Heavy Vehicle Load Security

A heavy vehicle load security course is a training program that teaches drivers and loaders how to safely place, restrain, and unload cargo on trucks, trailers, and heavy combination vehicles.

This course is designed for truck drivers, loaders and forklift drivers, and supervisors and managers who need to ensure they are getting the best out of their team. 

If your company has lost or damaged products through poor load security, a load security course will help prevent that in the future.

• Reduce the likelihood of freight being damaged in transit
• Reduce the risk of overloading an axle which could lead to damage to your vehicle, or fines 
• Easy, convenient scheduling - do the course in your own time on any device. The online training is divided into short modules that take just a few minutes each. They are convenient and easy to access 
• Full access to the course materials for 6 months - this gives you plenty of time to work through the course at your own pace, plus opportunities to refresh your knowledge after you've passed
• Detailed video demonstrations - watch, listen and learn, then answer questions about what you've seen and heard. You can watch the videos as many times as you need in order to really understand the material
• Language and literacy support - if English isn't your first language, or you prefer to listen to the questions, you'll find plenty of support

Yes. Simply purchase the right number of course licences for your drivers (one per trainee), and invite them using our Learning Management System (LMS). You'll be able to track trainees' progress and issue a certificate once training is complete. 

You can assign managers to manage different groups of drivers, e.g. in different branches, regions or business units. They can download detailed reports, track and manage drivers, and download certificates on completion.

Set-up and email/phone support are free whether you are purchasing one course licence or a hundred course licences.

No. Unit standards are optional. You can use this course as pre-study for US1753 Load and unload a goods vehicle if you do additional training with TR Driver Training. Additional costs apply.

We recommend you repeat this course every 3 years to keep your skills up to date, or if you need to secure new loads that you are unfamiliar with.

• There are no prerequisites, but it's helpful if you have access to a truck and load to practice with
• You will need one course licence per person taking the course - you can't use one licence for multiple drivers
• You will need a computer, smartphone or tablet with internet access to take the theory training

• Video subtitles/captions are available for all videos - see above for the list. Choose the language in the video.
• Questions: 76 languages are available - check the language option at the top of the page (note that written answers must be in English).
• Question audio: play audio of every question in English
• Documents: English
• Some captions are AI-generated and, as such, may have occasional errors.

DT is part of TR Group and TR Driver Training. TR Group owns over 10,000 trucks and trailers, and TR Driver Training is a specialist heavy vehicle training company with 20 trainers across 10 branches from Auckland to Dunedin. The courses we create are by us and also for us: we use them to keep our team members safe and to reduce damage and wear on our equipment.