Obtaining your Commercial Driving License

How to obtain Your Commercial Driver License

Every applicant for a Commercial Driver License is required to have an operator’s License and pass the vision requirements. Submitting Applicants must be at least 18 years of age. Suppose if they are under than 21 they will be restricted to intrastate operation only.

These Oral exams may be given in English Spanish or Haitian Creole with the exception of skills test or Hazmat exams. Any kind of Interpreters may not be used during the administration of CDL oral exams or during any portions of the CDL skill exams. Always be sure to study the handbook.

Requirements of Class A exam– To operate trucks or truck combinations weighing 26001 lbs or more and towing a vehicle/unit over 10000 lbs then again a Class A license is needed. Following tests are required:

1) General Knowledge test

2) Combinations vehicle test

3) Air Brakes

4) Pre-Trip

5) Basic Skills

6) CDL Road Test

7) Applicable exams for desired endorsements

Requirements of class B exam- To generally operate straight trucks and buses 26001 lbs or morethen a Class B license is necessary. Following tests are required:

1) General Knowledge test

2) Air Brakes (if applicable)

3) Pre-Trip

4) Basic Skills

5) CDL Road Test

For Applicable exams desired endorsements

The Class C Exam Requirements –in order To operate the vehicles transporting placarded amounts of hazardous materials or vehicles designed to transport more than 15 persons including the driver with a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating of less than 26001 lbs then a Class C license is needed. Some of the following tests are required:

1) General Knowledge test

2) Air Brakes (if applicable)

3) Pre-Trip (if applicable)

4) Basic Skills (if applicable)

5) CDL Road Test

6) Applicable exams for desired endorsements

Having an out of state CDL?

The staff will reciprocate an out of state or a Canadian commercial driver license. Anyhow an out of state applicant with a hazmat endorsement will have to reapply for a hazmat endorsement which will include background check appropriate exams and fees.

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