What licence do I need to drive a truck in Australia?
Light Rigid Driver’s Licence
If you want to become a heavy truck driver in Australia, you must first: Learn to drive. Learn to drive a truck. Obtain at least a Light Rigid Driver’s Licence (LR) – this lets you drive trucks up to 8 tonnes in mass with a towing trailer that’s no heavier than 9 tonnes.
How do you get a heavy license in Australia?
How to get a heavy vehicle licence
- hold a current Victorian car licence.
- hold or have held an Australian car licence for the minimum time or a lower heavy vehicle category for the required minimum time.
- pass an eyesight test.
- pass a heavy vehicle knowledge test.
- pass an on-road heavy vehicle driving assessment.
What is the biggest truck you can drive on a car Licence in Australia?
Car licence category You can drive a vehicle that does not exceed 4.5 tonnes Gross Vehicle Mass (GVM) and can seat up to 12 adults including the driver.
What is Class C licence Vic?
Car (C class) licences allow you to drive a motor vehicle with a gross vehicle mass (GVM) not greater than 4,500 kg and constructed or equipped to seat no more than 12 adults (including the driver). There is no experience required to upgrade your licence from an R-E or C-A licence.
Can I drive a 4 tonne on my licence?
If you have a full driving licence you can drive any van up to 3.5 tonnes. If you want to drive anything bigger such as 7.5 tonnes vans, you may need to take an extra test if you passed your driving test after 1 January 1997.
What is the highest truck licence?
MC Licence
MC Licence (Multi Combination) A MC Licence is the largest vehicle licence that you can get.
What is an HC licence in Australia?
Heavy Combination (HC class) vehicle licence Heavy Combination (HC class) heavy vehicle licences allow you to drive: Prime movers with attached single semi-trailer. Heavy Rigid (HR class) vehicles with attached trailer that has a Gross Vehicle Mass (GVM) greater than 9,000 kg.
What licence do I need to drive a tipper truck?
With a category C licence you will be able to operate most articulated lorries, rigid lorries, tippers and tankers. Category CE – This is the top licence you can earn as a lorry driver and with it you can drive category C vehicles with a trailer over 750kg.
Can I drive a 3 ton truck on a car licence?
Can I drive a 3.5 tonne van on a car licence? With a standard category B driving licence you can indeed drive a 3.5 tonne van, but this is a maximum weight for the licence category.
What is a heavy vehicle in Victoria?
You are required to register a heavy vehicle before you operate it within Victoria. A heavy vehicle is a truck or bus that is greater than 4.5 tonnes gross vehicle mass. The purpose of registration is for identification purposes and to ensure that the heavy vehicle meets necessary safety and environmental standards.
What are the classes of truck licence?
Some of the different licences available include:
- Class 1. This can also be called a category C + E licence.
- Class 2. Class 2, or the category C licences.
- Category C1. An operator with a category C1 licence will not drive as big of a truck as with the other licences.
- Category D and D1.
- Category B + E.
What is classed as a heavy vehicle in Australia?
A heavy vehicle is defined in the Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL) as a vehicle that has a gross vehicle mass (GVM) or aggregate trailer mass (ATM) of more than 4.5 tonnes.
Can you drive a 6.5 tonne vehicle on a car Licence?
If the vehicle has a MAM between 3.5 tonnes and 7.5 tonnes then a category ‘C1’ LGV driving licence is needed, however, if the (MAM) is more than 7.5 tonnes then a category ‘C’ LGV driving licence is needed.