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1.6 KiB

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)

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 %