Taxi driver to cargo vehicle driver
A taxi driver already meets 33% of what the cargo vehicle driver role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.
64.4/ 100
1 How much of what a cargo vehicle driver is expected to do is already part of a taxi driver’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the cargo vehicle driver role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A cargo vehicle driver role treats 6 of its required skills as things a taxi driver already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- mechanical components of vehicles
- operate GPS systems
- read maps
- transport topography
- use communication devices
- use different communication channels
What stands in the way is 12 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 6 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A cargo vehicle driver role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a taxi driver background worth leading with.
- already held transport topography services
- already held mechanical components of vehicles engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held use communication devices working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held operate GPS systems working with computers
- already held read maps information skills
- already held use different communication channels communication, collaboration and creativity
All 6 carried skills, including the 6 the cargo vehicle driver role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 13 missing skills fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn anticipate foreseeable problems on the road required
- still to learn control the performance of the vehicle required
- still to learn parallel park vehicles required
- still to learn practice emergency stops required
- optional, not held manoeuvre heavy trucks optional
- still to learn road transport legislation required
- still to learn road traffic laws required
- still to learn supervise loading of cargo required
- still to learn supervise unloading of cargo required
- still to learn types of cargo required
- still to learn vehicle cargo capacity required
- still to learn interpret traffic signals required
- still to learn stay alert required
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a cargo vehicle driver role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 anticipate foreseeable problems on the road practise this
- 02 control the performance of the vehicle practise this
- 03 parallel park vehicles practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 6 skills that carry over
- already held mechanical components of vehicles knowledge
- already held operate GPS systems skill
- already held read maps skill
- already held transport topography knowledge
- already held use communication devices skill
- already held use different communication channels skill
1 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held manoeuvre heavy trucks optional
22 held skills the cargo vehicle driver role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role adapt to changing situations skill
- not needed by the target role apply knowledge of human behaviour skill
- not needed by the target role assist passengers skill
- not needed by the target role communicate with customers skill
- not needed by the target role drive in urban areas skill
- not needed by the target role ensure vehicle operability skill
- not needed by the target role follow verbal instructions skill
- not needed by the target role geographic areas knowledge
- not needed by the target role handle petty cash skill
- not needed by the target role lift heavy weights skill
- not needed by the target role maintain privacy of service users skill
- not needed by the target role maintain vehicle appearance skill
- not needed by the target role operate radio dispatch systems for taxis skill
- not needed by the target role organise vehicle breakdown support skill
- not needed by the target role park vehicles skill
- not needed by the target role perform services in a flexible manner skill
- not needed by the target role provide customers with price information skill
- not needed by the target role provide high-end driving services skill
- not needed by the target role provide private transport services skill
- not needed by the target role solve location and navigation problems by using GPS tools skill
- not needed by the target role tolerate sitting for long periods skill
- not needed by the target role tolerate stress skill
4 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn road transport legislation required
- still to learn types of cargo required
- still to learn vehicle cargo capacity required
- still to learn road traffic laws required
Common questions about this move
Can a taxi driver become a cargo vehicle driver?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A taxi driver already covers 33% of what a cargo vehicle driver is expected to do: 6 skills carry over, 6 of which the cargo vehicle driver role treats as required.
What skills does a taxi driver need to become a cargo vehicle driver?
12 required skills are missing, plus 1 optional ones. They fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by working with machinery and specialised equipment. The single most important is anticipate foreseeable problems on the road.
How hard is the move from taxi driver to cargo vehicle driver?
Its learning distance is 64.4 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
How this record was compiled
Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.