LICENSE INSTRUCTOR COMPREHENSIVE
EXAM QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS STUDY
GUIDE
●● Definition of Commercial Instructor
Answer: Licensed instructors who teach any part of a curriculum,
including classroom and behind-the-wheel instruction, for the operation
of commercial motor vehicles
●● Four general requirements to become a licensed instructor
Answer: 1. Be at least 21 years old
2. Have been a valid licensed driver for three years in MN or another
state.
3. Have a valid license for the class of motor vehicle they provide
instruction.
4. Have a high school diploma or the equivalent.
●● What department of MN has the authority to license commercial
driver training programs and their instructors?
Answer: Department of Public Safety
●● What two criteria must be met for authorized official to issue a blue
card?
,Answer: 1. Completed classroom instruction
2. Signed up for behind-the-wheel
●● What is the maximum amount of classroom instruction that can be
given in one day?
Answer: No more than 3 hours a day for someone under 18 without a
driver's license.
●● When is a letter of completion sent out?
Answer: Within 15 days after the student completes the classroom
portion.
●● What directions should be sent to students?
Answer: Show your "blue card" when applying for instruction permit
and the written test. At this point you need to be at least 15, be enrolled
in the behind-the-wheel component of driver's ed, pass a vision test, and
pass a written knowledge test.
●● What two licenses must an instructor possess while giving a behind
the wheel lesson?
Answer: 1. A current and valid driver's license
2. Instructor's license
,●● What three documents does a student under 18 need to take the
knowledge test?
Answer: 1. Primary form of identification (Birth Certificate/Passport)
2. Secondary form of identification (School transcript/School ID card)
3. Blue Card
●● If a student fails to complete behind the wheel instruction, when
should the official of the driving school notify the commissioner of this?
Answer: Within 15 days
●● What are the consequences for a student who does not complete
behind the wheel?
Answer: They can't get their license until they are 18.
●● What can be used as a temporary permit or license?
Answer: Class D instruction permit
●● What is the original cost (same as renewal) for an instructor's
license?
Answer: $165
●● How many "authorized officials" for each school are allowed to sign
a completion on the blue card?
, Answer: 2
●● What does a blue card represent?
Answer: Certificate of Enrollment proving the student has completed
classroom instruction and signed up for behind the wheel.
●● Who gives a student a certified letter of classroom completion to a
student once they completed the required hours?
Answer: The authorized official
●● What is the max gross weight of vehicle with the driver having a
class D license
Answer: 26,000 pounds
●● How many hours of behind the wheel can an instructor provide in
one day?
Answer: 2 hours per student
●● What are the equipment regulations for class D vehicles in training?
Answer: 1. Outside rearview mirror on each side of the vehicle.
2. A separate inside rearview mirror for instructor's use.
3. Seat belts for each occupant of the vehicle.
4. Dual control brakes (dual control clutch)
EXAM QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS STUDY
GUIDE
●● Definition of Commercial Instructor
Answer: Licensed instructors who teach any part of a curriculum,
including classroom and behind-the-wheel instruction, for the operation
of commercial motor vehicles
●● Four general requirements to become a licensed instructor
Answer: 1. Be at least 21 years old
2. Have been a valid licensed driver for three years in MN or another
state.
3. Have a valid license for the class of motor vehicle they provide
instruction.
4. Have a high school diploma or the equivalent.
●● What department of MN has the authority to license commercial
driver training programs and their instructors?
Answer: Department of Public Safety
●● What two criteria must be met for authorized official to issue a blue
card?
,Answer: 1. Completed classroom instruction
2. Signed up for behind-the-wheel
●● What is the maximum amount of classroom instruction that can be
given in one day?
Answer: No more than 3 hours a day for someone under 18 without a
driver's license.
●● When is a letter of completion sent out?
Answer: Within 15 days after the student completes the classroom
portion.
●● What directions should be sent to students?
Answer: Show your "blue card" when applying for instruction permit
and the written test. At this point you need to be at least 15, be enrolled
in the behind-the-wheel component of driver's ed, pass a vision test, and
pass a written knowledge test.
●● What two licenses must an instructor possess while giving a behind
the wheel lesson?
Answer: 1. A current and valid driver's license
2. Instructor's license
,●● What three documents does a student under 18 need to take the
knowledge test?
Answer: 1. Primary form of identification (Birth Certificate/Passport)
2. Secondary form of identification (School transcript/School ID card)
3. Blue Card
●● If a student fails to complete behind the wheel instruction, when
should the official of the driving school notify the commissioner of this?
Answer: Within 15 days
●● What are the consequences for a student who does not complete
behind the wheel?
Answer: They can't get their license until they are 18.
●● What can be used as a temporary permit or license?
Answer: Class D instruction permit
●● What is the original cost (same as renewal) for an instructor's
license?
Answer: $165
●● How many "authorized officials" for each school are allowed to sign
a completion on the blue card?
, Answer: 2
●● What does a blue card represent?
Answer: Certificate of Enrollment proving the student has completed
classroom instruction and signed up for behind the wheel.
●● Who gives a student a certified letter of classroom completion to a
student once they completed the required hours?
Answer: The authorized official
●● What is the max gross weight of vehicle with the driver having a
class D license
Answer: 26,000 pounds
●● How many hours of behind the wheel can an instructor provide in
one day?
Answer: 2 hours per student
●● What are the equipment regulations for class D vehicles in training?
Answer: 1. Outside rearview mirror on each side of the vehicle.
2. A separate inside rearview mirror for instructor's use.
3. Seat belts for each occupant of the vehicle.
4. Dual control brakes (dual control clutch)
