Truck Licence upgrades
Heavy Rigid Licence Auto
We Provide HR Licence upgrades in our Automatic Volvo.
This will place a condition B on your licence.
Heavy Rigid Licence Roadranger
If you need to drive a Roadranger gearbox we can train and assess you for Your HR licence in our Kenworth fitted with a Roadranger gearbox.
No condition will be placed on your licence.
Heavy Combination Licence Auto
Upgrade to your HC Licence in our Automatic Volvo.
If there is no condition B on your current MR or HR licence then no condition can be placed against your HC licence.
Heavy Combination Licence Roadranger
Our Kenworth is perfect for completing your HC licence upgrade to remove a condition B endorsed on your MR or HR licence.
Multi-Combination Licence
Need an MC licence?
Complete your licence MC licence upgrade in our Automatic Volvo
Roadranger Services
Complete your HR or HC licence upgrade in our Kenworth fitted with a Roadranger gearbox.
Or if you have a licence endorsed with a Condition B we can train you and remove the condition B.
If you would like refresher training or learn advanced techniques, we can also assist in your training needs.
It's our speciality!!
Truck Licence Classes we cover
LR - LIGHT RIGID
Small trucks with a gross vehicle mass (GVM) of up to 8 tonnes. Any towed trailer must not weigh more than 9 tonnes GVM. Buses that seat more than 12 adults including the driver and a GVM up to 8 tonnes.
LR Licence Tenure
To upgrade to this Truck Licence class you must have held a Class C licence (not learner) for at least one year (including red P plates). Any time you've spent on a P1 licence counts, but you can't practice to drive an LR vehicle, or upgrade to an LR licence until you hold a P2 or full class C licence.
MR - Medium Rigid
To upgrade to this Truck Licence class you must have held a Class C licence (not learner) for at least one year (including red P plates). Any time you've spent on a P1 licence counts, but you can't practice to drive an LR vehicle, or upgrade to an LR licence until you hold a P2 or full class C licence.
MR Licence Tenure
Have held a class C licence, (except a learner licence) or equivalent for one year or more. Any time you’ve spent on a P1 licence counts, but you can’t practice to drive an MR vehicle, or upgrade to an MR licence until you hold a P2 or full class C licence.
HR - Heavy Rigid
Trucks and buses with a GVM of more than 8 tonnes, and three or more axles. Any towed trailer not weighing more than 9 tonnes GVM. Bendy buses. Even though these vehicles are articulated, they’re treated as rigid vehicles.
HR Licence Tenure
Have held a class C licence, (except a learner licence) for at least two years. Any time you've spent on a P1 licence counts, but you can't practice to drive a HR vehicle, or upgrade to a HR licence until you hold a P2 or full class C licence.
Eligibility for P2 is second year of green P's
HC - Heavy Combination
Articulated vehicles with three or more axles. Heavy rigid vehicle trailer combinations including unladen dolly, with three or more axles. Any towed trailer with a GVM of more than 9 tonnes.
HC Licence Tenure
Have held an MR or HR licence for at least one year. Any time you've spent on a P2 MR or HR licence counts, but you can't practice to drive a HC vehicle, or upgrade to a HC licence until you hold a full class MR or HR licence.
MC - Multi-Combination
B-doubles. Prime mover, low loader dolly and low loader trailer combinations. Road trains.
MC Licence Tenure
Have held a HR or HC licence for at least one year. Any time you've spent on a P2 HR licence counts, but you can't practice to drive an MC vehicle, or upgrade to an MC licence until you hold a full class HR or HC licence.
For clients wishing to upgrade from HR - MC
It is still a requirement to complete the HC component and then complete the MC licence upgrade. For more information regarding this process please click the button below
Course Content
Criteria Required to complete
Criteria 1 – Pre-operational Check
Criteria 2 – Cabin Drills
Criteria 3 – Start, move off, shut down and secure
Criteria 4 – Manage Steering
Criteria 5 – Manages Gears
Criteria 6 – Manages Brakes
Criteria 7 – Manages Accelerator
Criteria 8 – Create & Maintain Crash Avoidance Space
Criteria 9 – Protect Crash Avoidance Space
Criteria 10 – Road Rules and Directions
Criteria 11 – Reversing
Criteria 12 – Hill Stop/Start
Criteria 13 – Load Securing
Criteria 15 - Bus Stop (Bus Only)
Final Competency Assessment (FCA)
The Training Course must be completed which consists of the criteria listed above. You will be trained and assessed on these criteria, when you are up to standard you will be “signed off”. Once the Training course is completed you will be required to sit the Final Competency Assessment, which is a final drive that will be video recorded as an RMS requirement. After the FCA has been completed successfully You will be issued with a Certificate of Competence
Practice Knowledge test
Click the link to practice Rigid Knowledge Test
LR, MR, HR
Click the link to practice Combination Knowledge Test
HC, MC
Question Banks
This question bank contain all of the questions & answers you could be asked for the below knowledge tests.
LR, MR, HR
This question bank contain all of the questions & answers you could be asked for the below knowledge tests.
HC, MC
Click the links to download the Load Restraint Guides
