We have precautions to safeguard both our students and staff from the coronavirus during these challenging times. We strictly adhere to the Australian Department of Health’s recommendations and implement the most vital personal grooming precautions in our automobiles, buses, and workplaces.

By having our administration staff work from home, we can keep our non-training workers to a minimum. Program lengths have also been controlled to guarantee that each participant has at least 4 square meters of the training area.

Every one of our students has been told that they must reapply if they:

• Have recently returned from a trip abroad
• In the last 14 days, you’ve interacted with a diagnosed COVID-19 case.
• In the previous 14 days, you’ve been instructed to separate yourself.
• Headache, congestion, nasal congestion, breathlessness, or other respiratory disease are common symptoms that require reapplication.

Have you visited any COVID-19 hotspots during the dates and times shown on the health.gov.au website?

After completing this relevant educational program, learners will be eligible to get their Light Rigid Truck/Bus license. The training and testing process usually takes one day.

A Rigid Light license permits the bearer to operate rigid equipment with two axles and a gross vehicle mass (GVW) of up to 8 tonnes, such as a truck or a bus with more than 12 passengers, along with the driver. It also permits the bearer to tow a trailer with a maximum gross weight of 9 tonnes.

Vehicles with a Class LR Licence in NSW include Vehicles with a gross vehicle weight of greater than 4.5 tonnes but less than 8 tonnes. Furthermore, any towed trailer shall not exceed 9 tonnes GVM. Any vehicle with a gross vehicle mass (GVW) of less than 8 tonnes transports more than 12 persons, including the driver.

It also covers Class C automobiles.

We recognise that everyone has varying experience and can tailor our courses to meet your needs.

Aim:

Designed to help drivers gain the skills, knowledge, and attitude they need to get a Light Rigid driver’s license.

REQUIREMENTS FOR ENTRY:

All pupils are required to: –

• Have had a Class C driver’s license for at least one year (not including a learner’s permit).
• Answer all the Roads & Maritime Services (RMS) written exam.
• Acquire a learner’s manual and logbook for the Heavy Vehicle Competency Based Assessment (HVCBA).
• Before beginning training, read the HVCBA manual

• Criteria 1 – Pre-operational Check
• Criteria 2 – Drills in the Cabin
• Criteria 3 – Begin, move off, shut down and protect
• Criteria 4 – Steering Management
• Criteria 5 – Gears Management
• Criteria 6 – Brake Management
• Criteria 7 – Accelerator Control
• Criteria 8 – Establish and Maintain a Collision Avoidance Zone
• Criteria 9 – Safeguard Crash Avoidance Areas
• Criteria 10 – Guidelines and Rules of the Road
• Criteria 11-Reversing
• Criteria 12 – Stop/Start on a Hill
• Criteria 13 – Managing the Burden
• Criteria 14– Procedure for Bus Stops (If the course is conducted in a bus only)

Firstly, the Course Content must be attended, which includes the above-mentioned requirements. You will be taught and evaluated against these standards, and after you have met them, you will be “signed off.” Once you’ve finished the education course, you’ll need to take the Last Competency Assessment, which is a professional practical driving test that will be recorded as part of the RMS mandate. After having completed the FCA and meeting the requisite standard of proficiency, you will be granted a certificate, which the RMS will use to grant your LR permit.

The knowledge exam tests your understanding of both general road laws and rules specific to heavy trucks.

You must first pass a knowledge exam on heavy vehicle traffic regulations before you can:

• Complete HVCBA and apply for a Heavy Vehicle Competency Based Assessment Learner’s Logbook.
• Make an appointment for a heavy vehicle driving exam.

If you’re learning how to drive, you can decide to drive right away with your present licence; but, before scheduling a road test or acquiring an HVCB, you must complete the heavy truck road laws knowledge test.

You will want to know for whom is this course intended?

Any individual who intends to operate a rigid truck with two axles and a GVM of up to 8 tonnes must have a Light Rigid (LR) licence. It’s also a prerequisite for anyone who wants to operate a bus with more than 12 passengers, including the driver, and a GVM of up to 8 tonnes.

Vehicles with two axles and a gross vehicle mass (GVM) of 4.5 to 8 tonnes are classified as Light Rigid vehicles. It also covers vehicles with a GVM of up to 8 tonnes that accommodate more than 12 persons, such as the operator. An LR permit holder may additionally tow a trailer weighing no more than nine (9) tonnes GVM. An LR licence possessor is also legally permitted to drive all licence classes underneath it (car), with the exception of motorbikes.

Before beginning training and testing for a Light Rigid Truck/Bus licence, an applicant must first:

• Have held a class C (excluding learner’s permit) or analogous certificate for at least one (1) year. Note that any time spent on a P1 licence qualifies, but you won’t be able to practise driving an LR car or convert to an LR licence until you have a P2 or full class C licence.
• Take the LR proficiency test and master it.
• Pass a vision exam

An individual may register for a Heavy Vehicle Competency Based Evaluation Learners Logbook after passing the vision and information examinations, and then proceed to the programme of study to get an LR licence.