Truck driver

A truck driver is a paid professional who drives an eighteen-wheeler for a living. In the United States, truck drivers usually requires a CDL license and must make periodic stops at weigh stations along their route to verify that the weight of their cargo is not greater or less than it was the previous weigh station. This is done to discourage criminal activity such as smuggling or human trafficking.

Examples

 * Eight Legged Freaks: In the 2002 film Eight Legged Freaks, a truck driver for the Vironanol Corporation was driving through Prosperity, Arizona. He swerved to avoid hitting a rabbit and a canister of toxic waste fell off the truck and landed in a nearby lake, where it resulted in the mutation of spiders into giant arachnids. Another truck driver, driving an oil rig, was riding down the highway when he was set upon by a horde of giant spiders. The rig jackknifed, slamming into a telephone pole, knocking out telephone lines across the entire town.