N.J. Admin. Code § 13:21-23.10

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

Section 13:21-23.10 - Required skills; control skills; safe driving skills; air brake skills; test area; simulation; out-of-State testing; time requirement between knowledge test and skills test

(a) All applicants for a CDL must possess and demonstrate basic motor vehicle control skills for each vehicle group which the driver operates or expects to operate. These skills should include the ability to start, to stop, and to move the vehicle forward and backward in a safe manner.

(b) All applicants for a CDL must possess and demonstrate the safe driving skills for their vehicle group. These skills should include proper visual search methods, appropriate use of signals, speed control for weather and traffic conditions, and ability to position the motor vehicle correctly when changing lanes or turning.

(c) Except as provided in N.J.A.C. 13:21-23.7, applicants shall demonstrate the following skills with respect to inspection and operation of air brakes:

1. Applicants shall demonstrate the skills necessary to conduct a pre-trip inspection which includes the ability to:

i. Locate and verbally identify air brake operating controls and monitoring devices;

ii. Determine the motor vehicle's brake system condition for proper adjustments and that air system connections between motor vehicles have been properly made and secured;

iii. Inspect the low pressure warning device(s) to ensure that they will activate in emergency situations;

iv. Ascertain, with the engine running, that the system maintains an adequate supply of compressed air;

v. Determine that required minimum air pressure build up time is within acceptable limits and that required alarms and emergency devices automatically deactivate at the proper pressure level; and

vi. Operationally check the brake system for proper performance.

2. Applicants shall successfully complete the skills test contained in this subsection in a representative vehicle equipped with air brakes.

(d) Skills tests shall be conducted in on-street conditions or under a combination of on-street and off-street conditions.

(e) The Commission shall accept the results of a skills test administered to the applicant by another state, if the skills test is administered in accordance with the requirements of the Federal Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986, 49 U.S.C. §§ 2701 et seq., and 49 CFR 383.73 through 383.77.

(f) A CDL examination permit holder shall become eligible to take the required skills test for the class and endorsement for which the driver holds a CDL examination permit after the expiration of 14 days from the permit's issuance date. If the permit holder fails the required skills test, the permit holder is prohibited from retaking the required skills test until the expiration of 14 days from the date of the failed test.

(g) If the applicant is applying for the first time for a Class A or B CDL, or the applicant is applying to upgrade to a Class A or B CDL, on or after February 7, 2022, the applicant must complete driver training from a provider listed on the Training Provider Registry, and in accordance with the requirements set forth at 49 CFR 380, including Subparts F and G thereof, 49 CFR 383 and 384, before that applicant can become eligible to take the required tests set forth at (f) above.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:21-23.10

Amended by R.2014 d.007, effective 1/6/2014.
See: 45 N.J.R. 870(a), 46 N.J.R. 122(a).
Section was "Required skills; control skills; safe driving skills; air brake skills; test area; simulation". Added (e) and (f).

Amended by 53 N.J.R. 2070(a), effective 12/6/2021