Job Profile:      Airport Shuttle Driver


Drive a motor vehicle to transport passengers on a planned or scheduled basis. May collect a fare. Includes nonemergency medical transporters and hearse drivers.

53-3053
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33,020 35,960 57,540

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Check the condition of a vehicle's tires, brakes, windshield wipers, lights, oil, fuel, water, and safety equipment to ensure that everything is in working order. Collect fares or vouchers from passengers and make change or issue receipts as necessary. Communicate with dispatchers by radio, telephone, or computer to exchange information and receive requests for passenger service.
Complete accident reports when necessary. Comply with traffic regulations to operate vehicles in a safe and courteous manner. Drive shuttle busses, limousines, company cars, or privately owned vehicles to transport passengers.
Follow relevant safety regulations and state laws governing vehicle operation and ensure that passengers follow safety regulations. Maintain knowledge of first-aid procedures. Notify dispatchers or company mechanics of vehicle problems.
Operate vehicles with specialized equipment, such as wheelchair lifts, to transport and secure passengers with special needs. Perform errands for customers or employers, such as delivering or picking up mail and packages. Perform minor vehicle repairs, such as cleaning spark plugs, or take vehicles to mechanics for servicing.
Perform routine vehicle maintenance, such as regulating tire pressure and adding gasoline, oil, and water. Pick up and drop off passengers at regularly scheduled neighborhood locations, following strict time schedules. Pick up or meet passengers according to requests, appointments, or schedules.
Prepare and submit reports that may include the number of passengers or trips, hours worked, mileage, fuel consumption, or fares received. Provide passengers with assistance entering and exiting vehicles and help them with any luggage. Provide passengers with information about the local area and points of interest or give advice on hotels and restaurants.
Read maps and follow written and verbal geographic directions. Record vehicle routes. Regulate heating, lighting, and ventilation systems for passenger comfort.
Report any vehicle malfunctions or needed repairs. Report delays, accidents, or other traffic and transportation situations, using telephones or mobile two-way radios. Test vehicle equipment, such as lights, brakes, horns, or windshield wipers, to ensure proper operation.
Vacuum and clean interiors and wash and polish exteriors of automobiles.





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Tools Used
Barcode scanners Bicycle taxis Bus warning lights
Cell phones Closed-circuit TV cameras Communications computers
Credit card processing machines Digital surveillance camera systems Emergency exit doors
Emergency first-aid kits Global positioning system GPS receivers Limousines
Mobile data computers Mobile electronic funds transfer point of sale EFTPOS equipment Mobile electronic funds transfer point of sale EFTPOS printers
On-board data input terminals Passenger buses Pedicabs
Portable fire extinguishers Powered service doors Radio frequency identification RFID devices
Rickshaws Satellite linkup systems Security cameras
Smartphones Snow chains Sport utility vehicles SUVs
Tablet computers Text messaging equipment Tire pressure gauges
Two way radios Vans Wheelchair lifts
Wheelchair restraint systems

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