Road traffic coordinator - Salary and Career
Road transport technicians

Road traffic coordinator - Career description, activities, functions and salary

They manage and control the vehicle fleet in the road transport of cargo and passengers. Supervise driver and auxiliary activities, check and inspect driver and vehicle documentation. They supervise loading and unloading of cargo and passengers, inspect vehicle and cargo conditions, complete and issue tax and control documents. They schedule and control travel schedules and expenses. They provide care and assistance to victims and their relatives in the event of an accident, and activate support services and official bodies.

How much does an Road traffic coordinator earn

A Road traffic coordinator earns between $1.376 and $6.428 per month, with an average monthly salary of $2.696 and a median salary of $2.181 according to an Averwage.com salary survey along with to data of professionals hired and fired by companies in the labor market.

Our research is based on the salaries of 5.718 professionals hired and dismissed by the period from 06/2021 to 05/2022 (last year).


Salary ranges for the Road traffic coordinator

Monthly Salary Annual Salary Salary Per Week Hourly Salary
Average wage 2.696 32.352 674 13
1º Quartile 1.376 16.511 344 6
Median Salary 2.181 26.172 545 10
3º Quartile 4.902 58.829 1.226 23
Higher Salary 6.428 77.139 1.607 30


Professional job categories

  • Middle level technicians
    • medium level technicians in transport services
      • transport technicians (logistics)
        • road transport technicians

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Main workplaces

Road transport technicians they work in land transport companies, in the management, planning and inspection (public sector technicians) and in the operation and execution of services (private sector technicians). They are salaried employees, with a formal contract, who organize themselves as a team, under permanent supervision. They work indoors or in shift vehicles. Occasionally work under pressure.


What does it take to work in the field of Road transport technicians

The exercise of the profession of Road transport technicians requires high school vocational technical education or equivalent experience built on an occupational trajectory in the companies in which they operate. The full exercise of activities occurs after a period of three to four years of experience.


Functions and activities of Road traffic coordinator

Road transport technicians must:

  • supervise loading and passengers;
  • manage fleet;
  • answering accidents on the road;
  • respond to road accidents;
  • supervise shipment of cargo and passengers;
  • demonstrate personal skills;
  • responding to road accidents;
  • supervise drivers and travel assistants;
  • program travel schedules;
  • answering road accidents;
  • supervise drivers and travel aids;
  • schedule travel time;
  • supervise drivers and trip assistants;
  • control travel expenses;
  • communicate;
  • attend to road accidents;
  • supervise drivers and travel aides;
  • supervise loading of cargo and passengers;

  • Activities

    • inspect vehicle hygiene conditions;
    • trigger technical expertise;
    • demonstrate observation skills;
    • analyze requests from drivers and assistants;
    • analyze market demand;
    • photograph accident site;
    • collect passengers' personal belongings;
    • show organization;
    • register customer complaints and suggestions;
    • measure drivers' alcohol content (breathalyzer test);
    • arrange vehicle removal from site;
    • report to the company's financial sector;
    • inspect the driver's conduct in relation to the boarding of passengers;
    • check tachograph analysis;
    • check vehicle and driver availability;
    • report an incident to the insurer, shipper and customer;
    • report the accident to the legal department;
    • demonstrate clarity;
    • hire third-party services;
    • acting insurance;
    • check cargo removal;
    • report to the company number and destination of victims;
    • serve customers;
    • control travel cost spreadsheets;
    • check drivers' documentation;
    • track vehicle along route;
    • move to the accident site;
    • scaling vehicles;
    • report an occurrence to the insurer, shipper and customer;
    • work as a team;
    • issue boarding program per vehicle;
    • check intervals between working hours for drivers and assistants;
    • fill out incident report;
    • demonstrate dynamism;
    • argue;
    • monitor entry and exit times of vehicles;
    • supervise separation of cargo and baggage;
    • monitor vehicle along route;
    • supervise driver training;
    • update drivers and trip assistants history;
    • send mechanic to accident scene;
    • warn drivers and assistants (in writing and orally);
    • relocate drivers and assistants;
    • negotiate;
    • consult occurrence information systems;
    • work as a team;
    • warn drivers and aides (in writing and orally);
    • inspect baggage transfer;
    • relocate vehicles;
    • providing passenger list;
    • listen to suggestions;
    • guide drivers and assistants;
    • check travel route;
    • release financial resources for travel;
    • make vehicle available for maintenance;
    • assign drivers and assistants;
    • control fuel consumption;
    • call the police;
    • resize fleet utilization;
    • demonstrate ability to discernment;
    • demonstrate trustworthiness;
    • manage unforeseen events;
    • interview drivers before traveling;
    • compose;
    • assist non-victimized passengers;
    • check type and quantity of cargo and luggage;
    • provide information;
    • providing assistance to victims;
    • settle travel accounts with drivers;
    • demonstrate objectivity;
    • monitor drivers and assistants' workload;
    • delegate responsibilities;
    • plan fleet utilization;
    • check invoices and accountability;
    • lead;
    • replace drivers and assistants;
    • close cashier;
    • issue the cargo tax document;
    • issue tax document for the cargo;
    • providing a vehicle and driver to continue the journey;
    • activate the company's social service sector;
    • compatize service demand with fleet;


    Sectors that hire Road traffic coordinator the most in the job market

    • road transport of cargo, except dangerous goods and removals, intercity, interstate and international
    • collective passenger road transport, with fixed itinerary, municipal
    • temporary labor lease
    • collective passenger road transport, with fixed itinerary, interstate
    • collective road transport of passengers, under charter, intercity, interstate and international
    • road transport of dangerous goods
    • road cargo transport
    • driverless car rental
    • building highways and railways
    • manufacture of raw sugar




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