Truck Drivers, Please HELP!!!!!!!

[help us get there]

Can anybody please help me, we are looking for jobs in Melbourne but are having difficulty with driving
My husband has a class 2 driving licence, but we don't know the equivellent ? of this in australia.
Can anybody please tell us
What is a class 2?
and what is a class one?
anyone PLEASE!!!!!!:eek: mel

[pippycol]

I beleive once in australia you have to retake a heavy goods test ,practical and theory.

cpl an pip

[help us get there]

Thank-you so is it worth him taking his class one over here?

[rosie]

Hi there the Oz equivalents to HGV are
C or class 2 = LR(light rigid) and HR (heavy rigid)
C+E class 1 = HC (heavy combination)
There's no UK equivalent to the Oz MC (mutiple combination or Roadtrain) license
UK HGV is not valid in Oz (unless you're on a Temp work visa I'm told by a recruitment agency)
Been told also that you can't take your MC license until you've held the HC license for a year!
Although in Queensland they'll let you take your MC if you've held a UK HGV 1 for over a year by doing 55hrs work experience on a Roadtrain not sure if the same applies in other states.

Hope this helps?

[rosie]

Originally Posted by help us get there

Thank-you so is it worth him taking his class one over here?

Personaly I'd wait till I was in Oz and take the HC there why spend your money twice !!!!

[help us get there]

Thanks Rosie, someone has finally cleared this up for us.