HomeMy WebLinkAbout8.865 HEAVY TRUCK DRIVER 19690719DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL SERVICES
COUNTY OF KAUAI
HEAVY TRUCK DRIVER 8.865
Duties Summarv:
Operates and maintains a truck and attachments with a
factory -rated capacity of 5 tons and over, or a tank truck
with a capacity of 1200 gallons and over as a regular,
primary assignment in transporting a variety of cargo; and
performs other related duties as required.
Distinguishing Characteristics:
This class differs from that of Truck Driver in that
the Heavy Truck Driver operates and maintains a truck and
attachments with a factory -rated capacity of 5 tons and
over or a tank truck with a capacity of 1200 gallons and
over; whereas, the Truck Driver operates and maintains a
truck and attachments with a factory -rated capacity of at
least 1 -1/2 but less than 5 tons or a tank truck of less
than 1200- gallon capacity.
Examples of Work:
Operates a truck representative of the class in
hauling sand, dirt, cement, gravel, asphalt, rocks, lumber,
rubbish, tools, equipment, and other materials; may haul
furniture, heavy appliances, and other fragile cargo; may
operate truck trailers, heavy concrete mixer trucks, or
driving units of heavy mobile cranes; transports personnel
to and from work sites; operates tank truck to carry and /or
spray water, oil, gasoline, poison, etc.; operates controls
and lift gates, hoisting drums and winches, generators, air
compressors, post hole differs, pumps, and other equipment
as may be towed by, attached to, or mounted on trucks;
keeps truck supplied with gasoline, oil, water, and air,
changes and repairs tires; makes minor emergency repairs as
necessary and reports major defects and malfunctions; loads
and unloads truck or may supervise others in performing
tasks related to the operation of the truck or attachments;
performs simple maintenance work or heavy manual labor as
required; may collect and replace bins at sites, and haul
filled containers to the transfer stations or landfill, and
empties containers; may operate construction or related
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equipment or lighter trucks as an incidental or relief
assignment; may keep records and prepare simple reports.
Minimum Qualification Requirements for the Class:
Training and Experience: A combination of experience
and training substantially equivalent to one (1) year of
work experience in the operation of a truck representative
of the next lower class.
License Requirement: Possession of a valid State of
Hawaii motor vehicle operator's license (Type 4), or
appropriate commercial driver's license with proper
endorsements, as applicable, and a current State of Hawaii
medical examiner's certificate.
Knowledge of: the uses, methods of operation and
capacities of trucks; general maintenance practices as they
relate to motorized equipment; laws, ordinances, rules and
regulations governing the operation of motor vehicles on
streets and highways; hazards and safety precautions
applicable to operation of a truck; local geography.
Ability to: operate a truck skillfully and safely;
understand and observe traffic laws and rules; make minor
emergency repairs to trucks; recognize mechanical and
operational defects in equipment; understand and follow
oral and written instructions; perform manual labor.
Health and Phvsical Condition:
Persons seeking appointment to positions in this class
must meet the health and physical condition standards
deemed necessary and proper for performance of the duties.
This is an amendment to the specification for the
class, HEAVY TRUCK DRIVER, which was approved on
February 20, 1981, and amended on August 2, 1989, and
is to be substituted for that specification.
APPROVED: �"��t7 399
(Date)
ALLAN I. TANIGAWA
Director of Personnel Services