Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers

Most exposed tasks

No task is classified fully automatable in this release. The highest-exposure task relative to this role is shown in the free snapshot above; the assistive work is detailed next.

Augmentable tasks

Work where AI assists rather than replaces — the productivity frontier of this role.

• Maintain logs of working hours or of vehicle service or repair status, following applicable state and federal regulations.55
• Operate equipment, such as truck cab computers, CB radios, phones, or global positioning systems (GPS) equipment to exchange necessary information with bases, supervisors, or other drivers.50
• Plan or adjust routes based on changing conditions, using computer equipment, global positioning systems (GPS) equipment, or other navigation devices, to minimize fuel consumption and carbon emissions.50

Most durable tasks

Lowest exposure — typically judgment, relationships, physical presence, or accountability. This is the human moat.

• Perform basic vehicle maintenance tasks, such as adding oil, fuel, or radiator fluid, performing minor repairs, or washing trucks.8
• Perform emergency roadside repairs, such as changing tires or installing light bulbs, tire chains, or spark plugs.8
• Crank trailer landing gear up or down to safely secure vehicles.10

Task exposure values and classifications are published, versioned estimates audited against the anchored rubric. This page reads them from the data release rather than generating them at request time. Bars show exposure contribution relative to this role’s task mix.

What this means

A score of 28 puts Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in the second quartile of analyzed occupations. In practice, exposure this level is about the mix: 0 of 20 analyzed tasks lean automatable, 8 augmentable, and 12 durable. The useful question isn’t “will AI take this job” — it’s which tasks go first, which get faster, and where to reposition time. That’s what the personalized report maps against your actual week.

Lower-exposure adjacent roles

Shown only when the target is at least 10 points lower under the same score version and skill overlap is at least 50%. These are adjacent roles with lower task exposure — not guaranteed “safe careers”.

Labor-market context

• $58,640median wage
• 2,062,040employed
• 237,600annual openings
• +4.0%projected growth

Context only — labor statistics are not inputs to the exposure score. See methodology.

Related roles

Adjacent by skills or family — no exposure claim implied.

• Light Truck Drivers 30
• Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders 20
• Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining 12
• Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 19
• Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors 24
• Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers 17

How this score was calculated

FAQ — Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers

Will AI replace Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers?

This score cannot predict whether this occupation or any individual job will be replaced. It shows which tasks current and near-term AI can perform or accelerate, which tasks remain more durable, and where a worker can adapt. Employer decisions, demand, regulation, and how the role changes are outside the score.

What does a score of 28 mean for a Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers?

It means that, weighted across the 20 tasks we analyzed for this role, the task mix sits at 28 on a 0–100 exposure scale — in the second quartile of analyzed occupations. It measures task exposure to current and near-term AI capabilities, not the probability of losing a job.

Which tasks in this role are most exposed to AI?

This role has no strongly automatable task in the current data release.

Which parts of this job are most durable?

The most durable responsibilities are: Perform basic vehicle maintenance tasks, such as adding oil, fuel, or radiator fluid, performing minor repairs, or washing trucks; Perform emergency roadside repairs, such as changing tires or installing light bulbs, tire chains, or spark plugs; Crank trailer landing gear up or down to safely secure vehicles. Durable tasks typically depend on judgment, relationships, physical presence, or accountability.

Is this score personalized to me?

No — this page shows the occupation-level baseline. Two people with the same title often do different work. The $9 personalized report recalculates the score from the tasks you actually do and builds a concrete 7/30/90-day plan around them.