# Competences — freight transport dispatcher

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/49e28648-4fa8-4b36-ac4d-781c108547bf).

## Essential

- **apply transportation management concepts** (skill/competence)
- **communicate verbal instructions** (skill/competence)
- **conduct analysis of ship data** (skill/competence)
- **freight transport methods** (knowledge)
- **geographic areas** (knowledge)
- **keep task records** (skill/competence)
- **make independent operating decisions** (skill/competence)
- **manage dispatch software systems** (skill/competence)
- **manage fleet capacity** (skill/competence)
- **manage truck drivers** (skill/competence)
- **monitor vehicle fleet operations** (skill/competence)
- **prepare transportation routes** (skill/competence)
- **road transport legislation** (knowledge)
- **schedule and dispatch drivers** (skill/competence)
- **supervise crew** (skill/competence)
- **work in a water transport team** (skill/competence)

## Optional

- handle intermodal equipment (skill/competence)
- have computer literacy (skill/competence)
- intermodal options (knowledge)
- intermodalism (knowledge)
- organise information (skill/competence)
- statistics (knowledge)
- stay alert (skill/competence)
- warehouse operations (knowledge)

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## Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 41 ads, as of 2026-07-12)

Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.

### Hard skills

- freight dispatching — **41 %**
- record maintenance — **20 %**

### Responsibilities

- driver communication — **27 %**

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