Light Rigid (LR) Truck & Bus Licence Training Wollongong
Upgrade your licence to operate small trucks, community transport fleets, and multi-seat passenger buses up to 8 tonnes GVM. Perfect for corporate fleets, emergency service trainees, and school bus drivers across Wollongong and the Illawarra.
Flexible Vehicle Options for Individual & Corporate Bookings: To keep our training completely adaptable, AOTA delivers personalised, one-on-one instruction and HVCBA assessments.
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Using Your Vehicle: Ideal for businesses, school districts, and individuals who have direct access to an eligible LR class truck or bus. We come directly to your facility or evaluate you at our Unanderra training base.
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Truck Hire Service: Don’t have a vehicle? No problem. AOTA can coordinate a fully compliant, industry-standard Light Rigid vehicle for your training and assessment modules at an additional hire fee.
LR vehicles include:
- small trucks with a gross vehicle mass (GVM) up to 8 tonnes. Any towed trailer must not weigh more than 9 tonnes GVM
- buses that seat more than 12 adults, including the driver, and a GVM up to 8 tonnes.
To apply for an LR licence, you must:
- have held a class C licence (except a learner licence) or equivalent for 1 year or more
- pass the Heavy Vehicle Knowledge Test
- pass an eyesight test
- successfully complete the HVCBA or pass a heavy vehicle driving test.
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Minimum requirements:
- Applicants must be at least 19 years old
- Applicants must have held an Australian car licence for at least 12 months. This does not include a learner driver licence.
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To apply you need: a learner logbook from Service NSW after the successful completion of the Driver Knowledge Test
- All students must pass a language, literacy & numeracy assessment (LLN)
Training/assessment can be conducted at AOTA Training Facility – 275a Princess Highway, Unanderra NSW
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Q: What types of vehicles can I legally drive with an NSW Light Rigid (LR) licence?
A: An LR licence allows you to legally operate rigid vehicles with a Gross Vehicle Mass (GVM) of up to 8 tonnes (carrying any towed trailer weighing no more than 9 tonnes GVM). This includes a wide array of commercial vehicles, delivery trucks, motorhomes, ambulance fleets, and passenger buses that seat more than 12 adults including the driver.
Q: Can I complete my LR truck licence training using my employer's vehicle?
A: Absolutely. AOTA specialises in corporate group bookings and fleet training. If your organization has registered, roadworthy, and class-compliant LR vehicles available, our accredited assessors can conduct the training and Heavy Vehicle Competency Based Assessment (HVCBA) directly at your workplace or at our Unanderra hub.
Do I need to hold an eco or manual car licence before upgrading to a Light Rigid licence?
A: To be eligible for an LR licence upgrade, you must have held a provisional or unrestricted Class C Australian car licence (excluding learner permits) for a minimum of 12 months. The transmission classification of your current car licence does not restrict your eligibility, but the gear structure of the vehicle used during your heavy vehicle assessment will determine if a gearbox condition is applied.