Long Distance Bus Driver

Long Distance Bus Driver

Posted on December 16, 2024 by Kasper Transportation
947 Memorial Ave., Thunder Bay, Ontario P7B 4A1
Job Sector: Transportation & Logistics
Term of Employment: Full-Time
Total Views: 201
Duration: 1 calendar days (2 business days)
Last Updated: 2 days ago
Job URL: https://newworkers.ca/jobs/ontario/thunder-bay/593443453/long-distance-bus-driver/
Full-Time
Application end: Feb 15, 2025 Shortlist
Job Description

Tasks

  • Operate buses, school busses or streetcars to transport passengers
  • Provide passengers with information on fares, schedules and stops
  • Collect fares and record transactions
  • Report delays, mechanical problems and accidents
  • Load and unload vehicle
  • Direct passengers during emergency evacuation procedures
  • Operate para-transit vehicles
  • Ensure para-transit passengers board vehicle safely
  • Deal with public
  • Complete logbooks and reports
  • Deal with difficult passengers and resolve conflicts
  • Communicate with passengers, dispatchers or other drivers using two-way radio systems
  • Ensure children’s safety when boarding and leaving buses and crossing street while bus is stopped
  • Maintain control of student activities during travel to prevent distractions or behaviours that could compromise safety
  • Perform pre-trip, en route and post-trip inspection and oversee all aspects of vehicle

Experience and specialization

Type of experience

  • Intercity bus driver
  • Tour and charter bus driver
  • Buses

Transportation/travel experience

  • Regional
  • National
  • Provincial/territorial

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

  • Class 4/4F/F/4A-B-C Licence (ambulances, emergency vehicles and buses with fewer than 24 passengers)