Occupation
Transportation scheduler
Transportation schedulers build the timetables, vehicle blocks, and crew rosters that a transport operation runs on. Unlike dispatchers, who react in real time, schedulers work ahead of the day, fitting service requirements into the vehicles, hours, and agreements available. Small scheduling choices ripple into punctuality and overtime for weeks afterward.
Also known as: Service scheduler · Crew scheduler · Run planner · Transport planner
Occupation content
Part of Supply chain, transport and logistics
What the work involves
- Translate service requirements into timetables, vehicle blocks, and duty shifts.
- Check schedules against hours-of-work rules, break requirements, and agreements.
- Model running times using historical performance and known roadworks or events.
- Publish rosters and manage leave, training, and shift-swap requests.
- Rework schedules when routes, volumes, or resources change.
- Review punctuality and overtime data and feed it into the next schedule revision.
How people commonly enter
- A college diploma in logistics, transport operations, or business administration.
- Progression from dispatch, operations administration, or driving into a scheduling role.
- Direct entry into a junior scheduling post with training on the employer's scheduling software.
Typical training: Certificate or college diploma
Licensing: Not typically licensed
Typical work context
Desk based · Team based · Predictable routine · Hybrid office · Quiet focus
Related interests
Conventional (organizing) · Investigative (analytical)
Related aptitude preparation
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Skills to practise
- Planning and scheduling exercises
- Numerical reasoning
- Data interpretation
- Attention and concentration
- Problem solving
Practice suites
Related learning
Family-level learning links for Supply chain, transport and logistics.
Official sources
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- O*NET OnLine — occupation quick search: transportation scheduler · International
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- US BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook — Transportation and Material Moving Occupations · United States
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- Employment and Social Development Canada — National Occupational Classification (NOC) · Canada
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Supply chain, transport and logistics: education pathways
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