Drive Trailer Training

Our Trailer Training half-day course, you teach you the following”

• Work health and safety (WHS) and occupational health and safety (OHS) requirements relating to driving and manoeuvring trailers, including procedures for manually manoeuvring trailers
• Key features of relevant state and territory regulations relating to trailers, including those relating to:
• Couplings
  • safe towing weights
  • towing speeds
  • braking
• Application, purpose and operation of trailers, including:
  • pivot and non-pivot trailers
  • definition of aggregate trailer mass and gross trailer mass
• Trailer coupling systems, including:
  • tow ball
  • lunette ring
  • weight distributing hitch
• Inspection procedures for trailers, including:
  • coupling system
  • electrical system
  • braking system
  • wheel assembly and bearings
  • suspension system
• Loading procedures for trailers, including:
  • centre of mass location
  • tongue weight
  • methods for determining maximum towing capacity of vehicle
  • methods for determining load capacity of towbar
• Driving and manoeuvring techniques, including:
  • effects of trailer on overall turning circle
  • effects of trailer on acceleration, steering and braking
  • methods of avoiding and controlling vehicle and trailer sway

If you successfully complete this course, you will receive a certificate which indicates the Statement of Attainments as recognised under the Australian Qualifications Framework. This is a nationally recognised certification. The Statement is issued by us, Harness Energy (RTO 40521).

The Drive Trailer Training  ‘Statement of attainment’ is for the Nationally Accredited Units of Competency: AURTGA001 Drive and manoeuvre trailers

If conducting this training for work purposes, the Certificate will usually be needed as evidence for your employer for safety and compliance requirements.