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Tow truck driver
Tow truck operator Tow trucker
Tow truck drivers transport vehicles that are damaged, broken down, brand-new or immobilized by public authorities by operating a tow truck. They offer a variety of services such as emergency towing on the road or for police impoundment. Tow truck drivers operate towing equipment, arrange itineraries, and ensure safety during the entire transportation process.
Tasks
Tasks include -
(a) Driving and tending a heavy motor vehicle, such as a lorry with or without trailer or a dump-truck, to transport goods, liquids or heavy materials over short or long distances;
(b) Determining the most appropriate routes;
(c) Ensuring goods are stowed and securely covered, to prevent loss and damage;
(d) Assisting with or carrying out loading or unloading operations, using various lifting or tipping devices;
(e) Carrying out minor maintenance to vehicles, and arranging major maintenance and repairs;
(f) Estimating weights to comply with load limitations, and ensuring the safe distribution of weights.
Knowledge
- Transport services
- Motor vehicles, ships and aircraft
- Occupational health and safety
Digital competencies
- Driving heavy vehicles
- Loading and unloading goods and, materials
- Driving vehicles
- Positioning materials, tools or equipment
- Testing vehicles
Digital competencies
No skills and knowledge of the occupation have been found. Only skills and knowledge relevant and requested by companies in their job offers are displayed.
Personal competencies
- Supporting others
- Taking a proactive approach
Professional groups of the occupation
Plant and machine operators, and assemblers
Drivers and mobile plant operators
Heavy truck and bus drivers
Heavy truck and lorry drivers
Other occupations of the professional group
Do you want to know the demand for this occupation in the market?
Contracts and job seekers in the last year in Barcelonès
Heavy truck and lorry drivers
3.236
Number of contracts in Barcelonès
15,10%
Percentage of contracts in Catalonia
,53% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès
74,35%
Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès
18,85%
Part-time contracts
1,19% Turnover index
656
Average of job seekers in Barcelonès
-4%
Interannual variation of job seekers in Barcelonès
Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia
The market for this profile is hiring
Contracts in u00e8 over the past year by sex and age
Contracts by gender in Barcelonès.
Drivers and mobile plant operators
92%
8%
Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia
Contracts by age groups.
Drivers and mobile plant operators
Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia
What vacancies are published in the professional family?
Vacancies published by professional family and type of contract in Barcelonès over the past year
Heavy truck and bus drivers
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Data source: Data generated from the analysis of Lightcast data and the Observatory of Work and Productive Model of the Government of Catalonia.
What experience is required for the vacancies? Which sectors are looking for this occupation?
Heavy truck and lorry drivers
Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.
The vacancies published are for working in:
Job vacancies posted by county
Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.
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