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Definition of Heavy Rigid
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 Heavy
Rigid (HR) – any motor vehicle with 3 axles or more and
a GVM of more than 8 tonne
.
- Any towed trailer must not weigh more than 9 tonnes GVM
.
- Also includes vehicles in MR and articulated buses
To upgrade to this licence class you must have held a Class C (not
a learner), Light Rigid or Medium Rigid for at least one year.
People who want this licence class generally are driving larger
sized delivery trucks around town, some intra and interstate work
or buses/coaches on general charter, interstate or town services.
To obtain a NSW heavy vehicle licence you will need to go to a NSW RTA Motor Vehicle Registry, and:
Complete the driver knowledge test at a RoadReady Centre. When
passed you will be issued a learner’s certificate which entitles
you to start learning to drive a Multi Combination vehicle.
After these steps are completed we can then start the training
and assessment process.
All students are taught competencies as set down in the guide book.
This book outlines the minimum standard required, and our standards
exceed this requirement. Students are not only taught to drive a
heavy vehicle, but also skills such as reversing, hill starts, ascending
and descending steep hills, pre operational checks and load restraint.
All our training also involves a large proportion of defensive driver
skills for heavy vehicle drivers.
Canberra Region Truck & Bus School is an accredited
Heavy Vehicle Assessor in the ACT. Your driving test can be conducted
by us, as the ACT Motor Registry no longer conducts licence testing
for Heavy Vehicles.
To practice the ACT driver knowledge test, visit the ACT
Heavy Vehicles Sample Knowledge Test.
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