Business Qualifications are now on offer. Eligible South Australians will pay as little as $250 via a South Australian Government Subsidy.
Business Qualifications are now on offer. Eligible South Australians will pay as little as $250 via a South Australian Government Subsidy.
Sign up for a Heavy Rigid License driving course with TDT Australia to obtain your HR Licence from VicRoads. Our training program includes lessons designed to increase your skills and knowledge in driving heavy rigid vehicles such as trucks and buses. At TDT Australia, we are dedicated to helping you develop the skills and qualifications to be a successful career in transport.
Whether you’re looking to drive non-synchromesh or automatic trucks in your future jobs, rest assured that we can help you achieve your goals.
Explore our available courses and choose from our business diploma programs, short courses, licenced courses, or other short courses. Alternatively, you can contact our friendly team to learn more about course details such as overall costs, start dates, and course durations.
A Heavy Rigid Vehicle is a vehicle 8 tones GVM and above, with 3 or more axles, including truck & bus.
This course is designed to train drivers to a competent standard in both theory and practical, which will enable them to pass the relevant VicRoads testing criteria for theory, skills and practical driving in the category of Heavy Rigid.
Endorsement fee (payable at TDT Training) $60.00* *A card payment fee applies when using VISA or Mastercard.
A Heavy Rigid (HR) vehicle is a rigid truck or bus with three or more axles and a Gross Vehicle Mass (GVM) greater than 8 tonnes. This includes large trucks, buses, and some mobile cranes.
A Victorian HR (Heavy Rigid) Licence allows you to drive rigid vehicles with three or more axles and a GVM over 8 tonnes. It also permits you to tow a trailer of up to 9 tonnes GVM.
You must:
Pricing varies depending on training hours, vehicle type (automatic, synchromesh, or road ranger), and test fees. Contact TDT Training Australia for the most accurate pricing for HR licence training and VicRoads testing.
HR vehicles can be driven with different transmission endorsements:
While not mandatory, completing a training course with an accredited provider like TDT Training Australia greatly increases your chance of passing the assessment. Our course includes theory, practical driving, pre-trip inspections, and load securing.
The HR licence assessment includes a theory test (road rules and HR-specific questions) and a practical driving test covering vehicle control, reversing, turning, hazard perception, and load handling.
Yes, provided your vehicle meets VicRoads requirements for HR class, including being roadworthy, registered, and insured.
With an HR licence, you can work as a delivery driver, bus driver, waste management operator, construction driver, or mobile crane operator.
Yes. An HR licence can be upgraded to a Heavy Combination (HC) or Multi Combination (MC) licence after holding it for at least 12 months and meeting VicRoads eligibility requirements.
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