Motor Vehicle Operator:
timing and pacing

164 minutes for seven task areas

Our Motor Vehicle Operator exam is 140 questions in 164 minutes, an average of 70 seconds, the brisk end of the line.

Memorization at a minute a question

Twenty memory questions in twenty minutes makes this the tightest section, and it is the only one that is not about driving. Candidates who are confident drivers tend to underprepare for it. Practice a few memory pages before the day.

Routes and forms get the most time

Planning Travel Routes and Written Instructions, Records and Forms each have 78 seconds. Route questions are slower because you have to check every street on a path for restrictions, not just trace the line. Start from the restriction notes, eliminate routes that break one, then compare what is left.

The knowledge sections go quickly if you know the rules

Vehicle Readiness and Loading at 66 seconds are fast if you have done the work: a pre-trip inspection or a delivery signature is either right or not. Rules of the Road at 72 seconds is the same. Review the state driver's manual and these sections give back time you can spend on routes.

Answer all 140; an empty answer cannot earn a mark.

The time limit on our version is ours; the notice states none.