Also called: Superload Driver, Heavy Equipment Hauler
Moves enormous loads like wind turbine blades, bridge beams, and mining trucks on special trailers.
You might move a 150-foot wind turbine blade through small towns with police escorts and pilot cars, at 35 mph, sometimes at night. Planning a route around low bridges and tight turns can take weeks.
Estimated within BLS heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers (median $57,440, May 2024); specialized hauling usually pays more.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Certificate, about 3 years after high school. CDL-A and years of experience; strong skill with specialized trailers.
Ways in: Certification, On-the-job training. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Commercial Truck Driving (CDL school).
Growing about average. Grows with wind energy and infrastructure projects.
Low risk for 10 years. Oversize loads need permits, escorts and constant judgment on tight turns; autonomy is far off here.
Classes: Driver's education, Physics, Welding or ag mechanics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 53-3032.
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