Welcome
!! IMPORTANT NOTICE
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We are now located at Illawong
in the Menai District of the Sutherland Shire,
in the southern suburbs of Sydney
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On this site you will find a whole range of information in regards to
obtaining your heavy vehicle licence in NSW, Australia, along with links to
various other sites that may be of interest to you.
If you like what you
see or would like to add a link to this site feel free to contact Dave Bussey
on 0416 123 027
Enjoy!
We have recently
relocated to Illawong situated in the southern suburbs of Sydney. David has been
in the transport industry since the late eighties and has been teaching heavy
vehicles since 1997. At present we are a small company and therefore cannot
offer overnight accommodation for those coming from out of town however there is
a lot available locally.
We are ADTA members and RTA qualified to teach and
assess vehicle classes LR, MR, HR and HC licences, however we don't do MC licenses, but we can set you
up with someone that can.
For those who want or need a Bus Authority we
can arrange that too . . . WHAT TO DO TO GET YOUR
LICENCEFirst: you have to pass your
learners knowledge test that relates to the licence class that you wish to
obtain.
To be able to pass this test you must know the general road rules as
well as rules that apply to heavier vehicles. To gain this knowledge: It is
recommended that you either purchase both the road users guide book and the
heavy vehicle road users handbook at the RTA for a fee
Or
Click on
the RTA symbol in the left margin of our site or go here to the RTA
website. On this site the books, along with a practice test is available for
you to read or download for “free”…
Once you pass this test you have two options: Practice with your friends
or be trained by a school like DAVID'S TRUCK TRAINING & ASSESSING,
and when you are ready take a loaded truck to the RTA and pass their driving
test,
Or
Purchase a CBA logbook . . . Then come to a school like
DAVID'S TRUCK TRAINING & ASSESSING where we will train and assess you
under the COMPETENCY BASED ASSESSMENT SYSTEM . . .
Under this
system you are required to be deemed competent on a range of activities that
relate to the safety aspects of driving a heavy vehicle. On completion of all
required competencies the Assessor will mark of your logbook and once all
competencies are completed you will then go back to the RTA to have your photo
and licence upgraded ( will have the same expiry date as your current licence).
It is also advisable for anyone wishing to drive trucks to purchase a copy of
the LOAD RESTRAINT GUIDE available from the RTA.
BACK TO TOP SYNCHROMESH ENDORSEMENT FOR HEAVY VEHICLES
Currently, a licence holder applying for a higher class of
licence and passing the driving test or CBA assessment in a vehicle with an
automatic or synchromesh gearbox, will have the licence for the higher class
endorsed. In both circumstances the licence will be endorsed with a condition
"B"-"may only drive a heavy vehicle fitted with an automatic or synchromesh
gearbox". This condition applies to licence classes MR,HR,HC and MC. It does not
apply to licence classes C or LR.
(a synchromesh gearbox is the same as a car manual gearbox,
you change gears while you have the clutch pushed to the floor)
There is no licence endorsement if:
· the driving test is
passed in a vehicle fitted with a constant mesh (crash) gearbox
· the driver already
holds a class MR or higher that is not endorsed with the synchromesh
condition
· under CBA all
competencies (except 36 and 41) have been passed in a vehicle with a constant
mesh (crash) gearbox.
(a crash or constantmesh gearbox requires the operator to use
the revs of the engine whilst the gearbox is in neutral and the clutch is out to
aid in the changing of gears hence the term double declutching i.e. clutch in -
neutral - clutch out - select revs - clutch in - select gear - clutch out). This
style of gearbox is slowly losing popularity and will more than likely be fazed
out completely in the future for more driver friendly gearboxes as has happened
in Europe. The trend can be seen here in European and Japanese trucks like
Volvo, Mack, Scania, Misubishi and Isuzu.
All drivers who held licences at the time of conversion to the
National Driver Licence Classes were issued with a driver's licence
without a 'B' condition.
Heavy vehicle drivers who later wish to have the 'B' condition
removed from their licences can do so by undergoing an RTA driving test in a
vehicle which is fitted with a crash gearbox. The test will be a shortened
heavy vehicle driving test, but the same number of "demerit points" will apply.
This test vehicle can be any vehicle type authorised by a class MR or higher.
For example, a driver with a class HC licence endorsed with a condition 'B' can
have the condition removed by passing a short test in a vehicle covered by a
class MR, HR or HC licence. It will not be possible to remove the endorsement by
undertaking a CBA assessment. BACK TO TOP BUS
TRAINING
| We do not do bus driving
courses (only trucks) The driver of a vehicle carrying
paying passengers
(such as a school bus or tourist coach) requires:
· an appropriate
Driver's Licence for the class of vehicle to be driven;
· a Public Passenger
Vehicle Driver Authority which is issued by the NSW Department of
Transport.
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| To be able to
carry public passengers for money you must: obtain a
driver's authority from the department of transport . . .
· To obtain this
authority you must pass a police check that states you are not at risk to the
public.
· You then pass a
medical to say that you are in a fit state to drive a vehicle carrying
passengers.
· Then you pass a one
day course that does not include actual driving. There
are two types of authorities-
- Long
distance and Tourist . . .
- Route
service . . .
If you are going to drive these
types of vehicles I would recommend gaining both authorities at the same time
and then they will both appear on the one authority card . . .
This allows you
to do local run work as well as charter work . . .
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