Nebraska third-party tester bonds.
$250 flat.
Nebraska requires a private (non-government) CDL third-party tester to maintain a $25,000 bond with the Department of Motor Vehicles before it is approved to test. Ours is $250 flat — the price our carrier sets for this bond, identical for every tester. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit check.
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How much does a Nebraska third-party tester bond cost?
$250 at the $25,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
Testing bonds are simple. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Your testing company's details and an effective date. That is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
Fixed-amount license bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with the DMV
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your third-party tester certification application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Nebraska lets private companies become certified third-party testers that administer the CDL skills test on the DMV's behalf. Because that puts the integrity of CDL testing in private hands, a tester that is not a government entity must initiate and maintain a $25,000 bond as a condition of approval.
The bond is a retesting guarantee: it stands behind the cost of retesting drivers if the third-party tester or one of its examiners engages in fraudulent activity while skills-testing CDL applicants. The protected party is the State of Nebraska and the public who rely on honest commercial-driver testing.
It is a three-party arrangement — you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the Department of Motor Vehicles (the obligee). If the DMV pays to retest drivers because of testing fraud and recovers against the bond, you repay the surety. Testers who run clean, honest skills tests treat the bond as a certification formality, not a risk.
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Claims, renewal, filing, and what sets the price.
If a claim is made
A claim comes from the party the bond protects, the obligee named on the form, when the duty the bond guarantees is not met.
The surety investigates and pays a valid claim, up to the $25,000 bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose; a longer term is the same price per year, chosen at checkout.
Renew before the expiry date to keep the bond in force: the license, permit or contract it backs expects continuous coverage.
How to file it
File with the DMV. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your third-party tester certification application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $250 at the $25,000 amount for every applicant: the carrier’s rate book prices this bond by the form, not by your credit or your business profile.
No credit check.
One application, issued instantly.
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$250 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.