7305 – Supervisors, motor transport and other ground transit operators
Supervisors of motor transport and other ground transit operators supervise and co-ordinate activities of truck drivers, bus drivers, delivery drivers, subway and other transit operators, chauffeurs and taxi and limousine drivers. This unit group also includes bus dispatchers who co-ordinate the activities of transit system bus drivers and subway traffic controllers who operate and monitor signal and track switch control panels. They are employed by motor transportation and ground transit companies and by urban transit systems.
Profile
Index of titles
Example titles
Bus dispatcher
Bus drivers supervisor
Bus inspector
Bus inspector-dispatcher
Chauffeurs and taxi drivers supervisor
Chauffeurs supervisor
Delivery drivers foreman/woman
Delivery drivers supervisor
Ground transit inspector – public transit
Light rail transit (LRT) operators foreman/woman
Light rail transit (LRT) operators supervisor
Mobile canteen service supervisor
Motor transport route foreman/woman
Moving van drivers supervisor
School bus drivers supervisor
Street railway and subway operators supervisor
Street railway operators supervisor
Streetcar and subway operators supervisor
Streetcar operators supervisor
Subway and street railway operators supervisor
Subway and streetcar operators supervisor
Subway controller
Subway operators foreman/woman
Subway operators supervisor
Subway system traffic controller
Subway traffic controller
Taxi and chauffeurs supervisor
Terminal supervisor – motor transport
Traffic inspector – public transit system
Traffic supervisor – motor transport
Transit mobile inspector
Transit system inspector
Truck drivers foreman/woman
Truck drivers supervisor
Truck driver-supervisor
Truck fleet foreman/woman
Trucking contractor
Urban transit system foreman/woman
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
Supervise, co-ordinate and schedule the activities of workers who operate trucks, buses, subway trains, light rail transit, street cars, taxis and other transport vehicles
Establish methods to meet work schedules and co-ordinate work activities with other departments
Resolve work problems and recommend measures to improve performance
Requisition materials and supplies
Train staff in job duties, safety procedures and company policies
Recommend personnel actions such as hiring and promotions
Dispatch bus drivers and monitor routes to ensure schedules are met and to resolve operating problems
Monitor and operate signal and track switch control panel of subway systems
Prepare work reports and budgets, and monitor expenditures.
Employment requirements
Completion of secondary school is usually required.
Several years of experience as a driver or operator of motor transport or ground transit equipment are usually required.
Additional information
There is little mobility between occupations in the different transportation sectors of this unit group.
Exclusions
Supervisors, railway transport operations (7304)
Train dispatchers (in 2275 Railway traffic controllers and marine traffic regulators)
Truck transport and taxi dispatchers (in 1525 Dispatchers)