Road Trains of Australia (RTA) are currently seeking a Fleet Controller to join the business in Kalgoorlie, WA.
This role will be based in Kalgoorlie, WA. Road Trains of Australia (RTA) is one of the largest privately owned livestock transporters in Australia. As a family run business, we pride ourselves on having decades of experience in the safe & dependable transport of livestock, petroleum and bulk commodities, throughout Western Australia, Northern Territory and Queensland with our fleet of 90+ prime movers.
Coordinate and manage a fleet of bulk haulage drivers across multiple project and mine sites
Monitor and control daily fleet movements to ensure production targets and service schedules are met
Manage driver rosters, shift allocation and fatigue compliance
Ensure all safety standards are maintained, including verification of daily pre‑start inspections
Respond to operational issues including delays, breakdowns and schedule changes
Complete and maintain required company and site documentation
Liaise with site management, operations, maintenance and other internal stakeholders
Ensure compliance with Chain of Responsibility (CoR), site rules and company procedures
Previous experience in a fleet control, dispatch or transport coordination role (bulk haulage or mining preferred)
Strong communication and organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities
Current MC driver’s licence (desirable, not essential)
Ability to pass a full mine‑specific medical
Ability to pass a fitness assessment, including a Commercial Driver Fitness Assessment
Willingness to complete and pass a Commercial Vehicle Driver Fatigue online assessment
Ability to follow and enforce site management directives and safety requirements
Competent with computer systems, scheduling tools and fleet or transport management systems
Full right to work in Australia
We value people who take pride in their work and want to be part of a team that supports each other. At RTA, you’ll enjoy:
A stable, long‑standing company with strong industry reputation
Supportive leadership and a collaborative team culture
Opportunities to grow your skills and develop professionally
A role where your ideas and relationships directly contribute to business success
Working with a company that prioritises safety, respect, and professionalism
This is a permanent position and not available to Working Holiday Visa Holders (Backpackers).
Applications without required skills and experience listed in the ad will not be considered.
Road Trains of Australia (RTA) has over a decade of experience in safe & dependable transportation of livestock, petroleum and bulk commodities throughout the north of Western Australia, Northern Territory and Queensland.
From the remains of Buntine Roadways, the original Road Trains of Australia (RTA) was established by Noel Buntine in the early 1980’s.
In 1985, Noel Buntine sold the Company to Dick David and Ken Warriner who operated it for 8 years until it was sold to Jim Cooper, of Gulf Transport Group, and Mick Flynn, of Flynn Petroleum, in 1993. Jim Cooper bought out Mick Flynn to take full ownership in 1995.
In 2006, competition between RTA and Hampton Transport Services, a Western Australian company owned by the Jones family from Kalgoorlie-Boulder that was involved in mining, heavy haulage, freight and livestock transport, had reached the point where the livestock fleets were a similar size and operating the same routes.
Jim Cooper and Dave Jones from Hampton, the current Managing Director of RTA, saw the economic sense of amalgamating the operations of the two companies and negotiated the sale of the RTA business to Hampton Transport Services, Dave and his brother Bart Jones Jnr to create Road Trains of Australia Pty Ltd in its current form.
In 2007 RTA acquired Hansen Livestock Transport and its depots in Longreach and Quilpie.
Under the ownership of Hampton and the Jones brothers, who still own and operate the Company, RTA has grown to be the largest privately owned livestock transporter in Australia.
RTA’s operations today cover the entire Northern half of Australia, with the company’s 90+ prime movers averaging between 145,000 to 170,000km per year, much of which is traveled in clouds of bulldust on unsealed roads.
Road Trains of Australia is also proudly registered as 100% Australian owned and operated with https://ausowned.com.au.
