Driver / Chauffeur

Tasks

• Test vehicle equipment, such as lights, brakes, horns, or windshield wipers, to ensure proper operation.

• Follow relevant safety regulations and state laws governing vehicle operation and ensure that passengers follow safety regulations.

• Notify dispatchers or company mechanics of vehicle problems.

• Drive taxicabs, limousines, company cars, or privately owned vehicles to transport passengers.

• Provide passengers with assistance entering and exiting vehicles and help them with any luggage.

• Complete accident reports when necessary.

• Perform routine vehicle maintenance, such as regulating tire pressure and adding gasoline, oil, and water.

• Pick up passengers at prearranged locations, at taxi stands, or by cruising streets in high traffic areas.

• Communicate with dispatchers by radio, telephone, or computer to exchange information and receive requests for passenger service.

• Arrange to pick up particular customers or groups on a regular schedule.

• Vacuum and clean interiors and wash and polish exteriors of automobiles.

• Perform errands for customers or employers, such as delivering or picking up mail and packages.

• Record name, date, and taxi identification information on trip sheets, along with trip information, such as time and place of pickup and drop-off, and total fee.

• Perform minor vehicle repairs, such as cleaning spark plugs, or take vehicles to mechanics for servicing.

• Report to taxicab services or garages to receive vehicle assignments.

• Collect fares or vouchers from passengers and make change or issue receipts as necessary.

• Determine fares based on trip distances and times, using taximeters and fee schedules, and announce fares to passengers.

• Operate vehicles with specialized equipment, such as wheelchair lifts, to transport and secure passengers with special needs.

• Provide passengers with information about the local area and points of interest or give advice on hotels and restaurants.

• Pick up or meet employers according to requests, appointments, or schedules.

• Turn the taximeter on when passengers enter the cab and turn it off when they reach the final destination.

Skills

• Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

• Operation and Control - Controlling operations of equipment or systems.

Knowledge

• Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.

• English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.

• Public Safety and Security - Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.

• Law and Government - Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.

• Transportation - Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits.