Transport Controller (Long Haul Fleet)

Get off the road and into the control office at a distribution depot in Kariega. Expect to be trusted with real work from your first week.

Location: Kariega, Eastern Cape. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first. Shifts rotate, so you'll need to be flexible about days and nights.

• Keep a register of PrDP and licence expiry dates for all drivers
• Capture trip sheets, fuel and toll costs on the system
• Compile daily reports on trips completed and late deliveries
• Book vehicle services, licence renewals and roadworthy tests
• Check driver hours so nobody drives too long without rest

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

• Experience on a vehicle telematics platform
• Knowledge of cross-border documentation
• Logistics or supply chain certificate

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

• 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.