What to expect from your lorry driver training
Undertaking any new training can be daunting as it’s human nature to be a little wary of the unknown. Here, leading provider of HGV courses HGV Express (http://www.hgvexpress.co.uk/) explains what you should expect from your lorry driver training so that you can embark on training for a rewarding and lucrative new career well informed and prepared.
First, you’ll be expected to know which HGV or LGV training you wish to take. HGV Express offers Class 1 training and Class 2 training – C&E category (for driving large, articulated lorries) and C category (for smaller, rigid bodied vehicles without a cab). You will have had to make up your mind about the right lorry driver training for you as this will govern the type of course you take.
You will then be asked how much previous experience you have in truck driving and what type of license you currently hold. If you have no prior experience, you will need to hold a provisional HGV driving licence with a valid medical certificate. If you do have experience, however, and hold a full HGV licence but haven’t driven for some time, you will need to take a refresher course.
The exact training you should expect to receive will depend on which type of course you have chosen, however it is likely that you will start off with some classroom-based study before getting behind the wheel of a lorry. Choose truck driver training schools such as HGV Express which have instructors who are highly experienced in both classroom-based and practical teaching. Getting behind the wheel for the first time should be an exciting prospect if in the hands of someone with years of lorry driver training experience.
There is of course a wealth of practical driving instruction which makes up the core of HGV courses, from general road handling to vehicle checks and dealing with trailers. As you would expect, health and safety is a key component of any HGV course and one which students should pay close attention to.
For further information on what HGV courses entail, visit the HGV Express website at
http://www.hgvexpress.co.uk/.
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