Trucking Laws · Louisiana · October 30, 2026

Former Louisiana CDL Skills Tester Is Charged With False Entries on Truck Driver Test Results, Federal Prosecutors Say

By Big Rig Daily Staff

A former third-party CDL skills tester in Louisiana has been charged in federal court with making false entries in the state's system for recording commercial driver's license test results. CCJ reported in its Oct. 30 news briefs that Chris Sequeira faces three counts. The charges are allegations, and Sequeira has not been convicted.

What the charges say

Sequeira was charged in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana on three counts of making false entries in the state's Commercial Skills Test Information Management System, known as CSTIMS. The system is used to record skills test results, according to CCJ.

The indictment alleges that in July 2024 he made three separate false entries in the system. It says the entries stated that three applicants "had passed a skills test meeting all requirements mandated by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration ... for a CDL."

What the Inspector General said

The U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General (DOT-OIG) said the false entries were made "with the intent to impede the proper administration of DOT," CCJ reported.

What the report does not say

CCJ's brief did not give the date the charges were filed. It also did not say who the three applicants were, whether they received licenses, or what a conviction could mean for Sequeira. Those details are not in the report, and Big Rig Daily is not guessing at them.

What a third-party tester does

A third-party skills tester is a person outside the state licensing agency who is authorized to give the driving portion of the commercial driver's license test. The results they record in CSTIMS are part of how a driver becomes licensed. The charges here concern whether the entries in that system were true.

A separate case in the news

This story is not connected to a New York case reported this week, in which a former DMV supervisor was sentenced after her sister took CDL exams in disguise for other people. Big Rig Daily covered it in New York DMV supervisor sentenced after sister took CDL exams in disguise. The two cases involve different states, different people and different charges.

Quick facts

• Who: Chris Sequeira, a former third-party CDL skills tester in Louisiana.
• Charges: three counts of making false entries in CSTIMS, in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
• Alleged conduct: three entries in July 2024 saying applicants had passed a skills test meeting federal requirements.
• Status: allegations only, and no conviction has been reported.
• Charging date: not stated in the report.

For the usual route to a license, see the step-by-step guide to getting a CDL.

A question for readers

Should states run every CDL skills test themselves, or can third-party testers be trusted with the job?

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