Code 14 Refrigerated Truck Driver

Long hours, clean record, safe arrival every time: that is what a long-haul freight fleet in Harrismith pays for. If you learn fast and don't mind being shown things twice, you'll settle in within a few weeks.

The site is in Harrismith; early starts mean public transport timing matters, so check your route before applying.

• Keep the logbook and tachograph or telematics records up to date
• Check reefer temperatures and record them on cold-chain loads
• Do a full pre-trip inspection: tyres, brakes, lights, couplings and fluids
• Deliver to customers and get proof-of-delivery signed and stamped
• Log driving hours and take the required rest breaks
• Carry out fuel stops with the fuel card and keep the slips
• Drive planned routes and stop only at approved truck stops

• At least 3 years on Code 14 trucks
• Able to be away from home for several nights at a time
• Valid PrDP (G for goods, D for dangerous goods on tankers)
• Clean criminal record
• Passport for cross-border routes

• Overnight and subsistence allowance on trips
• Paid PrDP renewal
• Provident fund and medical aid option
• Monthly safe-driving and fuel-saving bonus

• Put your licence code, PrDP expiry date and years on Code 14 in the first three lines. Transport managers scan for those first.
• List the trailer types and routes you have done, for example "tautliner, JHB to Durban, 4 years".