Code 14 Side Tipper Driver (Coal Haulage)

Long hours, clean record, safe arrival every time: that is what a long-haul freight fleet in Cape Town CBD pays for. People who do well here are steady, honest and not scared to ask when something is unclear.

This post is Cape Town CBD-based, with most of your time spent at a long-haul freight fleet. Most weeks are 45 hours, in line with the BCEA.

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

• At least 3 years on Code 14 trucks
• Valid Code 14 (EC) licence
• Clean criminal record
• Passport for cross-border routes
• Valid PrDP (G for goods, D for dangerous goods on tankers)

• Experience on a specific trailer type (tanker, tipper, reefer)
• Clean record on a telematics driving score

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

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