Start your driving career the right way — hands-on training, a real pathway, and a team that will back you.
About the Role
Keep the depot, trucks, trailers and equipment clean, organised and ready for protected work
Assist with loading and unloading, preloading trailers, and trailer audits under guidance
Progress through structured on-the-job training toward your heavy vehicle licence
Travel with the Leading Hand and experienced drivers to learn preloads and job preparation
Build real depot and driving skills from day one
Essential Requirements
Current Queensland driver licence, with eligibility to progress to a heavy vehicle licence
Reliable, safety-focused and genuinely keen to build a driving career
Physically fit for active, outdoor depot work
Australian working rights
Desirable (or willingness to obtain)
Forklift and loader licence
White Card and load-restraint training
What We Offer
$***** flat rate per hour
Guaranteed 40 hours per week + 2 x 30-minute paid breaks daily
A genuine,



structured pathway into a professional driving career
Hands-on training and coaching from experienced Leading Hands and drivers
Join a growing, family-owned North Queensland transport business
After 12 Months You Will Have
Certificate III in Driving Operations
LF/Forklift licence & experience unloading general freight material
Loader ticket & experience unloading general freight material
Stocktaking and stock control management experience
High-level load restraint experience — roofing iron, steel & mesh, trusses, power poles, general freight
Experience with cranes, and truck & trailer lengths, widths and weights
NHVR compliance exposure — fatigue, mass, maintenance
A real opportunity to move into HR Crane truck driving
Law Transport — Delivering Service. Driving Reliability.
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