Certified Road Freight Dispatcher (including TMS use)
Do you want to coordinate seamless road transport and become indispensable to any logistics business?
Transport planning requires a keen eye for detail, financial insight and the ability to work under pressure. This intensive Zelco Logistics course prepares you for practice. Alongside in-depth knowledge of legislation, cost calculation and planning techniques, you will practise directly in professional TMS software using your own personal login: a unique opportunity in the Belgian market! Take the next step in your career and enrol today to become a certified transport expert.
📌 What will you learn?
- Transport file management: Independently prepare and manage complete transport files based on customer orders.
- Legislation & regulations: Gain thorough knowledge of driving and rest times, the CMR and TIR conventions, axle loads and customs formalities.
- Technology & equipment: Understand different vehicle types and communication tools, and read digital tachograph data correctly.
- Advanced planning techniques: Plan trips, use intelligent clustering techniques and organise intermodal shipments.
- Practical TMS experience: Independently enter, monitor and manage trips and orders through a personal account in a real-life TMS system.
- Financial insight: Calculate costs, monitor margins and analyse profitability.
- Communication & soft skills: Communicate effectively and decisively with drivers, customers and external partners.
Who is this for?
👨💼👩💼 Professionals
- Transport planners, dispatchers and logistics staff who want to deepen their practical knowledge and have it formally validated.
- People entering the sector and career changers who want a rapid, practical route into a shortage occupation in transport.
- Logistics business owners and managers who want to gain control of cost calculation, legislation and TMS software.
Please note: This course covers transport organisation at operational and tactical levels. For the legally required certification of professional competence to run a transport company, you must contact ITLB.
🎓 Still studying?
Start bridging the gap between theory and practice now!
- Students in logistics or economics who want to build a strong advantage in the job market.
- Young talent who may qualify for specific exemptions within their studies thanks to this course's VKS recognition.
- Ambitious students who want to gain valuable practical experience with professional TMS software while still studying.
🏆 Your results
- Ready for practice: You will have all the practical and theoretical skills needed to manage a complete transport plan independently.
- Hands-on software experience: Your personal practice environment will give you a thorough understanding of a professional TMS system.
- Recognised expertise: You will demonstrably meet the official Flemish Qualifications Framework (VKS) competencies for the profile “Dispatcher goederenvervoer” (BK-0001-1).
- Greater value in the job market: You will have the immediately applicable knowledge of transport legislation, cost control and communication that employers seek.
- After successfully completing the course, you will receive your official Certified Road Freight Dispatcher certificate: a powerful asset in the job market.
