cargo vehicle driver
Code 8332.2
Cargo vehicle drivers operate vehicles such as trucks and vans. They may also take care of the loading and unloading of cargo.
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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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