TLIC3004 Drive heavy rigid vehicle

To be granted a licence to drive HR (heavy rigid) class vehicles students must have held a licence authorising you to drive C (car) class vehicles for at least two (2) years.

Learning to drive a HR (heavy rigid) can commence on attaining a car motor driver’s licence.

Applicants must be able to read and comprehend English to enable them to meet safety requirements on-site at the RTO.

Driving lessons are undertaken with a licensed driving instructor who holds the same or higher class on their driver’s licence. Training and assessment is carried out at the Wrightway road training faculties at 21A Simper Road Yangebup WA 6164 and neighbouring roads and highways, or in country areas, using clients own vehicles.  

The programme combines face-to-face trainer led and practical sessions involving individual activities. Each driving training session is delivered in-cab or around a class specific vehicle. Safe operations training sessions are delivered in the training room and in the yard.

Driving lessons are undertaken with a licensed driving instructor who holds a driving instructors licence (DIL) which is issued by the Department of Transport (DoT).

Wrightway Road Training driver trainers:

• realise that each person is an individual with unique attributes;
• has the ability to develop a learning plan to suit each client’s needs;
• operates well maintained vehicles appropriate for driver training;
• provides lessons after 7:00 AM on work days and on weekends, by arrangement.

Driving involves the application of routine vehicle driving principles and procedures to maintain safe operations of a heavy combination vehicle across a variety of driving contexts.

sThe duration of the course will be dependent on the skills and knowledge of the candidate and is assessed during and at the end of each lesson. Wrightway Road Training (WRT) offers to conduct a pre-assessment lesson which typically takes one hour to assess the skills of the driver. At this point a decision is made on the typical number of lessons required before undertaking the driving test. Student Development Plan’s (SDP) are initiated when some impediment to learning becomes obvious to the trainer. SDPs deliver focus on competencies that the student needs to prioritise so they can achieve their desired outcome from their training sessions.

You will be required to learn and then be assessed against theory relating to driving an HR vehicle.

Two-hour blocks (any gearbox type) – WRT offers training two-hour blocks over a period of time.

and/or the following;

Automatic course, HR-A

• One day of training (one to one).

• Duration 4 hours training.
• One hour theory
• One hour Practical Driving Assessment (PDA)
• Students must know their rules of the road.

Synchromesh course, HR-B

• Two half-days of training (one to one).

• Duration 7 hours training.
• One hour theory
• One hour Practical Driving Assessment (PDA)
• Students must know their rules of the road.
• Students must be competent with a manual gear box to enrol for this course.

Road Ranger two day course, HR (open license)

• Two days of training (one to one) including double de-clutching technique of operation.

• Duration 10 hours training.
• One hour theory
• One hour Practical Driving Assessment (PDA)
• Students must be competent with a manual gearbox to enrol for this course

Each programme is organised to provide participants with background information and skills in providing safe driving practices effectively and the opportunity to apply these skills in the workplace.

The Practical Driving Assessment (PDA) is only conducted when the Wrightway Road Training trainer/assessor observes the student is prepared and ready for assessment. The assessment will include:

• Assessment of knowledge conducted through appropriate written and/or oral tests

• Practical assessment activities in a class appropriate vehicle
• Practical assessment on actual on roads and highways, providing an appropriate range of typical workplace situations