Managers in transportation operations plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate the operations of transportation companies such as railways, airlines, bus lines, municipal transit systems, shipping lines and trucking companies, under the direction of a general manager or another senior manager. Managers in transportation freight traffic plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate companies or departments responsible for the transportation and movement of goods, under the direction of a general manager or another senior manager.

Managers in transportation operations

• A bachelor's degree in business administration or engineering is usually required.
  
• Several years of experience in transportation operations are usually required, including supervisory experience.
  
• Extensive experience as a supervisor and operator in a particular transport mode, such as a pilot, train engineer, vessel master or truck driver, may substitute for formal education.
  
• Certification as an operator of a particular mode of transportation, such as commercial pilot, vessel master or truck driver, is usually required.
  

• Completion of secondary school is required.
  
• A college diploma or university degree in business or transportation administration may be required.
  
• Several years of clerical, operational or administrative experience related to freight traffic are required.