Load Planner (Road Freight)

Behind every truck on the road is a controller; at a bus and coach operator in Epping, that could be you. It's a practical job: you'll see what you got done before you go home.

Home base is a bus and coach operator on the Epping side of Western Cape.

• Plan daily loads to use full truck capacity
• Keep a register of PrDP and licence expiry dates for all drivers
• Update customers on delivery times and delays
• Book vehicle services, licence renewals and roadworthy tests
• Arrange breakdown recovery and replacement vehicles
• Phone drivers when trucks stop too long or go off-route

• Able to work shifts in a 24-hour control office
• Good with Excel and email
• Matric
• Clear on the phone with drivers and customers
• Knowledge of South African road freight regulations
• Calm and decisive when things go wrong

• Transport management system (TMS) experience
• Previous truck driving experience
• Experience on a vehicle telematics platform

• Cellphone allowance for standby shifts
• Growth to transport manager
• Training on the fleet and tracking systems

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