Multi Combination Driver
Perform deliveries and pick-ups in heavy bulk vehicles with one or more trailers
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- What's it like to be a Multi Combination Driver?
- How to become a Multi Combination Driver
- Latest Multi Combination Driver jobs
- Top skills and experience for Multi Combination Drivers
- Is Multi Combination Driver the right role for you?
- Multi Combination Driver role reviews
What's it like to be a Multi Combination Driver?
Multi Combination (MC) Truck Drivers are qualified to tow one or more trailers, each with a gross vehicle mass greater than nine tonnes. Multi Combination Truck Drivers may be in charge of driving vehicles such as pneumatic tankers, road trains and end tipper trailers. Multi Combination Truck Drivers are experienced in driving heavy bulk vehicles and other heavy machinery and apply their knowledge and understanding of heavy vehicles to ensure they prioritise safety.
Tasks and duties
- Performing deliveries and pick-ups in heavy bulk vehicles by loading goods onto trucks and restrain goods as required.
- Undertaking basic truck inspections and maintenance and reporting any issues to management.
- Ensuring compliance with all documentation, safety, fatigue, heavy vehicle operating guidelines and company requirements.
How to become a Multi Combination Driver
All truck licencing is managed at the state level and conducted in person, so it’s important that you investigate the particular licencing requirements for your area
- There are different pathways to gaining your MC licence, but the most common way is to have held a Heavy Rigid (HR) or Heavy Combination (HC) licence for a minimum of 12 months. You usually also need to be at least 20 years old with a clean driving record.
- Find a local registered training organisation where you can undertake the training necessary to upgrade your licence to an MC. This often includes sitting a theoretical exam and practical driving skills test as well as undertaking an eyesight test.
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Find out how your salary compares with the average salary for Multi Combination Drivers.Latest Multi Combination Driver jobs on SEEK
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Paramount Liquor
Derrimut, Melbourne VIC
Full Time
Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics23h ago
MC Truck Drivers
ChoiceOne
Kewdale, Perth WA
Casual/Vacation
Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics19h ago
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Skills and experience employers are looking for
Having the right skills and experience can make you an in-demand applicant. Multi Combination Driver employers on SEEK are looking for job seekers with expertise in the following areas. Australian MC Licence
Road Trains
Load Restraint
Dangerous Goods Licence
Fatigue Management
Transport Industry
BFM Accreditation
Side Tipper Operation
MSIC Card
Dangerous Goods Certificate
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Latest Multi Combination Driver reviews
Apr 2025
There were great moments at the beginning but it all changes as the years went by
Reviewer's QualificationDiploma of Business
Experience5 – 9 years
Organisation sizeLarge (200+ employees)
SpecialisationManufacturing, Transport & Logistics
The good thingsThe opportunity to get paid to drive and see the country
The challengesJust about everything, I wish I could turn back time
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Jan 2025
As a Multi Combination Driver, I’ve had the opportunity to navigate a variety of challenging roads and conditions, making each day a unique blend of skill, focus, and adaptability.
Experience5 – 9 years
Organisation sizeMedium (20-199 employees)
SpecialisationManufacturing, Transport & Logistics
The good thingsThe Good Things
Being an MC truck driver is incredibly rewarding for those who love the open road. There’s a sense of freedom that comes with being behind the wheel and on your own schedule (to an ext...
The challengesWhile being an over-the-road truck driver has its perks, there are definitely some things that make the job tough. The long hours on the road can get lonely, and not having a consistent routine can me...
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