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Code 14 Car Carrier Driver – Permanent

How2Apply Talent Network

Montague Gardens, Western Cape

Full-time

Posted 1 day ago

Full-time Driving & Transport Code 14

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Job Description

Experienced Code 14 drivers are in short supply, and a coal haulage contractor in Montague Gardens is hiring. It's the kind of job where doing the basics well every day gets you noticed.

This post is Montague Gardens-based, with most of your time spent at a coal haulage contractor. You'll start with a short induction before working on your own.

What your day looks like

Check reefer temperatures and record them on cold-chain loads
Keep the logbook and tachograph or telematics records up to date
Follow hazchem rules, placards and emergency procedures on tanker loads
Carry out fuel stops with the fuel card and keep the slips
Check the load is secured, strapped or sealed before leaving the depot
Complete border paperwork at Beitbridge, Lebombo or other posts

Must-haves

Passport for cross-border routes
Clean driving record with no serious accidents
At least 3 years on Code 14 trucks
Valid PrDP (G for goods, D for dangerous goods on tankers)
Medically fit, including eyesight
Clean criminal record

Extra points for

Knowledge of SADC border routes
Dangerous goods training certificate
Clean record on a telematics driving score

What's in it for you

Well-maintained trucks with sleeper cabs
Paid PrDP renewal
Monthly safe-driving and fuel-saving bonus

Applying, step by step

Check you meet the must-haves first; recruiters filter on those before anything else.
Have the following on hand (clear photos on your phone are fine at first): Code 14 licence card and PrDP (both sides copied), reference letters from previous transport companies plus passport copy for cross-border work.
Use the form on this page. It takes about two minutes and you don't need to upload anything yet.
If you're shortlisted you'll hear from us within 10 working days, usually by phone.

How2Apply recruits for this position on behalf of hiring employers around Montague Gardens; applications go into our talent pool and shortlisted candidates are introduced directly.

Applying is free. Nobody from How2Apply will ever ask you to pay for anything to get this job.

Before you hit apply

List the trailer types and routes you have done, for example "tautliner, JHB to Durban, 4 years".
Expect a driving test with a real truck. Arrive rested and do your pre-trip check out loud so the assessor sees it.