Route Planner (Last-Mile Deliveries)

Trucks, drivers, loads and deadlines all meet on your screen at a bus and coach operator in Boksburg. It's the kind of job where doing the basics well every day gets you noticed.

Home base is a bus and coach operator on the Boksburg side of Gauteng. Overtime comes up in peak season and is paid.

• Arrange breakdown recovery and replacement vehicles
• Book vehicle services, licence renewals and roadworthy tests
• Update customers on delivery times and delays
• Plan daily loads to use full truck capacity
• Check driver hours so nobody drives too long without rest
• Assign trucks and drivers to routes and track them on telematics

• Able to work shifts in a 24-hour control office
• Knowledge of South African road freight regulations
• Calm and decisive when things go wrong
• At least 2 years in transport or logistics
• Clear on the phone with drivers and customers

• Experience on a vehicle telematics platform
• Knowledge of cross-border documentation
• Transport management system (TMS) experience

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

• Mention the tracking and Excel skills you have. Bring an example report if you are allowed to share one.
• If you drove trucks before, say so. Controllers who know the road earn quick respect from drivers.