Bus Delivery Driver

Beacon Mobility•Van Buren, AR

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Bus delivery drivers provide an invaluable service to the customers receiving their new or used bus. Being able to communicate all the features and functions to the transportation staff is critical to the total customer experience. Driver must be friendly, knowledgeable of the bus product and features. They must conduct pre-trip bus safety inspections, adjust safety devices, operate radios, and operate a 27,000-gross vehicle weight-rated school bus. Must be DOT compliant and understand how to fill out DOT logbook.

Requirements

Operate a 27,000-gross vehicle weight-rated school bus.
DOT compliant and understand how to fill out DOT logbook.
Read in the English language to identify road signs, read necessary forms, bus route inspections, and company policies and procedures manual.
Possess basic math skills to keep records of mileage, transfer odometer reading, and calculate fuel usage.
Able to write legibly in the English language to maintain necessary records and forms as prescribed by company policy.
Repetitious climbing in and out of bus is required.
Able to safely operate a 16 to 71-passenger school bus and company sedan vehicles.
Able to coordinate two or more physical operations simultaneously, such as maneuvering a bus while operating levers and operate a bus with automatic transmission.
Be able to communicate with transportation director and other transportation staff in the English language to discuss products and features on the bus.
Able to tolerate heat.
Able to tolerate diesel fuel fumes, odors, and moderate dust conditions.
Able to work in an environment with limited to moderate level of supervision and an atmosphere of informal autonomy.
This requires adaptability to variable pressures and paces in any given workday.
Able to perform multiple tasks simultaneously such as driving in unfamiliar areas and roadways while reading road signs and be aware of traffic conditions and stay on schedule.

Nice To Haves

Friendly, knowledgeable of the bus product and features.

Responsibilities

Read in the English language to identify road signs, read necessary forms, bus route inspections, and company policies and procedures manual.
Possess basic math skills to keep records of mileage, transfer odometer reading, and calculate fuel usage.
Able to write legibly in the English language to maintain necessary records and forms as prescribed by company policy.
Repetitious climbing in and out of bus is required.
Able to safely operate a 16 to 71-passenger school bus and company sedan vehicles.
Able to coordinate two or more physical operations simultaneously, such as maneuvering a bus while operating levers and operate a bus with automatic transmission.
Be able to communicate with transportation director and other transportation staff in the English language to discuss products and features on the bus.
Able to tolerate heat. Most school buses are not air-conditioned and get very hot in the summer months.
Able to tolerate diesel fuel fumes, odors, and moderate dust conditions.
Able to work in an environment with limited to moderate level of supervision and an atmosphere of informal autonomy.
This requires adaptability to variable pressures and paces in any given workday.
Able to perform multiple tasks simultaneously such as driving in unfamiliar areas and roadways while reading road signs and be aware of traffic conditions and stay on schedule.