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NORWAY NEEDS BUS AND TRUCK DRIVERS  

Visit the stands of Connect Bus, Nav EURES Telemark, Hallingdal, Lillehammer Bilskadesenter and EURES NORWAY for more information and job opportunities.

 Recent studies show that there is a need for at least 2,000 new drivers in Norway every year until at least 2030. The greatest demand is for bus drivers (with D/DE licence) and truck drivers (C/CE licence).  

The bus company Connect Bus will be present at the fair and needs to recruit for many job vacancies in various parts of the country. If you're interested in a job as a bus driver in Southern Norway, Boreal is looking to hire bus drivers. Contact the Norway stand for more information about the vacancies at Boreal. If you are interested in working in Telemark, visit the Nav EURES Telemark stand which present job opportunities at VY Buss Vest- Telemark.

There is a general demand in Norway for lorry/truck drivers. There is also a demand for drivers of tippers, crane trucks (G8), ADR transport, tank trucks and waste transport. There is no particular demand for drivers of light vehicles (with B licence), but in some rural areas of Norway there is a need for taxi drivers. However, this is not the case in larger cities. 

About the road transport sector  

The road transport sector is a large business in Norway. Professional drivers are important throughout the country and they drive long distances annually across the road networks of Norway and abroad.  

Commercial transport: Goods and passenger transport  

Being a commercial driver can be demanding and it is more than just driving a truck or a bus from one place to another. Drivers must also be able to deal with different types of agreements and documents as well as having good knowledge of traffic regulations and driving conditions in general. Drivers in passenger transport must also be able to deal with customers and passengers. As a driver, one must be familiar with regulations that apply to the sector, including rules about driving hours and rest times, securing dangerous cargoes and requirements for having chains on board.  Read more about the driving conditions and regulations in the Trucker’s Guide https://www.vegvesen.no/kjoretoy/yrkestransport/truckers-guide/ - by The Norwegian Public Roads Administration (the guide is available in several languages). Important about driving conditions: many of the regional Norwegian roads are narrow and driving conditions in the winter can be very challenging, even at times extremely difficult.   

Language, education and qualifications requirements   

Driver’s licence and driver CPC:  

A class C or CE driving licence is required for freight (goods) transport, and a class D or DE driving licence for passenger transport.  In addition to the driving licence, it is obligatory for a  professional/commercial driver of heavy vehicles to have a driver certificate of professional competence (driver CPC) https://www.vegvesen.no/en/driving-licences/training-for-professional-drivers/professional-driver/  

 Other competence that may be important:  

 Special training related to the transportation of dangerous goods and other specific driver certificates could be useful when applying for a job as a commercial transport driver. Computer skills are also important because both manual and electronic tools are used to process transport documentation, communication, and for carrying out transport assignments efficiently.  

Language:  

Most jobs in transport require a knowledge of Norwegian or of another Scandinavian language (Danish or Swedish), especially if the job requires a contact with customers, suppliers or passengers. For some jobs, good English skills can be sufficient.  
 

Wages  

Freight (goods) transport and passenger transport have their own applicable collective wage agreement, and minimum wage pr hour. Read more about minimum wages and your rights and obligations on the website of the Norwegian Labour Inspection Authority https://www.arbeidstilsynet.no/en/ 

Trade Unions  

In Norway, the trade unions play an important role in working life. About 50% of the workers in Norway are members of a trade union. You may wish to contact a trade union to get more information about working conditions and wages in the transport sector. There are several trade unions in this sector:  

Yrkestrafikkforbundet https://ytf.no/page/english  trade union for the transport sector    

Fellesforbundet https://www.fellesforbundet.no/en/about-fellesforbundet/  trade union for workers in various sectors, included the transport sector   

Norwegian Union of Municipal and General employees http://www.fagforbundet.no/international/    trade unions for various trades, incl. local authority transport sector, waste collection, internal transport and others. NB! Information in several languages  

The Norwegian public roads Administration https://www.vegvesen.no/en/ gives information about foreign driver’s licences, traffic information, Norwegian traffic rules and more.   

Formalities when moving to Norway: 

Please visit the EURES NORWAY stand for more information.