Control device for wheel loader

Provided is a control device for a wheel loader that is capable of improving the productivity of excavation work by reducing the work time required for the excavation work. A control device is a control device for a wheel loader that excavates a target by moving a vehicle body forward with rotation of wheels to plunge a bucket into the target. The control device moves the vehicle body forward with the bucket plunged into the target, and brakes the wheels when a rotational speed of the wheels exceeds a predetermined threshold BS.