Nebraska CDL — General Knowledge: Penalties & Licensing Practice Test

Question 1

Nebraska requires the three segments of the CDL skills test to be completed in sequence. Which order does the manual give?

Accepted Answer

Pre-trip vehicle inspection, basic control skills, road test — Skills testing in Nebraska runs in a fixed order: the pre-trip vehicle inspection first, then basic control skills, and the road test last.

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Basic control skills, pre-trip vehicle inspection, road test

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Road test, basic control skills, pre-trip vehicle inspection

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Pre-trip vehicle inspection, road test, basic control skills

Question 2

A 30-year-old is issued a Nebraska CDL with no hazardous materials endorsement. When does it expire?

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In the fifth year following issuance, on the holder's birthday — For holders 21 or older, a Nebraska license lasts until the birthday that falls in the fifth year following issuance.

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In the fourth year following issuance, on the holder's birthday

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Exactly eight years after the issue date

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In the tenth year following issuance, on the holder's birthday

Question 3

A Nebraska applicant's CLP expires after the pre-trip inspection and basic control skills segments were passed, but before the road test. What happens to the segments already passed?

Accepted Answer

They become invalid, and every skills test segment must be taken again — Nebraska's manual says that when a CLP runs out before all three skills segments are passed, the segments passed earlier no longer count and the whole skills test has to be repeated.

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They stay on file for one year, so only the road test remains

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They carry over once a new CLP has been held for 14 days

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They remain valid if the road test is passed within 30 days

Question 4

Nebraska's Z restriction bars a driver from CMVs with full air brakes. By what name does the manual say the braking system behind this restriction is commonly known?

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Air over hydraulic — The manual says the Z restriction is commonly tied to air over hydraulic systems: brakes that use parts of an air system but are not the standard full air brakes found on most CMVs.

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Hydraulic surge brakes

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Electric trailer brakes

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Spring brakes

Question 5

Within a ten-year period, a driver violates an out-of-service order for the third time. What is the shortest CDL loss the manual lists?

Accepted Answer

At least three years — The manual's scale is at least 90 days for a first violation, at least one year for two within ten years, and at least three years for three or more within ten years.

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At least 90 days

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At least one year

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For life

Question 6

A CDL holder's license to drive a personal vehicle has been suspended. Can the driver get a 'hardship' license to keep operating a CMV?

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No, a hardship license to operate a CMV is not available — The manual says that when the license for your personal vehicle is revoked, canceled, or suspended, you cannot obtain a hardship license for commercial driving.

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Yes, for trips inside the home state

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Yes, if the employer requests it in writing

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Yes, but only for vehicles that carry no placards

Question 7

A Nebraska CLP is issued on June 1. With no other changes, how long does the permit remain valid?

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One year — A Nebraska CLP is good for one year. The manual adds that a CLP has to be issued before a first CDL can be.

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90 days

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180 days

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Two years

Question 8

A Nebraska driver who already holds a CDL with no E restriction upgrades the license by testing in a truck with an automatic transmission. What happens?

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No E restriction is added, because the driver already held a CDL without it — The E restriction normally follows a skills test taken in an automatic, but Nebraska's manual says current CDL holders who do not already have it will not receive it when they upgrade in an automatic-transmission vehicle.

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The E restriction is added to the upgraded license

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The upgrade is refused until the test is repeated in a manual-transmission vehicle

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The E restriction is added but removed after one year

Question 9

Besides being at least 18, what must an applicant for a Nebraska RCDL have held during the twelve months before applying?

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A valid regular operator's license, or a Provisional Operator's Permit — An RCDL applicant must be 18 or older and must have held a valid operator's license or a Provisional Operator's Permit throughout the twelve months right before the application date.

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A Class A CDL from any state

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A CLP with a tank vehicle endorsement

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A medical variance issued by the DMV

Question 10

What civil penalty can a driver face for each violation of the hand-held mobile telephone restriction?

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Up to $2,750 — The first and every later violation can bring a civil penalty of up to $2,750 against the driver. Employers who allow or require hand-held use can face up to $11,000.

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Up to $500

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Up to $1,100

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Up to $5,000

Question 11

A Nebraska CDL carries the hazardous materials endorsement. What determines when that license expires?

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The expiration of the holder's security threat assessment — Nebraska ties a hazmat-endorsed license to the TSA security threat assessment: when the assessment expires, so does the license.

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The date the holder's medical examiner's certificate runs out

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The holder's 65th birthday

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The registration date of the vehicle used for the skills test

Question 12

A Nebraska applicant passes the CDL skills tests with a third-party tester. As part of a DMV audit, driver licensing staff ask the applicant to retake them, and the applicant refuses. What may happen?

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The CDL may be denied — Third-party test results can be audited. The manual warns that an applicant who refuses a retake requested by driver licensing staff may be denied the CDL.

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Nothing, because third-party results are final

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Only the knowledge tests must be repeated

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The applicant pays a fee and the CDL is issued anyway

Nebraska CDL — General Knowledge: Penalties & Licensing practice test

Study questions with answers

1. Nebraska requires the three segments of the CDL skills test to be completed in sequence. Which order does the manual give?

2. A 30-year-old is issued a Nebraska CDL with no hazardous materials endorsement. When does it expire?

3. A Nebraska applicant's CLP expires after the pre-trip inspection and basic control skills segments were passed, but before the road test. What happens to the segments already passed?

4. Nebraska's Z restriction bars a driver from CMVs with full air brakes. By what name does the manual say the braking system behind this restriction is commonly known?

5. Within a ten-year period, a driver violates an out-of-service order for the third time. What is the shortest CDL loss the manual lists?

6. A CDL holder's license to drive a personal vehicle has been suspended. Can the driver get a 'hardship' license to keep operating a CMV?

7. A Nebraska CLP is issued on June 1. With no other changes, how long does the permit remain valid?

8. A Nebraska driver who already holds a CDL with no E restriction upgrades the license by testing in a truck with an automatic transmission. What happens?

9. Besides being at least 18, what must an applicant for a Nebraska RCDL have held during the twelve months before applying?

10. What civil penalty can a driver face for each violation of the hand-held mobile telephone restriction?

11. A Nebraska CDL carries the hazardous materials endorsement. What determines when that license expires?

12. A Nebraska applicant passes the CDL skills tests with a third-party tester. As part of a DMV audit, driver licensing staff ask the applicant to retake them, and the applicant refuses. What may happen?

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