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7222 – Supervisors, Motor Transport and Other Ground Transit Operators

Supervisors in this unit group 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 job titles

  • Bus drivers supervisor
  • Bus inspector
  • Bus inspector-dispatcher
  • Chauffeurs and taxi drivers supervisor
  • Chauffeurs supervisor
  • Controller, subway
  • Delivery drivers foreman/woman
  • Delivery drivers supervisor
  • Dispatcher, bus
  • Driver-salesmen/women supervisor
  • Foreman/woman, delivery drivers
  • Foreman/woman, light rail transit (LRT) operators
  • Foreman/woman, truck drivers
  • Foreman/woman, truck fleet
  • Foreman/woman, urban transit system
  • Ground transit inspector - public transit
  • Inspector-dispatcher, bus
  • Inspector, bus
  • Inspector, ground transit - public transit
  • Inspector, transit system
  • Light rail transit (LRT) operators foreman/woman
  • LRT (light rail transit) operators foreman/woman
  • LRT (light rail transit) operators supervisor
  • Mobile canteen service supervisor
  • Mobile inspector, transit
  • Moving van drivers supervisor
  • Route foreman/woman, motor transport
  • 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 system traffic controller
  • Subway traffic controller
  • Supervisor, bus drivers
  • Supervisor, chauffeurs
  • Supervisor, delivery drivers
  • Supervisor, driver-salesmen/women
  • Supervisor, light rail transit (LRT) operators
  • Supervisor, moving van drivers
  • Supervisor, school bus drivers
  • Supervisor, street railway operators
  • Supervisor, subway and street railway operators
  • Supervisor, subway operators
  • Supervisor, taxi drivers and private chauffeurs
  • Supervisor, truck drivers
  • Taxi and chauffeurs supervisor
  • Terminal supervisor - motor transport
  • Traffic controller, subway system
  • Traffic inspector - public transit system
  • Traffic supervisor - motor transport
  • Transit system inspector
  • Truck driver-supervisor
  • Truck drivers supervisor
  • Truck fleet foreman/woman
  • Trucking contractor
  • Bus inspector
  • Dispatcher, bus
  • Foreman/woman, truck drivers
  • Foreman/woman, urban transit system
  • Mobile inspector, transit
  • Subway traffic controller
  • Supervisor, light rail transit (LRT) operators
  • Supervisor, school bus drivers
  • Supervisor, subway operators

Main duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

  • Supervisors in this unit group perform 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 may co-ordinate work activities with other units
    • 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

Breakdown summary

Broad occupational category
7 – Trades, Transport and Equipment Operators and Related Occupations
Skill level
B – Occupations usually require college education or apprenticeship training.
Major group
72 – Trades and Skilled Transport and Equipment Operators
Minor group
722 – Supervisors, Railway and Motor Transportation Occupations
Version
NOC 2006 Version 1.0