Transport Occupations - Porter, Truck Driver, Gandy Dancer, Conductor, Pizza Delivery, Bicycle Messenger, Third Mate, Courier, Boatswain (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 84. Chapters: Porter, Truck driver, Gandy dancer, Conductor, Pizza delivery, Bicycle messenger, Third mate, Courier, Boatswain, Chief mate, Second mate, Quartermaster, Aircraft Maintenance Technician, Mail carrier, Dispatcher, Loadmaster, Dabbawala, Franklin G. Reick, Ordinary seaman, Railroad engineer, Able seaman, Chauffeur, Bullocky, Maritime pilot, National Aviation Academy, Baggage handler, Milkman, Intercity bus driver, Purser, Brakeman, International Transport Workers' Federation, Train dispatcher, Chief engineer, Steward's assistant, Norwegian Seafarers' Union, Fireman, Coachman, Sailmaker, Freight conductor, Third assistant engineer, Neall Ellis, Chief steward, First assistant engineer, Chief Mechanical Engineer, Second assistant engineer, Chief cook, Pusher, Professional Transportation Planner, Teamster, Wheeltapper, Traquero, Station master, List of railway industry occupations, Casual courier, Secondman, Car attendant, Owner-operator, Hostler, Swamper, Anabasii, Corporate Contract Pilot, Drayman, Chief fireman, Line technician, Cruise director, Road foreman of engines, Station agent, Signalman, Karl Ingold, Faroese Pilot Association, Gate agent, Coal trimmer. Excerpt: A truck driver (commonly referred to as a trucker or driver in the United States and Canada; a truckie in Australia and New Zealand; a lorry driver or driver in Ireland and the United Kingdom), is a person who earns a living as the driver of a truck, usually a semi truck, box truck, or dump truck. Truck drivers provide an essential service to industrialized societies by transporting finished goods and raw materials over land, typically to and from manufacturing plants, retail and distribution centers. Truck drivers are also responsible for inspecting their vehicles for mechanical items or issues relating to safe operation. Others, such as Driver/Sales wo...