Commercial Driver License

To determine if a CDL is required, the manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicles must be determined.

A road/skills test is required to apply for a CDL for the first time.

We do not provide vehicles. If you do not have access to a vehicle, you may wish to contact a third-party driver license examiner authorized to give the road test using their vehicle.

Third-Party Examiner: Trucks

Third-Party Examiner: Buses

The fee for a road/skills test is

• $25 for Class A or B.
• $12.50 for Class C.
• $5 for a passenger/bus endorsement (when added to an existing CDL).

CDL Knowledge (written) Tests: Upon payment of all applicable fees, you have unlimited attempts to pass the knowledge tests. For a multipart test, if you fail a section but pass another, you receive credit for the passed sections and do not have to repeat them. 

Pay a reinstatement fee of $30 ($10 for the suspension and $20 for the revocation), $10 for a limited Class D operator license; the cost of an original CDL instruction permit (A and B are $25; C is $12.50), and $10 for each endorsement.

Take all applicable CDL knowledge (written) tests.

A limited Class D operator license is issued; if the CDL written tests are passed, the appropriate class CDL instruction permit is also issued.

Yes. For at least two years immediately preceding the application date for the waiver, you must have operated a military motor vehicle that is representative of the commercial motor vehicle (CMV) that you operate or expect to operate.

No. All applicants must complete appropriate knowledge tests to add endorsements to the license. Please note, a "Passenger" and "School Bus" endorsement will also require a skills test.

Yes. The waiver is solely for the skills tests. All applicable knowledge tests must be completed prior to issuance of a CDL.

Yes. All applications must be submitted in person along with all required documents and take all applicable knowledge tests.

For at least two years immediate preceding the application date for the waiver, you must have operated a military motor vehicle that is representative of the commercial motor vehicle (CMV) that you operate or expect to operate. See the Military Personnel page for more information.

Veterans who have been discharged under honorable conditions within the last year are eligible if their military position required the operation of a military motor vehicle that was representative of a commercial motor vehicle (CMV). See the Military Personnel page for more information.

No. Byetta is a noninsulin injection.

This decision is made at the discretion of the medical examiner; if the driver returns to the same medical examiner within the time required, the CDL driver is not required to repeat the entire physical examination. However, if the medical examiner is to extend the certification, it must be extended from the original date of exam, and a new certification card must be completed.

No.

No.

No.

You cannot take a controlled substance or prescription medication without a prescription from a licensed practitioner.

You are not qualified if you use a controlled substance identified in 21 CFR 1308.11 Schedule I, an amphetamine, a narcotic or any other habit-forming drug.

There is an exception. The prescribing doctor can write that you are able to operate a commercial vehicle safely while taking the medication. In this case, the medical examiner may, but does not have to, certify the driver.

The FMCSA medical certification process is designed to ensure drivers are physically qualified to operate commercial vehicles safely. Each driver is required to complete the Health History section on the first page of the examination report and certify that the responses are complete and true.

You are required to notify us of a physical condition that develops or worsens, causing noncompliance with the CDL physical qualifications, as soon as your medical condition allows. Once the medical condition is resolved and before resuming operation of commercial vehicles, you are responsible for obtaining recertification from a medical examiner.