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Posted: January 1, 2012 (5128 days ago)

Added to FreshGovJobs: December 5, 2025 (40 days ago)

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Motor Truck Driver

Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Mass. Dept of Transportation

Stale

Location

Massachusetts, 02114

Salary

Not specified

Closes

Not specified

Job Description

Summary

This job involves driving trucks and smaller vehicles to transport people, materials, and equipment for a state transportation department, including loading/unloading cargo and handling dump trucks for loose materials like sand or rock.

It also requires basic vehicle maintenance, record-keeping, and related tasks like delivering mail or supplies.

A good fit would be someone reliable with a clean driving record, experience in transportation or logistics, and comfortable with hands-on work in a government setting.

Key Requirements

  • At least 1 year of experience in related work, such as driving or transportation
  • Valid driver's license for operating motor trucks and light vehicles
  • Ability to transport passengers, patients, clients, inmates, materials, and equipment safely
  • Skills in driving dump trucks, securing loads, and dumping loose materials
  • Perform minor preventative maintenance, including checking tire pressure, battery, oil, gas, and water levels
  • Maintain records and prepare reports on vehicle use, mileage, destinations, and accidents
  • Load and unload materials, furniture, equipment, and supplies

Full Job Description

Incumbents of positions in this series operate motor trucks to transport passengers, materials and equipment; drive motor trucks with dump bodies; operate light motor vehicles such as station wagons, panel trucks and automobiles; perform minor preventative maintenance to vehicles; maintain records and prepare reports on such matters as vehicle use and mileage; load and unload materials, equipment and supplies; and perform related work as required.


The basic purpose of this work is to operate various motor trucks to transport persons, materials and/or equipment in connection with assigned agency activities.

Requirements

Operates motor truck to pick up, transport and deliver passengers, patients, clients, inmates, materials and equipment to designated locations.

Drives motor truck with dump body to transport and dump loose materials such as sand, crushed rock, etc.

including securing load for transit.Operates light motor vehicle such as station wagon, panel truck and automobile to transport passengers, patients, clients, inmates or materials to designated locations.Performs minor preventative maintenance to motor vehicles such as checking tire pressure and battery, oil, gas and water levels and corrects minor deficiencies.Maintains records and prepares reports on such matters as vehicle use, mileage, destinations, accidents, etc.Loads and unloads materials, furniture, equipment and supplies.Performs related duties such as contacting appropriate individual for motor vehicle maintenance and/or repair; picking up and delivering mail; and distributing supplies and equipment.

Qualifications

1 year of experience required in related work.

Additional Information


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Posted on NEOGOV: 1/1/2012 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 12/5/2025

Source: NEOGOV | ID: neogov-massachusetts-502048