Table 1Transition record

moving truck drivertocargo vehicle driver

A moving truck driver already meets 40% of what the cargo vehicle driver role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.

From moving truck driver

40%

Overlap1

To cargo vehicle driver

8 Skills carried over

11 Required, not held

57.8 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 57.8

This move: 57.8 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the cargo vehicle driver role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the moving truck driver profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 8 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A cargo vehicle driver role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a moving truck driver background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held vehicle cargo capacity services
already held manoeuvre heavy trucks working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held road transport legislation business, administration and law
already held mechanical components of vehicles engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held interpret traffic signals assisting and caring
already held operate GPS systems working with computers

All 8 carried skills, including the 7 the cargo vehicle driver role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 11 missing skills fall into 4 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 working with machinery and specialised equipment 5 required

required, not held anticipate foreseeable problems on the road required
required, not held control the performance of the vehicle required
required, not held parallel park vehicles required
required, not held practice emergency stops required
required, not held use communication devices required

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required

required, not held stay alert required
required, not held use different communication channels required

03 management skills 2 required

required, not held supervise loading of cargo required
required, not held supervise unloading of cargo required

04 services 2 required

required, not held types of cargo required
required, not held transport topography required

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a cargo vehicle driver role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 8 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held interpret traffic signals skill
already held mechanical components of vehicles knowledge
already held operate GPS systems skill
already held read maps skill
already held road traffic laws knowledge
already held road transport legislation knowledge
already held vehicle cargo capacity knowledge
already held manoeuvre heavy trucks skill

0 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

31 held skills the cargo vehicle driver role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role analyse requirements for moving goods skill
not needed by the target role animal transport regulations knowledge
not needed by the target role animal transportation vehicles knowledge
not needed by the target role apply techniques for stacking goods into containers skill
not needed by the target role assemble goods skill
not needed by the target role carry objects skill
not needed by the target role communicate with customers skill
not needed by the target role determine cargo loading sequence skill
not needed by the target role drive in urban areas skill
not needed by the target role electricity knowledge
not needed by the target role ensure vehicle operability skill
not needed by the target role execute vehicle maintenance skill
not needed by the target role follow work procedures skill
not needed by the target role handle delivery of furniture goods skill
not needed by the target role hazards associated with loading dangerous goods knowledge
not needed by the target role health and safety measures in transportation knowledge
not needed by the target role load animals for transportation skill
not needed by the target role load bulk trucks skill
not needed by the target role maintain inventory of tools skill
not needed by the target role mechanics knowledge
not needed by the target role organise weight of loads according to lifting equipment capacity skill
not needed by the target role pack goods skill
not needed by the target role perform cleaning duties skill
not needed by the target role perform defensive driving skill
not needed by the target role read pictograms skill
not needed by the target role stack goods skill
not needed by the target role store warehouse goods skill
not needed by the target role use communication equipment skill
not needed by the target role use equipment for safe stowage skill
not needed by the target role use packaging equipment skill
not needed by the target role use traditional toolbox tools skill

2 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier

required, not held types of cargo required
required, not held transport topography required

Index

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Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.