Code 14 Car Carrier Driver

The road is your office with a cross-border transport company based in Worcester, and the load gets there because of you. It's the kind of job where doing the basics well every day gets you noticed.

Home base is a cross-border transport company on the Worcester side of Western Cape.

• Keep the logbook and tachograph or telematics records up to date
• Keep the cab clean and report defects at the end of each trip
• Do a full pre-trip inspection: tyres, brakes, lights, couplings and fluids
• Carry out fuel stops with the fuel card and keep the slips
• Deliver to customers and get proof-of-delivery signed and stamped
• Follow hazchem rules, placards and emergency procedures on tanker loads

• Medically fit, including eyesight
• Clean driving record with no serious accidents
• Valid Code 14 (EC) licence
• Able to be away from home for several nights at a time
• Valid PrDP (G for goods, D for dangerous goods on tankers)
• At least 3 years on Code 14 trucks

• Experience on a specific trailer type (tanker, tipper, reefer)
• Defensive driving course

• Overnight and subsistence allowance on trips
• Provident fund and medical aid option
• Well-maintained trucks with sleeper cabs

• Expect a driving test with a real truck. Arrive rested and do your pre-trip check out loud so the assessor sees it.
• Be honest about accidents or fines. Companies check your driving record anyway and trust drivers who tell them upfront.