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Load Planner (Road Freight)

How2Apply Talent Network

Fourways, Gauteng

Full-time

Posted 1 day ago

Full-time Driving & Transport

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Job Description

Trucks, drivers, loads and deadlines all meet on your screen at a road freight company in Fourways. If you turn up on time and finish what you start, you'll fit in quickly.

This post is Fourways-based, with most of your time spent at a road freight company.

What your day looks like

Plan daily loads to use full truck capacity
Compile daily reports on trips completed and late deliveries
Arrange breakdown recovery and replacement vehicles
Update customers on delivery times and delays
Phone drivers when trucks stop too long or go off-route

You'll need

Clear on the phone with drivers and customers
Good with Excel and email
Knowledge of South African road freight regulations
Matric

Extra points for

Previous truck driving experience
Transport management system (TMS) experience

What's in it for you

Training on the fleet and tracking systems
Office-based work with a steady roster
Cellphone allowance for standby shifts
Growth to transport manager

How to apply

Read the "What you need" list above. If you tick most of it, go ahead and apply.
Have the following on hand (clear photos on your phone are fine at first): a CV showing the size of fleet you worked with, matric certificate and ID plus logistics qualifications.
Use the form on this page. It takes about two minutes and you don't need to upload anything yet.
Watch for a call or WhatsApp from How2Apply over the next 5 working days.

How2Apply recruits for this position on behalf of hiring employers around Fourways; applications go into our talent pool and shortlisted candidates are introduced directly.

How2Apply never charges you to apply, for training, for uniforms or for a "placement fee". If anyone asks you for money, it is a scam.

How to stand out

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.