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Career: Transportation Managers
Job Description
Plan, direct, and coordinate the transportation operations within an organization or the activities of organizations that provide transportation services.
Job Tasks
Importance %age |
Task Description |
100
|
Analyze expenditures and other financial information to develop plans, policies, and budgets for increasing profits and improving services. |
100
|
Set operations policies and standards, including determination of safety procedures for the handling of dangerous goods. |
100
|
Plan, organize and manage the work of subordinate staff to ensure that the work is accomplished in a manner consistent with organizational requirements. |
100
|
Collaborate with other managers and staff members to formulate and implement policies, procedures, goals, and objectives. |
100
|
Monitor spending to ensure that expenses are consistent with approved budgets. |
100
|
Monitor operations to ensure that staff members comply with administrative policies and procedures, safety rules, union contracts, and government regulations. |
100
|
Implement schedule and policy changes. |
96
|
Direct investigations to verify and resolve customer or shipper complaints. |
91
|
Supervise workers assigning tariff classifications and preparing billing. |
91
|
Direct procurement processes including equipment research and testing, vendor contracts, and requisitions approval. |
91
|
Direct activities related to dispatching, routing, and tracking transportation vehicles such as aircraft and railroad cars. |
91
|
Prepare management recommendations, such as proposed fee and tariff increases or schedule changes. |
87
|
Negotiate and authorize contracts with equipment and materials suppliers, and monitor contract fulfillment. |
87
|
Recommend or authorize capital expenditures for acquisition of new equipment or property to increase efficiency and services of operations department. |
87
|
Direct and coordinate, through subordinates, activities of operations department to obtain use of equipment, facilities, and human resources. |
87
|
Conduct employee training sessions on subjects such as hazardous material handling, employee orientation, quality improvement and computer use. |
87
|
Serve as contact persons for all workers within assigned territories. |
83
|
Promote safe work activities by conducting safety audits, attending company safety meetings, and meeting with individual staff members. |
48
|
Direct activities of staff performing repairs and maintenance to equipment, vehicles, and facilities. |
43
|
Conduct investigations in cooperation with government agencies to determine causes of transportation accidents and to improve safety procedures. |
35
|
Participate in union contract negotiations and settlements of grievances. |
35
|
Develop criteria, application instructions, procedural manuals, and contracts for federal and state public transportation programs. |
22
|
Provide administrative and technical assistance to those receiving transportation-related grants. |
Work Activities
Importance %age |
Activity Description |
76
|
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
|
75
|
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
|
74
|
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
|
73
|
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
|
72
|
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
|
71
|
Getting Information
|
71
|
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
|
70
|
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
|
68
|
Coaching and Developing Others
|
68
|
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
|
67
|
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
|
66
|
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
|
65
|
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
|
65
|
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
|
65
|
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
|
65
|
Analyzing Data or Information
|
64
|
Scheduling Work and Activities
|
63
|
Staffing Organizational Units
|
62
|
Processing Information
|
60
|
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
|
60
|
Thinking Creatively
|
60
|
Developing and Building Teams
|
58
|
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
|
55
|
Selling or Influencing Others
|
55
|
Developing Objectives and Strategies
|
55
|
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
|
55
|
Interacting With Computers
|
54
|
Training and Teaching Others
|
54
|
Performing Administrative Activities
|
54
|
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
|
50
|
Documenting/Recording Information
|
37
|
Assisting and Caring for Others
|
34
|
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
|
32
|
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
|
23
|
Controlling Machines and Processes
|
18
|
Handling and Moving Objects
|
17
|
Performing General Physical Activities
|
16
|
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
|
15
|
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
|
12
|
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
|
9
|
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
|