Tow Truck Driver
What the work is
Drives a tow truck, requiring a specially endorsed class of licence, to transport broken-down motor vehicles.
Would you enjoy the work?
These are the main tasks in the official description. Mark how each one sounds to you.
- Drives a tow truck to the location of broken-down or damaged motor vehicles
- Attaches vehicles securely onto the tow truck using appropriate equipment
- Transports broken-down or damaged vehicles to designated repair facilities or other requested locations
- Unloads vehicles safely at requested locations
- Completes necessary paperwork and documentation for each tow
Try it
A simulation and a case study from this kind of work, set in a towing and rigid truck business servicing a regional highway and local depots. They are fictional.
The kind of days you could have
Good days
- A stranded family is back on the road because you arrived when you said you would
- A tidy reverse into a tight dock on the first try, with a driver watching in admiration
- A day of steady deliveries where the load, the roads and the paperwork all go smoothly
Hard days
- A call-out at 2am to a wet highway with traffic flying past too close
- A customer in shock or distress who is taking it out on you
- A site that wants you to squeeze into a space that is clearly too small
Written by Career Calling as a general guide. Real roles vary by employer and place.
Work a mission
Step into a simulated workplace in this field, with a brief from your manager.
Description and tasks: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Occupation Standard Classification for Australia, 2024, Version 1.0 (opens another site), occupation 713132, used under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. The skill guide above is our plain English summary.