Code 14 Tanker Driver (Hazchem)

Long hours, clean record, safe arrival every time: that is what a long-haul freight fleet in Durban Central pays for. It's the kind of job where doing the basics well every day gets you noticed.

You'll be based at a long-haul freight fleet in Durban Central. Living nearby, or on a taxi route to it, really helps. Most weeks are 45 hours, in line with the BCEA.

• Carry out fuel stops with the fuel card and keep the slips
• Follow hazchem rules, placards and emergency procedures on tanker loads
• Keep the cab clean and report defects at the end of each trip
• Check the load is secured, strapped or sealed before leaving the depot
• Do a full pre-trip inspection: tyres, brakes, lights, couplings and fluids
• Deliver to customers and get proof-of-delivery signed and stamped
• Check reefer temperatures and record them on cold-chain loads

• Clean criminal record
• Clean driving record with no serious accidents
• Valid PrDP (G for goods, D for dangerous goods on tankers)
• Able to be away from home for several nights at a time

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

• 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

• Be honest about accidents or fines. Companies check your driving record anyway and trust drivers who tell them upfront.
• Put your licence code, PrDP expiry date and years on Code 14 in the first three lines. Transport managers scan for those first.