Cargo vehicle driver

Also searched as: Conductor de vehículo de carga

Code 8332.2

What does a Cargo vehicle driver do?

Cargo vehicle drivers operate vehicles such as trucks and vans. They may also take care of the loading and unloading of cargo.

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Essential skills

Knowledge

  • Tipo de vehículo terrestre
  • vehicle cargo capacity
  • mechanical components of vehicles
  • transport topography
  • road transport legislation
  • road traffic laws
  • types of cargo

Skills and competences

  • control the performance of the vehicle
  • parallel park vehicles
  • read maps
  • operate GPS systems
  • practice emergency stops
  • supervise unloading of cargo
  • use communication devices
  • use different communication channels

Transversal competences

  • interpret traffic signals
  • maintain concentration for long periods
  • stay alert
  • anticipate foreseeable problems on the road
  • supervise loading of cargo

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Sources

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission and the Mapha Taxonomy developed by OTIC SOFOFA (CC BY 4.0), in an adapted version. Group codes come from the ILO's ISCO-08. See sources and licences