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A driver pilots a specially built tractor-trailer that is transporting a massive Engelmann spruce that will serve as the official US Capitol Christmas Tree in Washington, DC.

customers (store managers, consumers, etc.) than long-haul drivers do, and usually make more stops, too. Local drivers are also known as pickup drivers and delivery drivers . Driver/sales workers are specialized local drivers who have a regular delivery route, but also recommend products to businesses to try to attract new customers. Specialized truck drivers transport oversized, specialized, or even dangerous loads via local or long-distance routes, and need special training (and sometimes permits) to do their work. Examples include those who transport automobiles in large auto carriers and hazardous materials (such as nuclear waste and toxic chemicals); transport overweight or oversize loads; or those who drive double and triple trailers. Owner-operators, who are also known as independent drivers, buy or lease trucks and go into business for themselves. In addition to working on a contractual basis (i.e., they are hired for a specific job, and when that’s over, they’ll need to find additional assignments),

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What Do Truck and Transportation Drivers Do?