CDL Road Test Score Sheet for Practice Drives

Type how many times each skill went wrong on a practice drive; the sheet adds up the column.

CDL Road Test Practice Score Sheet (unofficial)

On-road driving

On-road driving: a column for each drive. Totals fill in as scores are typed.
	Drive 1	Drive 2	Drive 3	Drive 4	Drive 5	Drive 6
Visual search
Signals a change of direction
Speed fits the roadway
Speed fits weather, visibility
Speed fits the traffic
Speed fits vehicle and cargo
Gap chosen for a lane change
Gap chosen for passing
Gap to cross or enter traffic
Turn: no room on the wrong side
Turn: off-tracking allowed for
Following distance held
Adjusts to the weather
Observes before a change
On-road mistakes

Type a score and the totals fill in.

Scoring key

Practice scorer only: Made for practice drives. Not a state's, an examiner's or an employer's form, and no examiner's form is copied here.
The number in a box: How many times that skill went wrong on one drive. Empty means none.
On-road rows: The eight skills of 49 CFR 383.113(c), in our own words.
On a real test: A state scores it solely from its own driver and examiner manuals: 49 CFR 383.133(c)(1).
No passing number: The federal rule prints none. It points to Appendix A of the examiner manual: 383.135(b)(1).
Order of the three segments: Pre-trip inspection, basic control, then on-road: 49 CFR 383.133(c)(6).

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Vehicle inspection: the nine areas of 49 CFR 383.113(a)(1) 9

Area 1: engine compartment First in the rule's list of areas: 383.113(a)(1)(i). The number is how many safety-related parts the driver did not identify, or did not explain what to inspect.
Area 2: cab and engine start Second in the list, written there with a slash between the two halves: paragraph (a)(1)(ii).
Area 3: steering Third of the nine areas the rule lists, with no part named: paragraph (a)(1)(iii).
Area 4: suspension Fourth in the list: paragraph (a)(1)(iv).
Area 5: brakes Fifth in the list: paragraph (a)(1)(v). The air brake skills have their own row below.
Area 6: wheels Sixth in the list: paragraph (a)(1)(vi).
Area 7: side of vehicle Seventh in the list: paragraph (a)(1)(vii).
Area 8: rear of vehicle Eighth in the list: paragraph (a)(1)(viii).
Area 9: special features The special features of a tractor trailer, a school bus or a coach or transit bus, when that type of vehicle is used for the test: 383.113(a)(1)(ix).

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Vehicle inspection: air brakes, 49 CFR 383.113(a)(2) 2

Air brake skills missed For an air brake equipped test vehicle, paragraph (a)(2) lists six skills. Type how many of the six were left out, from 0 to 6. Each of the six has a row on the air brake practice sheet.
Inspection misses Adds the nine areas and the air brake row for each drive.

Basic vehicle control: 49 CFR 383.113(b) 12

Basic control mistakes Adds the eleven rows above it for each drive.
Curved-path backing Backs along a curved path: 383.113(b)(7).
Left turn: set up and made Positions the vehicle to negotiate the turn safely and then makes it: 383.113(b)(5).
Moves off backward, smoothly The same paragraph asks for it backward as well: 383.113(b)(2).
Moves off forward, smoothly Puts the vehicle in motion and accelerates smoothly, forward: 383.113(b)(2).
Path and clearance checked Checks path and clearance while backing, the second half of 383.113(b)(4).
Right turn: set up and made The same paragraph names left and right turns: 383.113(b)(5).
Shifting and gear choice Shifts as required and selects the appropriate gear for speed and highway conditions: 383.113(b)(6).
Shuts down the engine The third part of 383.113(b)(1).
Starts and warms up the engine The first two parts of 383.113(b)(1): start and warm up.
Stops the vehicle smoothly Brings the motor vehicle to a smooth stop: 383.113(b)(3).
Straight-line backing Backs the motor vehicle in a straight line: 383.113(b)(4).

On-road driving: 49 CFR 383.113(c) 15

Adjusts to the weather Speed selection, braking, direction changes and following distance fitted to the prevailing weather so that control is kept: 383.113(c)(7).
Following distance held A safe following distance for the condition of the road, the visibility and the vehicle's weight: 383.113(c)(6).
Gap chosen for a lane change Chooses a safe gap for changing lanes: 383.113(c)(4).
Gap chosen for passing Chooses a safe gap for passing other vehicles: 383.113(c)(4).
Gap to cross or enter traffic Chooses a safe gap for crossing or entering traffic: 383.113(c)(4).
Observes before a change Watches the road and the behavior of other motor vehicles, particularly before changing speed and direction: 383.113(c)(8).
On-road mistakes Adds the numbers above it, one total for each drive.
Signals a change of direction Signals appropriately when changing direction in traffic: 383.113(c)(2).
Speed fits the roadway Speed adjusted to the configuration and condition of the roadway, the first of four things paragraph (c)(3) lists.
Speed fits the traffic Speed adjusted to traffic conditions: 383.113(c)(3).
Speed fits vehicle and cargo Speed adjusted to motor vehicle, cargo and driver conditions, the last of the four in 383.113(c)(3).
Speed fits weather, visibility Speed adjusted to weather and visibility conditions: 383.113(c)(3).
Turn: no room on the wrong side Positioned before and during a turn so that other vehicles cannot pass on the wrong side: 383.113(c)(5).
Turn: off-tracking allowed for Positioned before and during a turn to prevent problems caused by off-tracking: 383.113(c)(5).
Visual search The rule asks for proper visual search methods and names no method: 49 CFR 383.113(c)(1).

Scoring key 9

A number beside an area How many parts in that area the driver did not identify or explain.
Basic control rows The seven skills of 49 CFR 383.113(b), in our own words.
Inspection rows Nine areas in the order paragraph (a)(1) lists them; the last row is for paragraph (a)(2).
No passing number The federal rule prints none. It points to Appendix A of the examiner manual: 383.135(b)(1).
The number in a box How many times that skill went wrong on one drive. Empty means none.
On a real test A state scores it solely from its own driver and examiner manuals: 49 CFR 383.133(c)(1).
On-road rows The eight skills of 49 CFR 383.113(c), in our own words.
Order of the three segments Pre-trip inspection, basic control, then on-road: 49 CFR 383.133(c)(6).
Practice scorer only Made for practice drives. Not a state's, an examiner's or an employer's form, and no examiner's form is copied here.

How this list was compiled: From Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 383, read on 2026-10-05 in the eCFR text current as of 2026-10-01 (https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-49/part-383). Every row is a skill or an inspection area that section 383.113, Required skills, names (https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-49/section-383.113): paragraph (c) for the eight on-road driving skills, paragraph (b) for the seven basic vehicle control skills, and paragraph (a) for the nine inspection areas and the air brake skills. Where one paragraph names several things (the four kinds of conditions that speed is adjusted to, the three uses of a safe gap, the two reasons for positioning at a turn), each has a row of its own; nothing is on a sheet that the paragraph does not name. Section 383.133(c) was read for the order of the three test segments and for the rule that a state scores the skills tests solely from its driver and examiner manuals. Section 383.131(b) was read for what the examiner manual holds (scoring procedures, causes for automatic failure, standardized scoring sheets), and section 383.135(b) for passing: it sends the scores to the examiner manual and prints none, so these sheets show no pass mark, no point value, no time limit and no list of automatic failures. Nothing is taken from a state CDL manual, an examiner manual or an examiner's score form, and no such form is imitated. Our own work: the wording of every line, the split of a paragraph into rows, and what a number in a box means (how many times that skill went wrong on one practice drive, or how many parts were missed in one inspection area). These are unofficial practice sheets, not a state's, an examiner's or an employer's form. Licence: own work

How it works

This unofficial CDL road test score sheet is a practice scorer made from the skills of 49 CFR 383.113, read October 5, 2026. On a real test only the examiner's own form, scored from the state's manuals, decides the result.

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How to score a practice drive

1. Press Print blank sheet, or keep the page open on a phone.

2. A partner watches the drive. The sheet is filled in once the vehicle is parked, never while it moves.

3. Beside each on-road skill, type how many times it went wrong. An empty box means none.

4. On-road mistakes adds up the drive. Press the + beside the column for the next one.

5. Vehicle inspection and Basic control hold the two segments that come first on a test.

Each sheet prints on one page of its own, so print once for every segment you want on paper.
The inspection sheet counts misses by area; it does not list the parts one by one.

Questions and answers

What score sheet does a CDL examiner use on the road test?

49 CFR 383.131(b)(1)(x) says a state's examiner manual holds standardized scoring sheets for the skills tests. They are not printed in the federal rule, and this page does not copy or imitate one. Its rows restate the skills of 383.113.

How many points can you miss on the CDL road test?

The federal rule prints no number. 49 CFR 383.135(b)(1) says a passing applicant performs every skill of 383.113 and reaches the scores listed in the examiner manual. This sheet shows totals and no pass mark.

What is an automatic fail on the CDL road test?

Under 49 CFR 383.135(b)(2), an applicant fails who does not obey traffic laws, causes an accident, or commits an offense that the driver and examiner manuals list as a reason for automatic failure. This sheet prints no such list.

What order are the three parts of the CDL skills test in?

49 CFR 383.133(c)(6) sets it: pre-trip inspection, basic vehicle control skills, then on-road skills. An applicant who fails one segment cannot continue to the next. The three sheets here are those three segments.

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