Australian reference guides

• Work and rest hoursThe NHVR standard hours for solo drivers, two-up drivers and bus and coach drivers of fatigue-regulated heavy vehicles: work limits and…
• Work diaryWhen a heavy vehicle driver must use a work diary (100 km from base on standard hours, always on BFM, AFM or exemption hours), written and…
• Licence classes LR to MCThe five national heavy vehicle licence classes, the GVM and axle rules that separate them, how long you must hold each before upgrading…
• How to get an HR licenceThe steps to a Heavy Rigid licence: 2 years on a car licence, the Heavy Vehicle Knowledge Test ($58 in NSW, valid 36 months), the eyesight…
• Chain of ResponsibilityThe ten parties in the chain of responsibility, the primary duty in section 26C, the executive due diligence duty in 26D, prohibited…
• Mass limits (GML, HML)The general mass limits from Schedule 1 of the Heavy Vehicle (Mass, Dimension and Loading) National Regulation: 6 t steer, 9 t single…
• Work and rest calculatorTap Work or Rest and see when your next rest is due under standard hours for solo drivers.
• Heavy vehicle knowledge test practice50 questions for NSW HR, HC and MC licences, from the Heavy Vehicle Driver Handbook.