Wyoming CDL — General Knowledge: Penalties & Licensing Practice Test

Question 1

How early may a Wyoming licensee renew before the license expires?

Accepted Answer

Within 120 days of expiration if over 21; within 30 days if under 21 — License Services gives licensees over 21 a 120-day renewal window and licensees under 21 a 30-day window.

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Within 30 days of expiration if over 21; within 120 days if under 21

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Within 180 days of expiration at any age

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Within one year of expiration at any age

Question 2

To whom may a Wyoming third-party examiner give the CDL skills test, and what may be charged for it?

Accepted Answer

Only the examiner's own employees, with no fee charged — Wyoming third-party examiners can test their own employees but not the general public, and they may not charge for giving the skills test. WYDOT trains and certifies these examiners free of charge.

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Anyone in the general public, for a fee the examiner sets

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Anyone in the general public, at no charge

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Only the examiner's own employees, for the standard $80 fee

Question 3

Under what circumstances is Wyoming's $80 CDL skills test fee forfeited?

Accepted Answer

When the applicant misses the appointment without calling to cancel, or fails the skills test — The $80 fee is lost if you do not show up and never called the exam station to cancel, and it is also lost if you fail. A failed applicant reschedules through the exam station and pays the $80 again.

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Only when the applicant fails the pre-trip inspection portion

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Whenever the test is rescheduled for any reason

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Only when the applicant arrives in the wrong class of vehicle

Question 4

What score does Wyoming require to pass a CDL written test, and what form do the tests take?

Accepted Answer

80 percent, on multiple-choice tests — Every Wyoming written test is multiple choice, and an applicant needs a score of 80 percent to pass.

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70 percent, on true-or-false tests

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75 percent, on fill-in-the-blank tests

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90 percent, on multiple-choice tests

Question 5

A Wyoming applicant fails one version of a CDL written test in the morning. What does the manual allow later that same day?

Accepted Answer

A different version of the test, because no single version may be taken twice in one day — Wyoming lets an applicant who fails one version try another version on the same day. What it does not allow is sitting the same version twice in a day.

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Nothing; a failed test can be retaken only after seven days

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A second try at the identical version after a two-hour wait

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An oral retest only

Question 6

Which pairing matches Wyoming's rules for a Commercial Learner's Permit (CLP)?

Accepted Answer

Valid for 365 days; held at least 14 days before the skills test — Wyoming's Required Tests section says the CLP is good for 365 days, and the driver has to have held it for a minimum of 14 days before skills testing.

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Valid for 180 days; held at least 7 days before the skills test

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Valid for 365 days; held at least 30 days before the skills test

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Valid for two years; held at least 14 days before the skills test

Question 7

A Wyoming CDL holder with a hazardous materials endorsement (H or X) is renewing the license. What does the manual require?

Accepted Answer

An in-person renewal, with the TSA background check paperwork presented — Every CDL holder with an H or X endorsement has to show up in person to renew and bring the TSA background check paperwork. A vision screening is also part of renewal.

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Renewal by mail with a copy of the medical certificate

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A new skills test taken in a placarded vehicle

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An online renewal followed by fingerprinting within 30 days

Question 8

A Wyoming driver let a CDL lapse, and it has now been expired for more than two years. What does the manual require?

Accepted Answer

The written knowledge test(s), a vision test, a CLP held at least 14 days, and then a skills test — Licensees who were disqualified, or whose CDL has been expired two years or longer, must pass the written and vision tests and hold a CLP for no less than 14 days. The skills test is then taken in a vehicle matching the class and type of license sought.

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A renewal fee and a vision screening only

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A skills test only, with no written tests

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A 30-day wait followed by a mail-in renewal

Question 9

On Wyoming's fee table for commercial licenses, how does the original license fee compare with the renewal fee?

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Original $50; renewal $40 — The commercial part of the fee table lists $50 for an original Wyoming license and $40 for a renewal. A class change and a Commercial Learner's Permit are $40 each as well.

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Original $40; renewal $30

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Original $50; renewal $50

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Original $80; renewal $40

Question 10

Wyoming adds a technology fee to its driver license fees. How much is it, and what does it apply to?

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$5, on every class of driver license and on CDL skills tests — The note under the fee table says an extra $5 technology fee is charged on all license classes and on CDL skills tests.

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$2, on commercial licenses only

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$5, on CDL skills tests only

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$10, on original licenses but not renewals

Question 11

A Wyoming CDL holder's record does not show that the hazardous materials test was passed within the previous two years. What does the manual say?

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The driver must retake the hazmat test — Wyoming CDL holders have to take the hazmat test again when the driving record does not indicate a pass within the last two years.

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The endorsement renews automatically

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The driver must retake every CDL knowledge test

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The endorsement is converted to a tank endorsement

Question 12

An applicant for a Wyoming CDL holds a valid U.S. military license. What may be waived?

Accepted Answer

The written test, the skills test, or both, for the class of license currently held — Wyoming may waive the written test, the skills test, or both for these applicants, but only for the license class they already hold in the military.

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Only the vision screening

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All fees and the DOT medical certificate

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Nothing; military drivers are tested like everyone else

Wyoming CDL — General Knowledge: Penalties & Licensing practice test

Study questions with answers

1. How early may a Wyoming licensee renew before the license expires?

2. To whom may a Wyoming third-party examiner give the CDL skills test, and what may be charged for it?

3. Under what circumstances is Wyoming's $80 CDL skills test fee forfeited?

4. What score does Wyoming require to pass a CDL written test, and what form do the tests take?

5. A Wyoming applicant fails one version of a CDL written test in the morning. What does the manual allow later that same day?

6. Which pairing matches Wyoming's rules for a Commercial Learner's Permit (CLP)?

7. A Wyoming CDL holder with a hazardous materials endorsement (H or X) is renewing the license. What does the manual require?

8. A Wyoming driver let a CDL lapse, and it has now been expired for more than two years. What does the manual require?

9. On Wyoming's fee table for commercial licenses, how does the original license fee compare with the renewal fee?

10. Wyoming adds a technology fee to its driver license fees. How much is it, and what does it apply to?

11. A Wyoming CDL holder's record does not show that the hazardous materials test was passed within the previous two years. What does the manual say?

12. An applicant for a Wyoming CDL holds a valid U.S. military license. What may be waived?

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