Bus Driver Safety and Recruitment, Driver Shortage Recruitment and Retention Strategy Including Bus Driver Job Descriptions, by Thomas International Canada

Bus Driver Safety and Recruitment

"The drivers I am selecting do not seem to be a good fit. They show up late, are difficult to manage and are prone to be involved in costly accidents. This is aggravating and negatively impacts our bottom line."

At Thomas International Canada, we understand how you feel. These are just some of the challenges most organizations face when recruiting drivers:

Attendance and discipline issues
Having to settle for inexperienced drivers due to the driver shortage
New drivers who don’t understand the job demands
Rising costs for collisions and replacement parts
Managing a part time workforce
Bus driver safety is an important issue for the general public

All of these factors affect your bottom line and can result in a failure to deliver on your service commitment to your clients. Our studies show that successful drivers have some or all of the following qualities:

Content to drive for long periods of time
Obey rules and regulations
Reliable and patient
Not easily distracted by passengers
Kind, friendly and accommodating
Observant and alert

"How can I select more bus drivers with these ideal qualities? Do you have an assessment that will help me measure these qualities?"

Thomas International’s Bus Driver Job Description process identifies those unique traits that differentiate the best drivers from the rest. The process begins with your organization identifying the top qualities for success in your bus driver role. These qualities are assessed using a DISC-based job assessment, a job evaluation tool. High performers who are currently in your bus driver role are then assessed using a DISC-based personality test or behavioural assessment.

An analysis is completed and results in a bus driver job standard. The Thomas International Bus Driver Job Description process is in compliance with Canadian Human Rights, EEOC guidelines, and fits easily into any recruitment process.

The Bus Driver Job Description will allow you to measure all future candidates, and will help you understand how closely they fit your role. You can also develop interview questions based on your specific role. If candidates do not fit your Bus Driver Job Description you can evaluate the training and development they would require during the on-boarding and training process. Managers can use the Bus Driver Job Description to support both new and existing drivers more effectively, while providing greater levels of leadership. The Bus Driver Job Description process can help with:

Selecting the best drivers, more often
Retaining drivers during the current driver shortage
Increasing bus driver safety
Delivering on your service commitment to clients

Interested in our driver safety and recruitment process for your business? We want to hear from you.

Call our toll free number 1-888-597-6455 (locally in the Toronto area call 905-270-2331)
Write to us or email us
Complete our online needs analysis form

Learn more about our: DISC pre-employment personality test and our other talent management tools.

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Pre-employment testing

Aptitude tests

Behavioural assessment

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“Great customer service is the key to retaining passengers and the people we rely on for
this is our drivers. The PPA
means we are able to recruit drivers who will deliver on our company’s values. Its not enough to simply have a brand, quality of service is crucial to business success.”

See sample bus driver job description and bus terminal manager job description below:

Sample Bus Driver Job Description

Sample Bus Terminal Manager Job Description

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