Third Party CDL EXAMINERS
South Dakota Driver Licensing locations do not administer driving skills tests for commercial driver licenses or endorsements.
You can take your CDL driving test at third party test sites around the state. CDL tests must be scheduled two business days in advance, and you must drive on a commercial learner’s permit for 14 days prior to testing. The cost of a driving skills test is $150 plus tax.
If you’d like to become a third party tester, view our Third Party Examiner Requirements. If qualified, email us or
call (605) 773-6883 for further information.
Northeast Test Sites
Aberdeen
073
Sid Gonsor – Central States
(605) 229-0304 (home)
(605) 216-3774 (cell)
Class: A, B, C and passenger/school bus
Watertown
037
Les Gonsor- Gonsor Transportation Inc.
(605) 880-2215
Class: A, B & C and passenger/school bus
039
Todd Swenson- Lake Area Technical College
(605)-880-0511
Class: A, B & C and passenger/school bus
071
Rick Jacobson- Lake Area Technical College
(605)-520-1996
Southeast Test Sites
Brookings
037
Les Gonsor- Gonsor Transportation Inc.
(605) 880-2215
Class: A, B & C and passenger/school bus
Flandreau
014
Tom Stenger- Loiseau Construction, Inc.
(605) 997-2511
Class: A, B, C and passenger/school bus
Huron
062
Mike Carpentier - Carpentier Snow Removal
(605) 770-5306 (cell)
Class: A, B and C and passenger/school bus
Harrisburg
008
Mitchell Aman- All Class CDL
(605) 380-3356
Class: A, B, C and passenger/school bus
Kimball
062
Mike Carpentier - Carpentier Snow Removal
(605) 770-5306 (cell)
Class: A, B and C and passenger/school bus
Mitchell
062
Mike Carpentier - Carpentier Snow Removal
(605) 770-5306 (cell)
Class: A, B and C and passenger/school bus
061
Levi Koerner-Pro Contracting, Inc.
(605) 770-4117 (cell)
Class: A, B, and C and passenger/school bus
Parker
045
Steve Abbas- Abbas CDL Service, LLC
(605) 941-1388
Class: A, B & C
Plankinton
062
Mike Carpentier - Carpentier Snow Removal
(605) 770-5306 (cell)
Class: A, B and C and passenger/school bus
061
Levi Koerner-Pro Contracting, Inc.
(605) 770-4117 (cell)
Class: A, B, and C and passenger/school bus
Scotland
036
Rick Meyer – B-J School Busses
(605) 583-4596
Class: B, C and passenger/school bus
Sioux Falls
030
Donald Hubert – Hubert Excavating
(605) 321-1871 (cell)
Class: A, B, C and passenger/school bus
004
Jim Shafer – School Bus, Inc.
Unavailabile until April 2024
Class: A, B, C and passenger/school bus
045
Steve Abbas - Abbas CDL Service, LLC
(605) 941-1388
Class A, B & C
025
Kevin Hansen – Sioux Area Metro
(605) 978-6902
Class: B and C and passenger/school bus
008
Mitchell Aman – All Class CDL, LLC
605-380-3356
Class: A, B, C and passenger/school bus
Tyndall
010
Russell Williams – Williams Sanitation
(605) 589-3072 (home)
(605) 661-5623 (cell)
Class: A, B, C and passenger/school bus
Yankton
032
Tom McCarty – Hubert Excavating
(605) 661-1410 (cell)
Class: A, B, C and passenger/school bus
Central and Western Test Sites
Mobridge
073
Sid Gonsor – Central States
(605) 229-0304 (home)
(605) 216-3774 (cell)
Class: A, B, C and passenger/school bus
Pierre
073
Sid Gonsor – Central States
(605) 229-0304 (home)
(605) 216-3774 (cell)
Class: A, B, C and passenger/school bus
Rapid City
022
Roger Stevens – Western Dakota Tech
(605) 722-5593 (home)
(605) 641-6155 (cell)
Class: A, B, C and passenger/school bus
065
Scott Gunn - Western Dakota Tech
(605) 515-4706 (cell)
Class B & C and passenger/school bus
067
Jay Banick - Western Dakota Tech
(507) 273-2067 (cell)
Class: A, B & C and passenger/school bus
079
Sheldon Schiesser - Pete Lien & Sons, Inc.
(605) 394-7241 (dispatch)
Class A, B & C
Spearfish
022
Roger Stevens – Western Dakota Tech
(605) 722-5593 (home)
(605) 641-6155 (cell)
Class: A, B, C and passenger/school bus
067
Jay Banick - Western Dakota Tech
(507) 273-2067 (cell)
Class: A, B & C and passenger/school bus
Sturgis
022
Roger Stevens – Western Dakota Tech
(605) 722-5593 (home)
(605) 641-6155 (cell)
Class: A, B, C and passenger/school bus
067
Jay Banick - Western Dakota Tech
(507) 273-2067 (cell)
Class: A, B & C and passenger/school bus
