Code 14 Tanker Driver (Hazchem)

You'll move heavy loads between Umhlanga and depots across the country for a cross-border transport company. Expect to be trusted with real work from your first week.

The site is in Umhlanga; 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
• Log driving hours and take the required rest breaks
• Complete border paperwork at Beitbridge, Lebombo or other posts
• Drive planned routes and stop only at approved truck stops
• Report breakdowns, delays and incidents to the controller immediately

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

• Experience on a specific trailer type (tanker, tipper, reefer)
• Knowledge of SADC border routes
• Defensive driving course

• Monthly safe-driving and fuel-saving bonus
• Paid PrDP renewal
• Overnight and subsistence allowance on trips

• Be honest about accidents or fines. Companies check your driving record anyway and trust drivers who tell them upfront.
• List the trailer types and routes you have done, for example "tautliner, JHB to Durban, 4 years".