Truck Licence Penrith — HR, HC, MR and LR Training and Assessment
Pro Action Driver Training is a TNSW-accredited heavy vehicle training and assessment provider based at Erskine Park, just off the M4 Motorway, just minues from Penrith.
We train and assess drivers from Penrith, Emu Plains, Kingswood, Werrington, Cranebrook, Jordan Springs, St Marys, and surrounding areas for LR, MR, HR and HC licences — training and your Final Competency Assessment on the same day, six days a week from 6:30am, with no weekend loading.
HR licences start at $1,150. Below you will find what each class lets you drive, how long you need to have held your car licence, exactly how the day runs, and what it costs all up.
Truck Licence Prices — Penrith and Western Sydney
| Licence class | Licence class Gearbox | Price | Duration | Weekends |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LR – Light Rigid | Auto / Synchro | $880 | 1 day | Same price |
| MR – Medium Rigid | Auto / Synchro | $1,150 | 1 day | Same price |
| HR – Heavy Rigid | Auto / Synchro | $1,150 | 1 day | Same price |
| HR – Heavy Rigid | Roadranger | $1,500 | 1 day | Same price |
| HC – Heavy Combination | Auto / Synchro | $1,500 | 1 day | Same price |
| HC – Heavy Combination | Roadranger | $1,700 | 1 day | Same price |
Those prices cover your training and your Final Competency Assessment. Transport for NSW charges its own fees on top, and they are the same wherever you train: $58 for the Heavy Vehicle Knowledge Test at a Service NSW centre, a $36 HVCBA scheme fee, and $34 to upgrade your licence once you pass.
Budget roughly $128 in government fees on top of the course price. Check current amounts at Service NSW before you book — they change.
Want the full breakdown, including what happens if you need a second attempt? See our Truck Licence Cost Guide.
Which Truck Licence Do You Need?
The class you need is set by the truck, not by the job title. Here is what each one covers and how long you need to have held your car licence before you can start.
LR – Light Rigid ($880)
LR covers trucks up to 8 tonnes GVM, and buses seating more than 12 adults up to 8 tonnes GVM. You can tow a trailer up to 9 tonnes GVM. You need to have held a full class C car licence — not a learner licence — for at least 12 months. LR is common in courier, community transport and trades work, and it is the cheapest way to find out whether truck driving suits you before committing to MR or HR.
MR – Medium Rigid ($1,150)
MR covers two-axle trucks and buses over 8 tonnes GVM, towing up to 9 tonnes. Same eligibility as LR: 12 months on a full class C licence. Because the wait is only 12 months, MR is the fastest legal way into paid truck work — tippers, service bodies, waste, furniture removals and rigid delivery work around Western Sydney all sit in this class.
HR – Heavy Rigid ($1,150 auto/synchro, $1,500 Roadranger)
HR covers trucks and buses over 8 tonnes GVM with three or more axles, including bendy buses, towing up to 9 tonnes. You need to have held a full class C car licence for at least two years — not 12 months. This is the one people most often get wrong, and it is worth checking your licence issue date before you book anything.
HR is the workhorse licence in this corridor: tippers, agitators, crane trucks, tilt trays, waste and most council fleet roles. It also gives you a leg up on jobs that only ask for LR or MR.
HC – Heavy Combination ($1,350 auto/synchro, $1,700 Roadranger)
HC covers articulated vehicles with three or more axles — a prime mover and single semi-trailer — and heavy rigid-and-trailer combinations including an unladen dolly.
You need to have held an unrestricted MR or HR licence for at least 12 months. P2 time on your MR or HR counts toward the 12 months, but you cannot start HC training until that licence is unrestricted.
Roadranger or Automatic? What Condition B Actually Means
If you do your training and assessment in an automatic or synchromesh truck, Transport for NSW puts a B condition on your licence.
Condition B means you are restricted to synchromesh and automatic transmissions — you are not permitted to drive a constant-mesh, or crash box, truck. That is the gearbox most people call a Roadranger.
So the choice at booking is straightforward:
- Auto / synchromesh ($1,150 HR, $1,350 HC) — cheaper, quicker to learn, and fine for most modern rigid fleets, which are increasingly automatic. Your licence carries a B condition.
- Roadranger ($1,500 HR, $1,700 HC) — no B condition. You can drive anything in the class from day one. Tipper, agitator, concrete and linehaul operators still run crash boxes, and their job ads usually say so.
If you already hold an HR or HC with a B condition and you have been knocked back on a job because of it, you do not need to sit the whole licence again.
A Condition B removal is training and assessment in a constant-mesh truck only.
Our advice, plainly: if you know the operator you want to work for runs autos, save the $350. If you are not sure yet, or you want the widest set of job ads open to you, do the Roadranger.
Where You’ll Train, and Where You’ll Be Assessed
We are based in Penrith LGA just off the M4 Motorway. On the day you will need to bring your drivers licence (or digital version) and learner your logbook and enclosed footwear must be worn.
If you are coming from Emu Plains, Kingswood, Cranebrook or Jordan Springs, allow a 10-15 minutes in the morning.
Training and assessment run on the roads you will actually be working on, e.g. the St Marys, Erskine Park, Blacktown, Minchinbury, and Penrith industrial areas, and the M4. That matters more than it sounds: you are assessed on real traffic, real roundabouts and real loading areas, not a closed course.
Bring your current driver licence, your HVCBA learner log book, and enclosed footwear.
How It Works — From Car Licence to Truck Licence
- Check you are eligible. First year on Green P’s for LR and MR, and second year of Green P’s for HR (or full car licence).
- Pass the Heavy Vehicle Knowledge Test. Book at a Service NSW centre, $58, rigid or combination depending on your class. Bring your ID and pass an eyesight test while you are there.
- Collect your HVCBA learner log book. Service NSW issues it once you pass the knowledge test. You cannot start training without it.
- Book your training day with us. Pick your class and gearbox, and pick a date — including weekends, at the same price.
- Train, and log your hours. Pre-trip inspection, coupling and uncoupling where the class requires it, low-speed manoeuvres, reversing, and on-road driving. We train and log your hours.
- Sit your Final Competency Assessment. Under NSW rules your FCA must be conducted by a different assessor from the one who trained you — we arrange an independent assessor for you, so it still happens on the same day. An in-cabin camera is fitted, as TfNSW requires for every FCA.
- Take your completed log book to Service NSW. Pay the $34 upgrade fee and your new class is issued.
What’s Included — and What’s Not
Included
- One-on-one training in the truck for your class and gearbox
- Use of our training and assessment vehicle, loaded to the mass TfNSW requires for assessment
- Your Final Competency Assessment with an independent assessor, arranged by us
- Log book sign-off for every completed unit
- Weekend and after-hours dates at the same price — no loading
Not included
- Heavy Vehicle Knowledge Test at Service NSW — $58
- HVCBA scheme fee — $36
- Licence upgrade fee at Service NSW — $34
What Penrith Students Say
Truck Licence Penrith — Questions We Get Asked
Yes. Transport for NSW requires an in-cabin camera for every Final Competency Assessment, and the footage can be reviewed. Every provider running a compliant assessment does this — if a school tells you otherwise, that is worth asking about.
Yes. NSW rules require your FCA to be conducted by a different assessor from the one who trained you, so assessment-only bookings are a normal part of the scheme. Bring your log book with your training units signed off.
If you train and are assessed in an automatic or synchromesh truck, your licence carries a B condition, which means you are not allowed to drive a constant-mesh (crash box) truck. Roadranger training removes that restriction from the start. Tipper, agitator, concrete and linehaul operators commonly run crash boxes.
$1,150 for auto or synchromesh, $1,500 for Roadranger, plus about $128 in Transport for NSW fees — $58 knowledge test, $36 HVCBA scheme fee, $34 licence upgrade. So roughly $1,278 for the auto and $1,628 for the Roadranger.
No. You can go straight from a full car licence to HR once you have held it for two years. You do need an unrestricted MR or HR before you can go for HC.
Two years on a full class C licence. For LR and MR it is 12 months. Learner-licence time does not count toward either. If you are close to the two-year mark, check your issue date on your licence card before you book — we cannot assess you early.
Book Your Truck Licence Training
Pick your class and gearbox and check available dates, or call 0412 006 363 and we will find you one. We run seven days from 7am, and weekends cost the same as weekdays.
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