Remote driver

 
Name in other languages (French, German)
"FR: Opérateur de mobilité DE: Drohnenpilot/in EL: Οδηγός εξ αποστάσεως"
Sectors that are recruiting
Transport providers, commercial and industrial companies
Type of mobility
Horizontal
Job purpose
Remote drivers deliver road transport services with long periods away from base or home and often working self-autonomously on behalf of an employer or a customer. As the remote driver is often working away for extended periods, they are expected to work more independently than other drivers.
Main activities
Being responsible for delivering goods or passengers on a single route or a multiple drop route, in either a short or long period of time. The work can include load consolidation, backfill running, prescribed passenger routes and multidrop deliveries
Future possible career development
Self-employed driver, Corporate trainer, Freight transport dispatcher, Customer service manager, Vehicle engineer
 
Percentages of compatibility
 
•  Percentage of compatibility regarding transversal work situation - compared to a lorry driver
88%
• Percentage of compatibility regarding technical skills, competences & knowledge - compared to a lorry driver
81%
• Percentage of compatibility regarding transversal work situation - compared to a coach driver
83%
• Percentage of compatibility regarding technical skills, competences & knowledge - compared to a coach driver
40%
 
Level of competencies expected for a level IV automation
 
• EQF level of certification needed
Not yet specified
• Other prerequisites (if applicable)
Professional drivring license
 
Transversal work situation scoring
 
• Use of computer tools
90%
• Reading or writing documents
100%
•Communicating
50%
• Working in a team
50%
• Management, supervision
0%
• Work rhythm
60%
• Autonomy in procedures
75%
• Repetitive dimension of work
50%
• Working under pressure
60%
• Emotional load
30%
 
Technical competencies, skills and knowledge
 
 
Work environment
 
• Organisational context
-
• Business contacts
Storage worker, Freight transport dispatcher, Forklift operator, Clients
• Pace of work
Regular shifts
• Reporting line
Freight transport dispatcher, Managing director
• Business travel
Weekly