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1-1-.11 Vehicle Requirements for Commercial Driver's License Skills Test
(1) No CDL skills test shall be given in a vehicle loaded with cargo.
(2) The vehicle shall be furnished by the applicant and must have a
safe passenger seat for the Examiner.
(3) The vehicle shall be insured pursuant to Georgia law.
(4) The vehicle shall have a vehicle identification number (VIN),
manufacturer’s VIN plate, vehicle title, or bill of sale. The GVWR
will be checked to ensure that the vehicle in which the applicant
takes the skills test is representative of the vehicle group the
applicant intends to operate.
(a) If the vehicle(s) GVWR/GCWR cannot be verified by one
of the approved methods, the driver may be required to
reschedule and obtain another vehicle(s) with a verifiable
GVWR/GCWR.
(5) All vehicles used in skills testing must be in safe operating condition.
Any defects in the following items will constitute an unsafe vehicle
and will disqualify the vehicle from being utilized in the skills test.
(a) Service Brakes, including trailer brake connection
(b) Parking Brake
(c) Steering mechanisms
(d) Lighting Devices and mechanisms
(e) Tires:
1. Must have at least 4/32 of an inch of tread on
front tires; and
2. Must have at least 2/32 of an inch of tread on
all other tires
(f) Horn
(g) Windshield
(h) Windshield wipers
(i) Coupling Devices
(j) Rear vision mirrors
(k) Wheel and Rims
(l) Emergency equipment
(m) Doors
(n) Exhaust System
(o) Frame
(p) Fuel Tank
(6) The skills test will be administered in the sequence determined
by FMCSA.
(7) Skills testing will be in accordance with, and based upon,
applicable Federal and State law.
(8) The skills test may be given in all weather conditions; provided
the weather creates no hazard for the applicant or the Examiner.
(9) Prior to the skills test being administered, the applicant must pay
a $50.00 testing fee for each attempt. If the test is administered
by the Department and the applicant has a veterans’ status on
their Georgia driver’s license the fee is waived. If the test is
administered by a CDL Third Party Tester, the fee may not
exceed $100 provided the applicant supplies his or her own CMV
or a fee not to exceed $150 if the Tester supplies the vehicle for
testing purposes.
(10) Scheduled tests are not transferable.
(11) Skills tests scheduled with the Department will forfeit fees if
canceled less than 72 hours of the start of the test.
(12) Skills tests taken in a vehicle that does not operate fully on
air brakes will result in the CDL being issued with a ’Without
Air Brakes’ restriction.
(13) Tests taken in a vehicle with automatic transmission will result
in a “No Manual Transmission Equipped CMV” restriction being
placed on the CDL.
(14) Tests taken in a truck trailer combination will result in a
“No Tractor Trailer CMV” restriction being placed on the CDL.
(15) Tests taken in a vehicle that has air over hydraulic brakes
will result in a “No Full Air Brake” restriction being placed
on the CDL.
(16) Tests taken in a Class B passenger vehicle will result in
a “No Class A Passenger Buses” restriction being placed on
the CDL.
(17) Tests taken in a Class C passenger vehicle will result in a
“No Class A or B Passenger Buses” restriction being placed
on the CDL.
Authority: O.C.G.A. §§ 40-5-156, 49 C.F.R. Part 383, 49 C.F.R. § 390.9.
History: Original Rule entitled "1-1-.09 Vehicle Requirements-Commercial Driver's License Skills Test. Amended" adopted. Effective Feb. 8, 2017.
Amended: New title "1-1-.11 Vehicle Requirements for Commercial Driver's License Skills Test"; Effective Nov. 9, 2022.
Amended: Effective Jan. 10, 2024.