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Transportation Inspectors

Inspect equipment or goods in connection with the safe transport of cargo or people. Includes rail transportation inspectors, such as freight inspectors, rail inspectors, and other inspectors of transportation vehicles not elsewhere classified.

What you’d do

  • Prepare and submit reports after completion of freight shipments.
  • Inspect shipments to ensure that freight is securely braced and blocked.
  • Record details about freight conditions, handling of freight, and any problems encountered.
  • Advise crews in techniques of stowing dangerous and heavy cargo.
  • Observe loading of freight to ensure that crews comply with procedures.
  • Recommend remedial procedures to correct any violations found during inspections.
  • Inspect loaded cargo, cargo lashed to decks or in storage facilities, and cargo handling devices to determine compliance with health and safety regulations and need for maintenance.
  • Notify workers of any special treatment required for shipments.

Skills that matter

  • Critical Thinking
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Speaking
  • Writing
  • Active Listening
  • Monitoring

How to get there

Considerable preparation: most need a four-year bachelor's degree

Also called

  • Cargo Surveyor
  • Marine Cargo Surveyor
  • Marine Surveyor
  • Petroleum Inspector
  • Inspector

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