Light Rigid Truck Licence Course
A LR Licence, otherwise known as a Light Rigid Truck Licence, allows you to drive a truck with a gross vehicle mass (GVM) of more than 4.5 tonnes and up to a GVM of 8 tonnes. Any towed trailer must not weigh more than 9 tonnes GVM.
A Light Rigid Truck Licence also allows you to drive a bus which carries more than 12 adults including the driver with a GVM of up to 8 tonnes.
Book Your Light Rigid Truck Licence Course
A Light Rigid Truck Licence also allows you to drive a bus which carries more than 12 adults including the driver with a GVM of up to 8 tonnes.
Course Outline
- Pre-operational check and cabin drill
- Start, move off, shut down and secure
- Management of steering, gears, brakes and accelerator
- Create, maintain and protect crash avoidance space
- Application of road rules and directions
- Reversing and parking
- Hill stop and Hill start
- Load securing
- Final competency assessment
- Trailer coupling and uncoupling
Light Rigid Truck Licence Requirements
- To enrol in the Light Rigid Licence Course, all participants must:
- Have held a Class C licence (not including a learner’s licence) for a period of at least 12 months.
- Successfully complete a Driver Knowledge Test (DKT) for the LR Licence Course at any RMS Branch
Course Duration
- The Light Rigid Licence Course is performed as a 1-Day Course. Throughout this course, each student will receive:
- A minimum of 6 Hours of 1-on-1 Training
- Breaks for Morning Tea & Lunch
- A Final Competency Assessment (FCA)
How To Book Your Licence Course
Jobs that require an LR Licence
The Light Rigid Licence is a great addition for your resume and in some cases may be mandatory for a job that you are applying for.
For people seeking employment or bettering their current position, it is a good idea to consider the investment into a Light Rigid Truck Licence to better your job prospects.
- Some jobs that will require you to hold a LR Licence are:
- Ambulance Driver
- Mini Bus Driver
- Shuttle Bus Driver
- Courier Driver (Small Truck)
- Small Truck Driver
