You will drive over the test route following instructions given by the examiner. The examiner will score specific tasks such as turns, merging into traffic, lane changes, and speed control, at specific places along the route. The examiner will also score whether you correctly do tasks such as signaling, searching for hazards, controlling speed, and lane positioning. It is against the law to operate a commercial vehicle with any amount of alcohol or controlled substance in the blood, breath, or urine. A second conviction carries a penalty of disqualifying a commercial driver for life.
Penalties apply to the commercial driving privileges only.
60 days - Two serious moving violations in three years. Any person who knowingly falsifies information or certification required to obtain a commercial driver's license, permit, or duplicate commercial driver's license, will be subject to an administrative hearing and disqualified for period of at least 60 consecutive days. 120 days - Three serious moving violations in three years. 90 days - Convicted of operating a Commercial Motor Vehicle while placed out of service. Leaving the scene of a traffic accident.