Brisbane & Gold Coast Truck Licence Types
HR Brisbane & Gold Coast | Heavy Rigid Truck Licence
Drive a truck or bus (including a prime mover or a mobile crane) over 8.0 ton GVM with 3 or more axles or an articulated bus (a bus that can bend in the middle). Note: You may also tow a trailer with maximum weight of 9t GVM.
Eligibility
To upgrade to HR you must have held your car licence for a period of 24 months (min. 2 year Green Plates), and complete the Heavy Vehicle theory test with Qld Transport which can be done on the day of your practical driving test.
3 types of HR Licences:
- Heavy Rigid Open – Condition A (HRA): Automatic gearboxes only.
- Heavy Rigid Open – Condition B (HRB): Syncromesh (single clutch like a manual car) and automatic gearboxes only.
- Heavy Rigid Open – Non Restricted: Non Syncromesh (Double Clutch per gear change – Road Ranger/Crash Box) – from Wynnum location only
Course Locations:
- Northside – Zillmere,
- Southside – Wynnum, Cleveland & Logan
- Gold Coast – Helensvale & Burleigh
Course Fees:
Licence in a Day (Condition A or B) – $995
- 4 hours driver training in test area prior to driving test
- 1 hour practical driving test with Qld Transport
- Course includes Qld Transport Booking Fee
- No extra cost for insurance
Lessons by the hour – $150
- Minimum 2 or more hour lessons at a time
- Lessons available 6 days a week from 6:00am to 6:00pm
What to bring on the day:
- Queensland Drivers Licence
- Closed shoes
HC Brisbane & Gold Coast | Heavy Combination Truck Licence
A truck (including a prime mover or mobile crane) over 8t GVM with a trailer of more than 9t GVM.
Eligibility:
To be eligible to upgrade to HC you must have held your MR or HR licence for a period of 12 months.
Course Locations for licence in a Day:
- Northside – Zillmere
- Southside – Logan
Course Fees:
Licence in a Day Course (Condition B) – $1400
- 6 hours driver training in test area prior to driving test
- 1 hour practical driving test with Qld Transport
- Course includes Qld Transport Booking Fee
Lessons by the hour – $170
- Lessons are min. 2 or more hours at a time
- Lessons available 6 days a week from 6:00am to 5:00pm
What to bring:
- Queensland Drivers Licence
- Closed shoes
MC Multi Combination Truck Licence
Licence information coming soon.
- A B-double (prime mover towing 2 semitrailers, with 1 semitrailer supported at the front and connected to the other semitrailer)
- A road train (motor vehicle, other than a B-double, towing 2 or more trailers)
Eligibility:
To upgrade to MC you must have held your HR or HC licence for a period of 12 months
Course Description:
- TLIC4006 – Drive Multi Combination Vehicle – This unit involves the skills and knowledge required to drive a multi-combination vehicle safely, including systematic and efficient control of all vehicle functions, coupling and uncoupling of trailers, monitoring of traffic and road conditions, management of vehicle condition and performance, and effective management of hazardous situations
- One on One practical training
Course Fees:
Heavy Rigid to Multi Combination:
- HR (Condition B) to MC (Condition B) – $2400
Heavy Combination to Multi Combination:
- HC (Condition B) to MC (Condition B) – $1800
What to bring:
- Queensland Drivers Licence
- Closed footwear
* Courses include theory and practical driver training + assessment, Qld Transport Requirement HR upgrade to MC min 2 days. Refresher training and pre-employment assessment including reversing.
Heavy Vehicle Verification of Competency Assessment
A Verification of Competency (VOC) is an assessment of a person’s knowledge and skills in performing a task or plant and/or equipment operations and be deemed competent. The process assists employers with meeting their Workplace Health & Safety (WH&S) obligations.
Verification of Competency requirements are site and/or company specific. If a company you work for requests a current VOC for heavy vehicle operation, you will need to comply with the request in order to undertake the work.
VOC’s are undertaken on persons who already hold a current ticket, licence or unit of competency, to verify that they are still competent to that standard. Persons undertaking a VOC must provide evidence of their existing competency.
The outcome of the VOC process is a Statement which references the activities or tasks verified.
The VOC process encompasses a short written (or oral) assessment of the critical knowledge components of the activity AND direct observation of practical applications of the activities.
Any person deemed not yet competent will be offered the opportunity to undertake refresher training, and undertake another VOC assessment (which may attract an additional cost).
Companies are welcome to contact us about using a custom VOC assessment for us to use for the course
Please Note: A VOC is not a satisfactory document for Safework regulators to issue a High Risk Work licence or for an RTO to issue a nationally accredited unit of competency.
Assessment includes:
- Pre/post drive checklists
- Practical driving and manoeuvres
- Traffic skills
- Traffic rules and legislation
- Attitude and technique
- Economical operation
- Safety and use of PPE
- Fatigue management (work diary)
Course Details:
Duration: 2 hours
Availability: Monday – Saturday
Fee: Price upon application
Eligibility: Current Australian Heavy Vehicle Drivers Licence
What to bring:
- Queensland Heavy Vehicle Drivers Licence
- Closed foot-wear
- High-vis clothing (if available)
