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Driver Induction & Training Resources

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Start here for a brief  history of Hawgood Haulage and an overview of company staff and operations.

Click here: #1 Our Company
An outline of the induction and refresher training processes drivers need to complete as part of employment at Hawgood Haulage.  Relevant sections to acknowledge in section #9 are asterisked*

Link to #2 Induction & Training

These forms are required upon employment.  You can download & print these yourself or ask admin for a hard copy.

  • Driver duty statement
  • Personal details
  • Trucksafe medical
  • Pre employment driving assessment
  • Leave request form
  • Traffic history report
  • National police check
  • Onboarding letter
  • Wet weather & payment

Please submit forms to  Nicoli at hawgoodhaulage@outlook.com
Please send photos of licenses to 0412 306 184.

Go to Driver Forms​​​
Daily procedural expectations at Hawgood Haulage:


LINK: 1. Our Current fleet details:  a list of truck specific details including mass limits and truck numbers

LINK: 2. The Pre-start Inspection
  • driver responsibilities
  • prestart reference checklist
  • table of tolerances
  • fault reporting slip
  • truck ready checklist
LINK: 3. On Road Procedures
  • responsibilities & procedures
  • accident/incident reporting
  • breakdowns & blowouts
  • road rage
  • distractions: mobile phones
LINK: 4. On Site Procedures
  • responsibilities & procedures
  • safe operating procedures
    • loading/unloading
    • exclusion zones
    • coupling/uncoupling
    • under power lines
  • loading pitwaste
LINK: 5. Presenting a Professional Driver Image
  • productivity, maintenance, conduct
LINK: 6. Workshop Safety
  • potential hazards
  • don't walk on by (video)
  • Fuel pod operations
  • Fire Evacuation diagram



Familiarise yourself with our COMPANY POLICIES:
  • Chain of Responsibility 
  • Safety Management
  • Mass, Maintenance & Fatigue Management 
  • Social Media
  • Drugs & Alcohol 
  • Speed Compliance
  • Bullying, Discrimination & Harassment
  • Environmental Awareness
Go to: HH Company Policy Statements

Driver training materials relevant to our National Heavy Vehicle Accreditation. (click links below)

 1.  VEHICLE LOAD CAPACITY REFERENCE DOCUMENTS
  • PBS Road Access Permit (Exp July 2025)
  • PBS approval documents for each truck & dog

 2. NHVR DOCUMENTS
  • Accreditation Certificate
  • NHVAS Approval Letter
  • HH 3.2 - Vehicle GVM & Axle limits:  Concessional Mass (CML)

3.  INSPECTION & ACCREDITATION
  • NHVR roadside inspection procedures
  • NCR:  Non Conformance Warning Note
  • alert notice for breaches in NHVAS duties

5.   NHVAS MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
Driver training materials related to ensuring safe work methods.
Link: Safe Work Methods - Take 5!

1. Risk assessment & control:
  • Categorising level of risk
  • Controlling risk in tipper transport duties
  • SWM for loading pitwaste materials
  • Cleaning tailgates
2.  Driver Forms:
  • Incident/Accident report form
  • Hazard Alert form
3.  Creating a safe workplace:  roles & responsibilities 

4.  Boral Safety Absolutes





A gallery of scenarios - are you aware of the hazards?

Go to: Risky scenarios in tipper operations​​​
The sections that are designated with * will require a Driver Training Acknowledgment Form to be submitted once your induction &/or refresher reading  is completed.  

After reviewing the relevant induction/training materials, you are required to submit the relevant form/s for each section. The form will ask you to: 
  • acknowledge your understanding,
  •  date and submit the form.  

Your training records will automatically be recorded and collated.

Go to: Driver Training Records​​​
Resources & Training Materials
  • HH Company Manuals:  Mass, Maintenance, Fatigue
  • How to complete the National Work Diary
  • First Aid in the Workplace
  • Presenting a professional image

LINK: Useful Resources (1)
Resources & Training Documents
  • Mass & dimension limits/FUPS specs
  • Common PBS configurations
  • Grain Harvest Management Scheme: (incl application form)* 
  • Holcim E-ticket instructions
  • Forklift safety
  • White card course notes
LINK: Useful Resources (2)
Quickly find driver documents most regularly required during the work day.
  • Fleet details - vehicle specifics
  • Permits & Accreditation
  • Maintenance - checklists
  • Accident & Incidents - what to do.
  • Paperwork - how to guide
Go to: Quick Reference Guides​​​

Welcome to Hawgood Haulage

Learn about the milestones that have shaped Hawgood Haulage's journey in the transport industry.

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Employment Admin Forms

Forms related to your employment:

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Once you have reviewed the articles below, please submit the DRIVER TRAINING ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FORMS.

Our Current Fleet

Our Current Fleet

Details of our current fleet including capacity and fleet number information

Pre-start Procedures

Pre-start Procedures

Pre-start responsibilities that drivers need to fulfill before beginning their shift.

On Road Procedures

On Road Procedures

Ensuring compliance with Hawgood Haulage on-road procedures. HH will not pay for driver fines relating to speeding, seat belts or mobile phones

On-Site  Procedures

On-Site Procedures

Expected practices and protocols on worksites

Presenting a Professional Driver Image

Presenting a Professional Driver Image

Your professionalism is what gets our company more work which means you get more work and higher wages...WIN WIN!

Workshop Premises Safety

Workshop Premises Safety

Best practices for ensuring safety in our workshop premises.

DRIVER TRAINING RECORDS: Once you have read these eight policies, submit the Policy Acknowledgment Form

COMPLIANCE WITH MASS, MAINTENANCE AND FATIGUE LAWS DRIVER TRAINING RECORDS: Once you have read and understood these articles, go to Menu #9 and submit the relevant Driver Acknowledgment of Training Forms

6.1 Vehicle PBS Approvals & Permits

6.1 Vehicle PBS Approvals & Permits

Legal loading information: Mass compliance details; PBS approval documents & Road Access Permits can be downloaded from here.

6.2 Driver NHVAS Accreditation Docs

6.2 Driver NHVAS Accreditation Docs

NHVAS driver compliance documents: NHVAS Certificate; Induction Approval letters; Axle distribution details for your vehicle.

6.3 Driver Training: Mass Management

6.3 Driver Training: Mass Management

Compliance requirements for Mass Management Accreditation

6.4 Driver Training: Maintenance Management

6.4 Driver Training: Maintenance Management

Compliance requirements for Maintenance Management Accreditation

6.5 Driver Training: Fatigue Awareness

6.5 Driver Training: Fatigue Awareness

Compliance requirements general Fatigue Management as well as drivers with BFM Accreditation

6.6 National Heavy Vehicle Accreditation

6.6 National Heavy Vehicle Accreditation

Procedures to follow if you are pulled over by TMR or NHVR inspection officers.

DRIVER TRAINING MATERIAL: Once you have read & understood these articles, go to Menu #9 and submit the relevant Acknowledgement of Training Form

Read the relevant training materials then click on the drop down arrows below. Select the link to the online Acknowledgement Form: confirm your understanding & submit the form.

SECTION #3 Training Documents: OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES
  • Prestart
  • On Road
  • On Site

INSTRUCTIONS:  
1. Review the training information in Section #3.
2. Click on the form link below; complete and submit.
LINK:  Acknowledgement of Training:  Operational Procedures
Relevant Training Documents: HH Policy Statements (#5) 

After reading the Company Policies, use this form to certify you understand and acknowledge the need for compliance as being a condition of your ongoing employment.  

You do not need to read all policies at once.  You may submit this form multiple times.

Click this link:
Acknowledgment of Training:  HH Policy Statements 


Relevant Training Documents:  Click on each blue link below to confirm your understanding of the training documents you have read relevant to NHVAS Accreditation and driver responsibilities. 

1. Mass Compliance:  
LINK:  Acknowledgement of Training: Mass Management

2. Maintenance Compliance:  
LINK: Acknowledgement of Training:  Maintenance Management

3. Fatigue Awareness & BFM Induction /Refresher resources
LINK:  Acknowledgement of Training: Fatigue Awareness






 

Relevant Training Documents: 

  • Risk & personal consequence
  • SWM: Tipper Operations
  • SWM:  Loading pitwaste materials
  • Incident/Accident/Hazard forms
  • Safe workplace:  Roles & Responsibilities 
After reading  the training materials relating to Safe Work Methods,  submit the form below to acknowledge understanding & compliance requirements.

LINK: Acknowledgement of Training: Safe Work Methods

These training documents are specific to certain work environments.  

  • Completing the National Work Diary
  • GHMS
  • Forklift Safety Refresher

SUBMIT THE FORM BELOW TO RECORD YOUR TRAINING: (form under construction)

HH Mass Management Manual v.5

ADMIN: NHVAS Mass Management Manual

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HH Maintenance Management Manual

ADMIN: NHVAS Maintenance Management Manual

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HH Basic Fatigue Management Manual

ADMIN: NHVAS: Basic Fatigue Management Manual

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How to complete the National Work Diary

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First Aid in the Workplace

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Presenting a Professional Image

It is not only our company reputation but yours too. As a professional driver, be productive, courteous, & reliable - means more job opportunities for us and for you...better wages, better vehicles.

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MASS & DIMENSION LIMITS/FUPS

Outlines rules around dimensions and vehicle specifications

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COMMON PBS CONFIGURATIONS

Refer to the attached table for PBS configurations and allowable gross vehicle mass.

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HOLCIM E-TICKET INSTRUCTIONS

Detailed instructions for using the Holcim E-Ticket App. This app can be downloaded from the Apple Store for Apple devices or Google Play for Android.

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Boral eRoad Training Manual

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White Card Course Notes

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FORKLIFT SAFETY

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