"Tractor-Trailer Truck Driver"

Job Description - Part 4 - Abilities Needed

Part 1
Duties / Tasks Part 2
Activities Part 3
Skills Part 4
Abilities Part 5
Knowledge

Abilities Needed for: "Tractor-Trailer Truck Driver"

1) Far Vision -- The ability to see details at a distance.

2) Reaction Time -- The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears.


3) Response Orientation -- The ability to choose quickly between two or more movements in response to two or more different signals (lights, sounds, pictures). It includes the speed with which the correct response is started with the hand, foot, or other body part.


4) Static Strength -- The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects.


5) Near Vision -- The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).

6) Spatial Orientation -- The ability to know your location in relation to the environment or to know where other objects are in relation to you.


7) Multilimb Coordination -- The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion.


8) Depth Perception -- The ability to judge which of several objects is closer or farther away from you, or to judge the distance between you and an object.


9) Manual Dexterity -- The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.

10) Rate Control -- The ability to time your movements or the movement of a piece of equipment in anticipation of changes in the speed and/or direction of a moving object or scene.


11) Control Precision -- The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.

12) Trunk Strength -- The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without 'giving out' or fatiguing.


13) Visualization -- The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.

14) Information Ordering -- The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).


15) Peripheral Vision -- The ability to see objects or movement of objects to one's side when the eyes are looking ahead.


16) Extent Flexibility -- The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs.


17) Oral Expression -- The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.


18) Night Vision -- The ability to see under low light conditions.


19) Hearing Sensitivity -- The ability to detect or tell the differences between sounds that vary in pitch and loudness.


20) Time Sharing -- The ability to shift back and forth between two or more activities or sources of information (such as speech, sounds, touch, or other sources).


21) Stamina -- The ability to exert yourself physically over long periods of time without getting winded or out of breath.

Job Description for "Tractor-Trailer Truck Driver" continued here...

Part 1
Duties / Tasks Part 2
Activities Part 3
Skills Part 4
Abilities Part 5
Knowledge

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