Dispatch Controller (Distribution Depot)

Trucks, drivers, loads and deadlines all meet on your screen at a distribution depot in Coega. It suits someone who likes knowing exactly what a good day's work looks like.

Home base is a distribution depot on the Coega side of Eastern Cape.

• Compile daily reports on trips completed and late deliveries
• Keep a register of PrDP and licence expiry dates for all drivers
• Assign trucks and drivers to routes and track them on telematics
• Check driver hours so nobody drives too long without rest
• Update customers on delivery times and delays
• Plan daily loads to use full truck capacity

• Clear on the phone with drivers and customers
• Able to work shifts in a 24-hour control office
• At least 2 years in transport or logistics
• Matric
• Good with Excel and email

• Knowledge of cross-border documentation
• Experience on a vehicle telematics platform
• Previous truck driving experience

• Growth to transport manager
• Office-based work with a steady roster
• Training on the fleet and tracking systems

• If you drove trucks before, say so. Controllers who know the road earn quick respect from drivers.
• Give the fleet size and route types you handled, for example "40 trucks, long-haul and local". Hiring managers want scale.