Code 14 Tautliner Driver (Long Distance)

Experienced Code 14 drivers are in short supply, and a long-haul freight fleet in White River is hiring. If you turn up on time and finish what you start, you'll fit in quickly.

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

• Keep the logbook and tachograph or telematics records up to date
• Complete border paperwork at Beitbridge, Lebombo or other posts
• 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
• Deliver to customers and get proof-of-delivery signed and stamped
• Check reefer temperatures and record them on cold-chain loads
• Follow hazchem rules, placards and emergency procedures on tanker loads

• Able to be away from home for several nights at a time
• Medically fit, including eyesight
• Passport for cross-border routes
• Clean driving record with no serious accidents

• Knowledge of SADC border routes
• Defensive driving course
• Clean record on a telematics driving score

• Provident fund and medical aid option
• Well-maintained trucks with sleeper cabs
• Paid PrDP renewal

• 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".