Truck Driver

Career Overview

Truck drivers in the forest industry may operate tractor-trailer combination or dump trucks to haul wood products: chips, logs and other forest products to and from facilities. Drivers are required to have a commercial driver’s licenses and must maintain a clean driving record. They may work directly for forest products companies or they may be self-employed. There are also truckers who work on special-purpose trucks, and there are shunters who move trailers to and from loading docks within trucking yards or lots.

Other job titles include: CDL driver (commercial driver's license driver), driver, line haul driver, log truck driver, over the road driver (OTR driver), production truck driver, road driver, semi-truck driver, tractor-trailer driver