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In my limited experience as a storeman/driver, for steel warehouses, you spend more time loading and unloading than you do driving. I worked in Pt Headland and Cairns so obviously there was never far to go but I suspect even in the bigger cities you will be stopped for a significant part of the day. Mostly I loaded my own truck, with a fork or crane, and was always involved in the unloading, which ranged from putting a couple of chains around the bundle to operating the Hiab to unloading 2 tonnes of gal sheets by hand.
The work was OK for a year but the lack of mental stimulation eventually got me down. Also, I didn't fit in socially. Everyone was very nice but with my love of science, non-top 40 music and literature I was very much the odd man out. (Mind you, that is still partially true where I am now.) As for 'boss looking over shoulder' I was much more tightly micro-managed in those jobs than I am now. Avoiding micro-management is more about the nature of your job than getting out of line of sight.
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