Fleet Administrator (Licences and Services)

Get off the road and into the control office at a road freight company in Ballito. People who do well here are steady, honest and not scared to ask when something is unclear.

Location: Ballito, KwaZulu-Natal. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first.

• Update customers on delivery times and delays
• Arrange breakdown recovery and replacement vehicles
• Plan daily loads to use full truck capacity
• Keep a register of PrDP and licence expiry dates for all drivers
• Phone drivers when trucks stop too long or go off-route
• Compile daily reports on trips completed and late deliveries

• Good with Excel and email
• Knowledge of South African road freight regulations
• Clear on the phone with drivers and customers
• Calm and decisive when things go wrong

• Growth to transport manager
• Cellphone allowance for standby shifts
• 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.