How To Get a Heavy Combination (HC) Licence

HEAVY COMBINATION (HC) CLASSIFICATION

With an HC licence you can drive an LR, MR and HR vehicle and a truck (including a prime mover, semi trailer or mobile crane) over 8t GVM with a trailer of more than 9t GVM. For more information about heavy vehicle licence classification visit https://goo.gl/EQCeIz

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HEAVY COMBINATION ~ HC DRIVER TRAINING and DRIVING TEST OPTIONS

$150 per hour for driving lessons
$660 for test + 2 hour lesson prior + TMR booking fee
No courses or package deals offered due to the high number of variables (i.e. some students need lots of hours practicing reversing and some need few, and the same with gearbox mastery and the same for getting students to be proficient and test-ready)
No GST charged for Heavy Vehicle Driver Training

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Phone 1300 786 088
Contact Gemma 0412 981 528
Email gemma@ianwatsonsdrivingschool.com

HEAVY COMBINATION (HC) TRAINING VIDEOS:

In this video Luke Watson, from Ian Watson's Truck Driving School, explains how to reverse a tractor and trailer around a corner. Reversing a semi-trailer around a left corner and right corner is an important truck driving skill and Luke explains how to reverse a trailer in a simply an easy way.

Luke Watson explain how to disconnect the a semi trailer and the prime-mover. Uncoupling a trailer and tractor in the correct sequence is essential for safety and longevity of your equipment.

Luke Watson, from Ian Watson's Driving School, explains how to use Hill Assist, when driving a Volvo truck and how to do a hill start using the park brake.

Luke Watson explains how to double the clutch and how to change gears in a truck with a roadranger gearbox. Eaton Fuller make 9-speed, 10-speed, 13-speed, 15-speed and 18-speed road-ranger transmissions and these crash box gear boxes are found in Mack, Kenworth, Isuzu, UD, Fuso, Freightliner, Peterbuilt, Western Star, Sterling, Hino and many other types of trucks and buses.

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Heavy Combination Licence Details and Information

HEAVY VEHICLE INFORMATION & RESOURCES:

TMR INFO

QSAFE - heavy vehicle practical test https://goo.gl/gtHZED
QSAFE - heavy vehicle theory test (learner’s permit) https://goo.gl/d37sWa
Upgrading Your Licence - what licence can you apply for and when http://goo.gl/mT2Vl5
TMR Online Services – book a driving test, renew your licence and much more https://goo.gl/B5qEvu
Licence Classifications - information about licence types, classes and conditions https://goo.gl/EQCeIz
Medical Condition Reporting - information about driving with a medical condition https://goo.gl/f1NIWz
Heavy Vehicle Driver Fatigue & Work Diaries - all about work diaries https://goo.gl/MhFsYZ
Multi Combination Routes - information from the national heavy vehicle regulator https://www.nhvr.gov.au
TMR Maps - multi-combination routes and zones in queensland https://goo.gl/6T2u8W
NSW Heavy vehicle driver handbook - https://goo.gl/eqXkSG
Bus Drivers - passenger transport driver authorisation https://goo.gl/b4ebhh
Bus Drivers - authorisation information https://goo.gl/A04iSj

DRIVING TEST INFO

IAN WATSON’S Driving Test Cheat Sheet - specific situations in the local areas
Roundabouts - how to use roundabout in queensland https://goo.gl/ZuAisC
Changing Lanes and Merging - how to change lanes and merge in queensland https://goo.gl/wNUcFP
Giving Way - all about giving way when driving in queensland https://goo.gl/2PstZA
Bicycle Riders - how to share the road with bicycle riders https://goo.gl/KmtLrZ
Pedestrians - how to share the road with pedestrians https://goo.gl/WLtf0r
Road Markings - which lines can you and can't i cross when driving in queensland https://goo.gl/iBTtA0
Safe Following Distances - the time lapse formula https://goo.gl/mWSzEp
How To Reverse a Trailer - a handy guide
Heavy Vehicle Pre-Drive Check - safety check before your drive https://goo.gl/8Vaeih
Uncouple/Recouple - how to connect and disconnect the semi trailer
Brakes - information about using brakes safely
Cornering - turns, curves and corners in a heavy vehicle