Daily AncestorTruck driver
A truck driver drove a motor truck hauling goods for a living.
Wiktionary defines a truck driver as a person who drives a truck, especially for a living. In the United States and Canada truck drivers are also called truckers, teamsters or simply drivers, so the word teamster in a record from the motor age may mean a truck driver.
The 1940 census instructions give "Truck driver, Reforestation" as a model entry. Do not confuse a truck driver with a truck farmer, who grew vegetables for market.
As seen in a recordOccupation and industry columns of the 1920 to 1940 census
Vernon Kettleby, 27, Truck driver, Coal yard
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Daily Ancestor. "Truck driver." Dictionary of Old Record Words. https://dailyancestor.com/dictionary/occupations/truck-driver. Last checked 2026-10-12.