Heavy Combination Driver
Drives trucks or prime movers attached to a semi-trailer
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- What's it like to be a Heavy Combination Driver?
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- Is Heavy Combination Driver the right role for you?
- Heavy Combination Driver role reviews
What's it like to be a Heavy Combination Driver?
A Heavy Combination (HC) Truck Driver is an individual who handles and drives trucks or prime movers attached to a semi-trailer or heavy rigid vehicles towing a trailer. HC Truck Drivers may work in construction, agriculture or warehousing areas. Heavy Combination Truck Drivers may be responsible for hauling refuse, operating dump trucks or concrete pump trucks. HC trucks are the largest on-road trucks and can be more difficult to drive than lighter trucks. Many HC Truck Drivers work in shifts and drive interstate routes. This means that they may be on the road for days at a time.
Tasks and duties
- Loading goods onto truck, restraining goods as required and safely delivering items (such as concrete, palletised goods and supermarket products) to customers.
- Undertaking basic truck inspections and maintenance.
- Operating and manoeuvring the vehicle safely and maintain records (such as log books) as required.
How to become a Heavy Combination Driver
To gain your heavy vehicle licence, you will need to have a clean driving record. You’ll also need to pass formal training requirements, which depending on the state in which you live.
- There are different pathways to gaining your HC licence, but the most common way is to obtain your MR or HR licence then wait one year before successfully completing your HC assessment with a Registered Training Organisation (RTO). All truck licencing is managed at the state level and conducted in person, so investigate local truck driving schools.
- Depending on where you live, you will usually be required to keep a log book with evidence of the accumulation of your HC driving skills, in addition to passing an eyesight test, passing a knowledge test, sitting a medical assessment report (if applicable), and paying any applicable fees.
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Skills and experience employers are looking for
Having the right skills and experience can make you an in-demand applicant. Heavy Combination Driver employers on SEEK are looking for job seekers with expertise in the following areas. Australian HC Licence
HC Vehicle
Load Restraint
Loading and Unloading
Forklift Licence
Australian MC Licence
Freight
Heavy Vehicle Knowledge
Truck & Dog Trailer Operation
Fatigue Management
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Latest Heavy Combination Driver reviews
Jan 2025
Rewarding
Reviewer's QualificationDiploma of Business
Experience10+ years
Organisation sizeLarge (200+ employees)
SpecialisationConstruction
The good thingsTruck driving can be a rewarding and challenging career, offering a unique blend of independence, flexibility, and job security. As a vital part of the logistics and transportation industry, truck dri...
The challengesPhysically demanding, sitting for long hours can impact your overall health.
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Aug 2023
I am a professional with 3 years of equipment handling experience, am familiar with every facet of this position
Reviewer's QualificationGraduate Certificate of Fatigue Risk Management
Experience1 – 4 years
Organisation sizeSmall (1-19 employees)
SpecialisationManufacturing, Transport & Logistics
The good thingsThe experience in operating big gear.
And that there is a variety of work.
Knowledge with chilled/frozen, quad, B. Train, truck & Trailer, & tank etc
The challengesToolbox meetings, seems to go longer than it needs to be. Where as I find myself catching up on work load
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