A driver is an essential part of your business because drivers are responsible for ensuring your products get where they need to go. Without reliable drivers, you can’t keep your business operations running smoothly. Finding the right driver for your business means knowing exactly what you need for your business and ensuring that the candidates can meet your expectations. The first step is to ensure that candidates have a clear and detailed job description they can use for the application process. Writing a good job description is essential for a successful hiring process. Use the following tips to develop your job description and find the best candidate for your open driver position.
Drivers move people and objects to support business operations. Driver jobs include delivery drivers, heavy truck/tractor-trailer drivers, on-demand personal chauffeur, bus drivers, and taxi drivers.
A driver is an individual who drives a company vehicle, quite often a truck or van, to deliver products to clients or customers. Drivers manage multiple deliveries and routes to contribute to the distribution of products to customers. Drivers help achieve sales goals through their deliveries and contribute to overall customer satisfaction by delivering products.
Driver responsibilities include:
To be effective as a driver, an ideal candidate will:
To be effective as a driver, an ideal candidate will:
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A driver uses a company vehicle to make deliveries of products to customers and clients. While the focus of a driver’s job is on transportation, a driver must also effectively communicate with customers, coordinate with coworkers, and manage complex routes to ensure that customers get the products they have ordered in a timely fashion.
If you are hiring a driver, these questions can help narrow options until you find the ideal candidate:
Career Outlook For Driver Positions
The career of drivers is expected to grow over the next several years due to increased business globalization. Increased demand for products will require increased transportation access to ensure that customers get the ordered products. After all, even though e-commerce has reduced the need for brick-and-mortar locations, products ordered online still have to be delivered to customers and clients. It should be noted that, over the next several years, it is expected that independent contractors and self-employed drivers will become more prevalent.
The minimum requirement for any driver’s job is a valid driver’s license in the state in which they work. With smaller vehicles and truck/van drivers, this is enough, and you will receive more training on-the-job. However, commercial taxi drivers and personal drivers/chauffeurs must get a taxi/limo license for their state.
Anyone transporting more than 16 people at a time or operating a large vehicle like a tractor-trailer must get a Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) for their state. For more oversized vehicles like these, there are specialty schools where you can take truck driving classes.
Based on the job and the experience, the range will vary quite a bit. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the median income for delivery truck drivers in 2010 was $13.00/hour or $27,050 a year. Tractor-trailer drivers made $18.16/hour or $37,770 a year. Bus drivers made $14.02/hour or $29,160 a year, and taxi drivers made $10.79/hour or $22,440 a year.
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