# Truck driver

> Professional driver of cargo trucks for interstate or local road freight.

**URL:** https://quilometragem.com/glossary/truck-driver

**Summary:** Professional driver of cargo trucks for interstate or local road freight.

- A truck driver is the professional operator of cargo vehicles (trucks, tractor-trailers) handling interstate or local road freight.
- May be owner-operator, fleet driver, or company employee.
- Subject to specific hours-of-service rules (US DOT, Brazil Law 13.103/2015), rest periods, and tachograph requirements.
- Per-trip mileage receipts feed freight settlement.

A truck driver is the professional operator of cargo vehicles (trucks, tractor-trailers) handling interstate or local road freight. May be owner-operator, fleet driver, or company employee. Subject to specific hours-of-service rules (US DOT, Brazil Law 13.103/2015), rest periods, and tachograph requirements. Per-trip mileage receipts feed freight settlement.