Trans 104.06(1)(e) (e) A skills test conducted in a “Class D” vehicle may only be used as the basis for the issuance of a license authorizing “Class D” privileges.

Trans 104.06(1)(f) (f) A skills test conducted in a “Class M” vehicle may only be used as the basis for the issuance of a license authorizing “Class M” privileges.

Trans 104.06(2) (2) Administration of skills tests.

Trans 104.06(2)(a) (a) Department conducted examinations. All skills tests shall be administered by the department, except as provided in par. (b).

Trans 104.06(2)(b) (b) CDL third party tester examinations. CDL skills tests and pre-trip inspection tests may be administered by a third party tester under contract with the department pursuant to s. 343.16 (1) (b), Stats. The department may accept certification from a third party tester that a person has taken and passed required CDL skills tests and pre-trip inspection tests.

Trans 104.06(2)(c) (c) Third party examiner audits. Notwithstanding par. (b), as part of its auditing of CDL third party testers, the department may require a CDL applicant who provides a certification of test completion from a third party tester to submit to CDL pre-trip inspection or skills tests administered by the department. In such event, no fee shall be charged for the examinations conducted by the department and the results of those tests shall be used to determine whether a license is issued to the driver, or if a license has already been issued to the driver, whether the license should be cancelled.

Trans 104.06(3) (3) License requirements for skills testing.

Trans 104.06(3)(a) (a) “Class D” skills tests. No person may take or pass a “Class D” skills test unless the person holds an instruction permit that is more than 7 days old or is reinstating a cancelled, suspended or revoked operator’s license. The following operator’s licenses may be used as authorization to operate a motor vehicle during a skills test under this subsection:

Trans 104.06(3)(a)1. 1. A person may take one “Class D” skills test using an instruction permit that has an expiration date not more than one year prior to the examination date.

Trans 104.06(3)(a)2. 2. A person may take “Class D” skills tests using an expired, cancelled, suspended or revoked operator’s license, other than an instruction permit. The department may require any person who fails an examination conducted under this subdivision to obtain an instruction permit as a prerequisite to any subsequent test if, in the examiner’s opinion, the person needs additional driving skills practice before the person will be capable of passing a skills test.

Trans 104.06 Note Note: A person who fails a “Class D” skills test on an expired permit will need to obtain an instruction permit and hold it for 7 or 14 days before the person may be retested. A person who has never held a license will need to obtain an instruction permit before testing. See s. Trans 104.09 (2) and (3).

Trans 104.06(3)(b) (b) CDL skills tests. No person may take or pass a CDL skills test unless the person holds a valid CDL instruction permit, temporary operator’s license or driving receipt that authorizes operation of vehicles of the class and type used for the CDL skills test.

Trans 104.06(4) (4) Passenger and school bus endorsements. All persons applying for a passenger or Wisconsin school bus endorsement who do not hold such an endorsement at the time of application shall take and pass a skills test designed for those endorsements.

Trans 104.06 Note Note: Persons holding school bus endorsements from states other than Wisconsin are required to take and pass Wisconsin school bus endorsement knowledge and skills tests.

Trans 104.06(5) (5) Air brakes restriction.

Trans 104.06(5)(a) (a) Full skills test. All persons applying for a commercial driver license that is not restricted to prohibit operation of a motor vehicle equipped with air brakes shall take and pass a skills test in an air-brake equipped motor vehicle. This paragraph does not apply to a person holding an unrestricted license from another jurisdiction who is exempt from air brakes testing under s. Trans 104.03 (1) (b).

Trans 104.06(5)(b) (b) Abbreviated skills test. A person holding a commercial driver license with proper classes who applies only to remove an air-brake restriction may be administered an abbreviated skills test in an air-brake equipped vehicle. The department may require a driver to retake a complete CDL skills test if the results of an abbreviated skills test lead the examiner to question whether the driver is competent to safely operate a commercial motor vehicle in compliance with the laws of this state.

Trans 104.06(5)(c) (c) Air brake examinations not class specific. A person who passes an air-brake examination in any class vehicle is not required to take subsequent commercial driver license examinations in air brake equipped vehicles to avoid imposition of an air-brake restriction.

Trans 104.06(6) (6) Skills test requirements.

Trans 104.06(6)(a) (a) All skills tests shall examine the following driving skills:

Trans 104.06(6)(a)1. 1. Right and left turn skills.

Trans 104.06(6)(a)2. 2. Operation at intersections.

Trans 104.06(6)(a)3. 3. Roadside stop and start.

Trans 104.06(6)(a)4. 4. Operator’s attention.

Trans 104.06(6)(a)5. 5. Operator’s ability to control the vehicle.

Trans 104.06(6)(a)6. 6. Operator’s obeying the rules of the road.

Trans 104.06(6)(a)7. 7. Urban driving.

Trans 104.06(6)(a)8. 8. Coping with the driving task.

Trans 104.06(6)(a)9. 9. Following safe driving practices.