Route Planner (Last-Mile Deliveries)

Trucks, drivers, loads and deadlines all meet on your screen at a road freight company in Newcastle. You don't need to be the loudest person in the room, just the one others can count on.

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

• Book vehicle services, licence renewals and roadworthy tests
• Plan daily loads to use full truck capacity
• Assign trucks and drivers to routes and track them on telematics
• Keep a register of PrDP and licence expiry dates for all drivers
• Check driver hours so nobody drives too long without rest
• Phone drivers when trucks stop too long or go off-route

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

• Knowledge of cross-border documentation
• Experience on a vehicle telematics platform

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

• 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.