[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 5]
[Revised as of October 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR380.109]

[Page 153-154]
 
                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 380_SPECIAL TRAINING REQUIREMENTS--Table of Contents
 
 Subpart A_Longer Combination Vehicle (LCV) Driver-Training and Driver-
                     Instructor Requirements_General
 
Sec.  380.109  Driver testing.

    (a) Testing methods. The driver-student must pass knowledge and 
skills tests in accordance with the following requirements, to determine 
whether a driver-student has successfully completed an LCV driver-
training program as specified in subpart B of this part. The written 
knowledge test may be administered by any qualified driver-instructor. 
The skills tests, based on actual operation of an LCV, must be 
administered by a qualified LCV skills instructor.
    (1) All tests shall be constructed to determine if the driver-
student possesses the required knowledge and skills set forth in the 
appendix to this part for the specific type of LCV training program 
being taught.
    (2) Instructors shall develop their own tests for the specific type 
of LCV-training program being taught, but those tests must be at least 
as stringent as the requirements set forth in paragraph (b) of this 
section.
    (3) LCV driver-instructors shall establish specific methods for 
scoring the knowledge and skills tests.
    (4) Passing scores must meet the requirements of paragraph (b) of 
this section.
    (5) Knowledge and skills tests shall be based upon the information 
taught in the LCV training programs as set forth in the appendix to this 
part.
    (6) Each knowledge test shall address the training provided during 
both theoretical and behind-the-wheel instruction, and include at least 
one question from each of the units listed in the table to the appendix 
to this part, for the specific type of LCV training program being 
taught.
    (7) Each skills test shall include all the maneuvers and operations 
practiced during the Proficiency Development unit of instruction 
(behind-the-wheel instruction), as described in the appendix to this 
part, for the specific type of LCV training program being taught.
    (b) Proficiency determinations. The driver-student must meet the 
following conditions to be certified as an LCV driver:
    (1) Answer correctly at least 80 percent of the questions on each 
knowledge test; and
    (2) Demonstrate that he/she can successfully perform all of the 
skills addressed in paragraph (a)(7) of this section.
    (c) Automatic test failure. Failure to obey traffic laws or 
involvement in a preventable crash during the skills portion of the test 
will result in automatic

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failure. Automatic test failure determinations are made at the sole 
discretion of the qualified LCV driver-instructor.
    (d) Guidance for testing methods and proficiency determinations. 
Motor carriers should refer to the Examiner's Manual for Commercial 
Driver's License Tests for help in developing testing methods and making 
proficiency determinations. You may obtain a copy of this document by 
contacting the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators 
(AAMVA), 4300 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 400, Arlington, Virginia 22203.