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       CODE: 919.663-026 Buy the DOT:Download/CD-ROM
TITLE(s): TOW-TRUCK OPERATOR (automotive ser.) alternate titles: tow-car driver; wrecker operator
Drives tow-truck to move motor vehicles damaged by accident, stalled, or ticketed by police for
traffic violation: Receives call or is dispatched to location by repair garage, automobile
association, or police department by radio or telephone. Attaches antisway bar to vehicle by means
of cable, chains, or other grappling devices, and hoists one end of vehicle, using hand or powered
winch, to tow vehicle to repair garage or to police department's impounding area. May make minor
repairs to vehicles along highway, such as replacing spark plugs, batteries, and light bulbs, and
connecting loose wires. May perform other duties when not engaged in towing, such as
AUTOMOBILE-SERVICE-STATION ATTENDANT (automotive ser.); TIRE REPAIRER (automotive ser.). May
dismantle vehicles to salvage parts, using such handtools as wrenches, pry bar, and hacksaws
[AUTOMOBILE WRECKER (wholesale tr.)]. May remove, bend, or cut parts of damaged vehicles preparatory
to towing.
GOE: 05.08.03 STRENGTH: M GED: R2 M1 L2 SVP: 3 DLU: 77
ONET CROSSWALK: 97102A Truck Drivers, Heavy
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