Dispatch, Fleet and Plant Administration
Trucks, bakkies, TLBs, excavators and generators are some of the most expensive things a business owns, and every kilometre, hour and litre of diesel costs money. Dispatch, fleet and plant administrators keep the paperwork that shows where vehicles and machines went, what they did, what they cost and what customers must pay. Without accurate records, deliveries go missing, licences expire, machines miss services and fuel disappears. This course teaches you how to plan and document a dispatch, complete delivery notes and proof of delivery, keep and check trip sheets, understand the main road rules for drivers and loads, keep a fleet register and compliance diary, handle inspections, defects, services and accidents, administer plant on hire with on-hire and off-hire records, hour meters and hire invoices, and keep fuel records, work out fuel consumption and reconcile a diesel tank. Examples come from South African distributors, construction sites, mines and plant hire companies. The course is fully online and self-paced. Each lesson has a short activity in your workbook. You finish with a practical task and a final assessment, and you receive a MetaCo Certificate of Completion that you can add to your CV.
What you will learn
Prepare delivery notes and loads, keep trip sheets, vehicle and plant logbooks and hire records, and control fuel accurately.
- Module 1: Introduction
- Module 2: Dispatch and Delivery Documents
- Module 3: Trip Sheets and Route Planning
- Module 4: Vehicle Records and Logbooks
- Module 5: Plant Administration
- Module 6: Fuel Records and Control
- Module 7: Putting It into Practice
How it is assessed
Short quizzes as you go, a final assessment with three attempts (fresh questions each time) and a practical task.
Certificate
MetaCo Certificate of Completion, with your own number and a QR code employers can scan. This certificate confirms completion of a MetaCo short course.
What you get
- The lessons, quiz and practical task
- A downloadable workbook (PDF)
- The Logistics and Supply Chain toolkit
- A one-page cheat sheet to keep
- The MetaCo certificate with a QR verification link, and a "Copy to my CV" line
- The Career Starter Kit, free with your first purchase
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