver, auto crane driver and auto haulaway driver.
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Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Driver
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck driver transporting and delivering products and materials, checking loads for security, inspecting vehicles for safety, and maintaining logs of working hours and vehicle service
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Checked load documents for accuracy, leading to fewer delays in loading and delivery
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Inspected vehicles for safety equipment, maintaining high standards for operational readiness.
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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.
What it pays
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
| 25th percentile | $47,960 |
|---|---|
| Median | $58,640 |
| 75th percentile | $69,120 |
| State | 25th percentile | Median | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| AK | $60,500 | $70,100 | $78,060 |
| AL | $44,640 | $52,120 | $64,870 |
| AR | $44,650 | $51,550 | $69,700 |
| AZ | $47,550 | $58,080 | $65,580 |
| CA | $48,740 | $60,230 | $72,330 |
| CO | $53,490 | $61,500 | $70,220 |
| CT | $51,590 | $60,490 | $69,970 |
| DC | $58,850 | $64,170 | $74,440 |
| DE | $53,570 | $57,590 | $58,900 |
| FL | $45,500 | $50,640 | $62,380 |
| GA | $45,700 | $57,050 | $68,780 |
| HI | $52,520 | $59,820 | $64,910 |
| IA | $48,350 | $58,070 | $64,190 |
| ID | $48,150 | $58,770 | $64,260 |
| IL | $48,550 | $60,320 | $75,600 |
| IN | $49,390 | $60,290 | $72,260 |
| KS | $48,430 | $58,920 | $71,080 |
| KY | $47,810 | $56,340 | $70,020 |
| LA | $44,330 | $49,320 | $58,780 |
| MA | $56,320 | $63,030 | $72,150 |
| MD | $49,640 | $59,360 | $69,270 |
| ME | $48,020 | $57,050 | $62,210 |
| MI | $47,600 | $57,180 | $62,060 |
| MN | $50,730 | $61,990 | $73,700 |
| MO | $46,140 | $54,550 | $63,400 |
| MS | $43,520 | $51,820 | $63,630 |
| MT | $50,620 | $58,870 | $63,660 |
| NC | $46,320 | $51,530 | $62,640 |
| ND | $52,310 | $60,910 | $67,110 |
| NE | $47,020 | $58,390 | $75,830 |
| NH | $52,380 | $60,280 | $65,140 |
| NJ | $57,400 | $63,570 | $76,450 |
| NM | $46,370 | $50,500 | $60,320 |
| NV | $52,420 | $62,290 | $75,890 |
| NY | $55,550 | $62,050 | $74,040 |
| OH | $49,260 | $59,800 | $71,260 |
| OK | $45,710 | $54,410 | $70,950 |
| OR | $54,870 | $61,980 | $72,870 |
| PA | $49,570 | $58,580 | $65,830 |
| PR | $23,120 | $25,510 | $28,260 |
| RI | $50,330 | $60,190 | $64,250 |
| SC | $46,290 | $51,130 | $62,660 |
| SD | $48,370 | $58,690 | $64,480 |
| TN | $47,740 | $58,620 | $73,420 |
| TX | $46,680 | $56,290 | $64,820 |
| UT | $50,340 | $60,620 | $68,460 |
| VA | $46,880 | $56,860 | $63,200 |
| VT | $52,120 | $60,830 | $64,900 |
| WA | $59,450 | $64,760 | $75,530 |
| WI | $49,400 | $58,610 | $63,870 |
| WV | $43,330 | $49,480 | $58,720 |
| WY | $50,450 | $60,310 | $73,000 |
Other names
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This page is about the occupation Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. Rung is an independent service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by either agency. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.