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Code 14 Side Tipper Driver (Coal Haulage)

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Umlazi, KwaZulu-Natal

Full-time

Posted 3 hours ago

Full-time Driving & Transport Code 14

R17 250 – R20 000/month

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Job Description

The road is your office with a coal haulage contractor based in Umlazi, and the load gets there because of you. It's a practical job: you'll see what you got done before you go home.

The work is in Umlazi, KwaZulu-Natal, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day.

What you'll actually do

Follow hazchem rules, placards and emergency procedures on tanker loads
Complete border paperwork at Beitbridge, Lebombo or other posts
Do a full pre-trip inspection: tyres, brakes, lights, couplings and fluids
Keep the logbook and tachograph or telematics records up to date
Carry out fuel stops with the fuel card and keep the slips
Check reefer temperatures and record them on cold-chain loads

Must-haves

Able to be away from home for several nights at a time
Clean driving record with no serious accidents
Medically fit, including eyesight
Valid Code 14 (EC) licence
Passport for cross-border routes

Extra points for

Defensive driving course
Dangerous goods training certificate
Clean record on a telematics driving score

What's in it for you

Provident fund and medical aid option
Well-maintained trucks with sleeper cabs
Overnight and subsistence allowance on trips
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), dangerous goods certificate if you have one plus passport copy for cross-border work.
Fill in the short form below with your name and a phone number you actually answer.
Keep your phone on. Shortlisted applicants are contacted by call, SMS or WhatsApp within 8 working days.

How2Apply recruits for this position on behalf of hiring employers around Umlazi; 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.

Tips to get shortlisted

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".