Tow Tractor

These vehicles are predominantly used for transporting trailers and goods around a site they can be purpose built or be a re-purposed road transport vehicle tractor unit.

There are Three categories of Tow Tractor, these are:

• H1 – Rider – Electric & I.C.E
• H2 – Pedestrian - Electric & I.C.E (Including flip up plattform) 
• H3 - Rider – I.C.E – Over 30,000kg

And there are four types of courses available these are:-

• Novice Operator:  A person with little or no experience of driving a Tow Tractor 
• Experienced Operator:  A person who uses the Tow Tractor regularly but has never undertaken a formal course and test.
• Conversion:  A person who is certificated on one category of Tow Tractor but needs to drive a different category. (An Operator cannot convert from a pedestrian operated truck to a rider operated truck)
• Refresher Re-test:  A person who holds a certificate to operate the Tow Tractor but needs their skills updating in accordance with HSE guidelines 

The course lengths below show the minimum time it will take to become a competent operator - course lengths may vary from those shown depending on the skill levels and competence of the operator.