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Driver Job Description

This Driver job description gives the detailed explanation of the job profile of a driver. A driver provides transportation services or delivers products from one person or place to another. Drivers can be long-haul drivers of trucks, delivery drivers, chauffeurs or taxi drivers.

Roles and Responsibilities

Various tasks performed by a driver:

• Operating delivery vans, tractor-trailers, taxis, buses or private vehicles.
• Transporting the clients and delivering merchandise safely.
• Performing pre-trip inspection of vehicle to check its oil, gas, instruments, emergency and safety gears.
• Following road safety and traffic rules.
• Caring for and maintaining the vehicle.
• Taking the vehicle to the garage for repairing and maintenance.
• Assisting clients in entering and exiting from the vehicle.
• Receiving directions and route assignments given by the dispatcher.
• Some drivers need to maintain records like mileage, purpose of trip, number of stops, number of daily passengers, etc

Qualification and Skills Required

Education/Training:

• Drivers need to have basic reading, writing and mathematical skills.
• They should be above 18 years in age (21 years for interstate driving) and have a valid driving license.
• The driving license differs for different sorts of drivers.
• Chauffeurs or taxi drivers need to have a ‘hack license’ which varies from state to state.
• Tractor or trailer drivers or drivers of vehicles carrying hazardous materials should possess a commercial driver’s license.

Skills:

• Drivers should be mentally and physically fit to avoid incidences of accidents.
• They should be able to handle fatigue.
• Their working hours are generally long and very unpredictable.
• They should have the ability to carry out basic vehicle repairs.
• Drivers sometimes have to face highway robberies, so they should be strong-hearted.

Professional Growth

• Job prospects for skilled and high-quality drivers are good.
• Those with experience on-the-road are much in demand.
• Drivers can work as a tractor-trailer drivers, a truck drivers (short haul or long haul), car/van driver, delivery driver, company driver or personal chauffeur.