Bus Driver

Objective:

To provide responsible, dependable, and courteous passenger transportation service to customers with safety as a top priority. To follow all Pegasus Transit policies, state and federal regulations, function as a collaborator, provide a communication link between customers and staff. To operate assigned routes, trips, shuttles, or tasks and to maintain vehicle and customer records.

General Statement of Duties:

This is a responsible non-supervisory position.

Duties include:

- Professionally represent Pegasus Transit

- Record daily attendance (BBSI Time Net)

- Record daily Hours of Service (Motive)

- Record rider attendance (R&D Routes)

- Operating and maintaining / cleaning transportation vehicles with a focus on safety and customer courtesy.

- Performing daily pre-trip and post-trip vehicle inspections (DVIR), report any needed repairs.

- Performing minor maintenance tasks on the vehicles when necessary

- Fueling the vehicles

- Preparing trip reports, accident, and incident reports as necessary

- Assisting passengers and customers with disabilities in and out of the vehicle

- Providing safety briefings to customers

- Providing other services as requested by supervisor when not engaged in transportation service.

Essential Duties Must Be Followed

1. Wear mandatory Pegasus Transit uniform (Blue T-shirt for route services / white long sleeve shirt and black pants and shoes for trips).

2. Coming to work well groomed.

3. Serves as a positive role model and team player while providing transportation service.

4. Use of BBSI Time Net to record daily attendance. Daily punch in at the Yard must be recorded unless on a trip.

5. Follow the route in the assigned route manifest.

6. Use of Motive to record daily runs. ON / OFF Duty must match BBSI Time Net attendance entries.

7. Operates assigned vehicles in a safe and courteous manner.

8. Maintains vehicles assigned clean, in / outside, and neat always.

9. Parks vehicle in the yard designated area in an organized manner.

10. Provides a communication link between customers and staff.

11. Presents safety briefing to passengers prior to each trip departure

12. Coordinates the schedule for major or periodic vehicle maintenance with management and staff to minimize service interruptions.

13. Respond immediately to accidents or medical emergencies by notifying emergency response providers and rendering First Aid until emergency personnel arrive.

14. Maintains defensive driving.

15. Reads and interprets maps and driving directions to plan the most efficient route service for customers and reads and interprets road signs in English.

16. Maintains accurate, customer transportation forms, vehicle maintenance, fuel purchases, incident reports, accident reports, vehicle condition reports and other records that are requested from management.

Other Services:

· If the driving hours do not complete guaranteed time, other tasks may be assigned to the driver in other departments such as: operations, sales, and shops.

· Duties on these departments can be clerical work, maintain/clean other vehicles maintain/clean shop, assist mechanic or help with inventory, or drive vehicles for marketing.

Physical Requirements:

· Ability to Push/Pull 75 pounds (example a person on a wheelchair)

· Bend over to tie down wheelchairs or check tires for pre/post trips.

· Climb the stairs into and off the bus.

· Ability to lift arms above your head to release bus handles on emergency exits.

· Ability to lift thirty pounds (luggage, water coolers in or out of luggage compartments)

· Ability to support and assist a passenger on or off bus.

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