Occupationally important qualities of drivers at the logging enterprise in the Far North

Introduction. The timber removal vehicles drivers are one of the key positions at logging enterprises. When analyzing scientific research, they are noted to be insufficient in relation to the occupationally important qualities specifics in timber removal vehicles drivers with different job performance.Materials and methods. The study involved one hundred eight drivers of timber removal vehicles working on a shift method. The study aim was to identify and describe the occupationally important qualities of drivers in timber removal vehicles at a logging enterprise in the Far North with varying occupational performance to optimize the occipational selection system. There were used instrumental methods and psychological testing to diagnose individual-personal, emotional-volitional, communicative qualities, and motivational characteristics. Statistical methods are descriptive statistics, two-stage cluster and multivariate dispersion analysis.Results. Statistically significant differences were established between representatives with high and average job performance levels regarding motivational characteristics, emotional-volitional and communicative qualities, individual-typological and intellectual properties. Most drivers are characterized by low functional processes mobility, high visual acuity, risk propensity and reliability in extreme situations, high psycho-emotional stability and low thinking stability, insignificant self-regulation of psycho-emotional states and high thinking self-regulation.Limitations. The study was conducted under the influence of certain factors that have their own specifics (shift schedule, its duration at the time of the study, time of the study, type of shift, condition of drivers, etc.), and they may differ in other similar studies; the diagnostic tools used allow assessing the only part of the personal qualities in vehicles drivers in timber removal. Conclusion. Drivers of vehicles transporting timber with high job performance are distinguished by a low orientation towards egoism, a higher programming as a regulatory process and conscious self-regulation of behavior, attentiveness and tact towards their trainee.Compliance with ethical standards. The research program and methods were reviewed by the ethics committee of the Higher School of Psychology, Pedagogy and Physical Education of the Northern (Arctic) Federal University and recommended for use (protocol No. 5, 2023). All participants gave informed voluntary written consent to participate in the study.Contribution: Kosterina G.D. – collection and processing of material; writing of text; collection of literature data; editing; Korneeva Ya.A. – concept and design of the study; collection and processing of material; writing of text; statistical processing; editing. All authors are responsible for the integrity of all parts of the manuscript and approval of the manuscript final versionConflict of interest. The authors declare no conflict of interest.Funding. The study was supported by a grant from the Russian Science Foundation (project No. 24-28-20221).Received: December 22, 2024 / Accepted: March 26, 2025 / Published: July 31, 2025

occupationally important qualities, job performance, vehicle driver for timber removal, logging company, Far North, Occupational selection