Transport Controller (Long Haul Fleet)

You'll plan the loads and watch the trucks for a bus and coach operator in White River, keeping every trip on time. Expect to be trusted with real work from your first week.

The work is in White River, Mpumalanga, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day.

• Assign trucks and drivers to routes and track them on telematics
• Phone drivers when trucks stop too long or go off-route
• Compile daily reports on trips completed and late deliveries
• Arrange breakdown recovery and replacement vehicles
• Capture trip sheets, fuel and toll costs on the system
• Book vehicle services, licence renewals and roadworthy tests
• Keep a register of PrDP and licence expiry dates for all drivers

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

• 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.