Operates straight or articulated rubber-tired tractor-type vehicle equipped with front mounted hydraulically powered bucket or forks to lift & transport bulk materials to & from storage or processing areas, to feed conveyors, hoppers, or chutes, and to load trucks or railcars. Move levers and controls that operate lifting devices, such as forklifts, lift beams and swivel-hooks, hoists, and elevating platforms, to load, unload, transport, and stack material.