- Alabama CDL Manual
- Alabama Licensing Requirements
- Alabama DMV Homepage
- Arizona CDL Manual
- Arizona Licensing Requirements
- Arizona DMV Homepage
- Arkansas CDL Manual
- Arkansas Licensing Requirements
- Arkansas DMV Homepage
- California CDL Manual
- California Licensing Requirements
- California DMV Homepage
- Colorado CDL Manual
- Colorado Licensing Requirements
- Colorado DMV Homepage
- Connecticut CDL Manual
- Connecticut Licensing Requirements
- Connecticut DMV Homepage
- Delaware CDL Manual
- Delaware Licensing Requirements
- Delaware DMV Homepage
- District of Columbia CDL Manual
- District of Columbia Licensing Requirements
- District of Columbia DMV Homepage
- Florida CDL Manual
- Florida Licensing Requirements
- Florida DMV Homepage
- Georgia CDL Manual
- Georgia Licensing Requirements
- Georgia DMV Homepage
- Iowa CDL Manual
- Iowa Licensing Requirements
- Iowa DMV Homepage
- Idaho CDL Manual
- Idaho Licensing Requirements
- Idaho DMV Homepage
- Illinos CDL Manual
- Illinos Licensing Requirements
- Illinos DMV Homepage
- Indiana CDL Manual
- Indiana Licensing Requirements
- Indiana DMV Homepage
- Kansas CDL Manual
- Kansas Licensing Requirements
- Kansas DMV Homepage
- Kenucky CDL Manual
- Kenucky Licensing Requirements
- Kentucky DMV Homepage
- Louisiana CDL Manual
- Louisiana Licensing Requirements
- Louisiana DMV Homepage
- Massachusetts CDL Manual
- Massachusetts Licensing Requirements
- Massachusetts DMV Homepage
- Maryland CDL Manual
- Maryland Licensing Requirements
- Maryland DMV Homepage
- Maine CDL Manual
- Maine Licensing Requirements
- Maine DMV Homepage
- Michigan CDL Manual
- Michigan Licensing Requirements
- Michigan DMV Homepage
- Minnesota CDL Manual
- Minnesota Licensing Requirements
- Minnesota DMV Homepage
- Missouri Mississippi CDL Manual
- Missouri Mississippi Licensing Requirements
- Missouri Mississippi DMV Homepage
- Mississippi CDL Manual
- Mississippi Licensing Requirements
- Mississippi DMV Homepage
- Montana CDL Manual
- Montana Licensing Requirements
- Montana DMV Homepage
- Nebraska CDL Manual
- Nebraska Licensing Requirements
- Nebraska DMV Homepage
- New Hampshire CDL Manual
- New Hampshire Licensing Requirements
- New Hampshire DMV Homepage
- New Jersey CDL Manual
- New Jersey Licensing Requirements
- New Jersey DMV Homepage
- New Mexico CDL Manual
- New Mexico Licensing Requirements
- New Mexico DMV Homepage
- Nevada CDL Manual
- Nevada Licensing Requirements
- Nevada DMV Homepage
- New York CDL Manual
- New York Licensing Requirements
- New York DMV Homepage
- North Carolina CDL Manual
- North Carolina Licensing Requirements
- North Carolina DMV Homepage
- North Dakota CDL Manual
- North Dakota Licensing Requirements
- North Dakota DMV Homepage
- Ohio CDL Manual
- Ohio Licensing Requirements
- Ohio DMV Homepage
- Oklahoma CDL Manual
- Oklahoma Licensing Requirements
- Oklahoma DMV Homepage
- Oregon CDL Manual
- Oregon Licensing Requirements
- Oregon DMV Homepage
- Pennsylvania CDL Manual
- Pennsylvania Licensing Requirements
- Pennsylvania DMV Homepage
- Rhode Island CDL Manual
- Rhode Island Licensing Requirements
- Rhode Island DMV Homepage
- South Carolina CDL Manual
- South Carolina Licensing Requirements
- South Carolina DMV Homepage
- South Dakota CDL Manual
- South Dakota Licensing Requirements
- South Dakota DMV Homepage
- Tennessee CDL Manual
- Tennessee Licensing Requirements
- Tennessee DMV Homepage
- Texas CDL Manual
- Texas Licensing Requirements
- Texas DMV Homepage
- Utah CDL Manual
- Utah Licensing Requirements
- Utah DMV Homepage
- Virginia CDL Manual
- Virginia Licensing Requirements
- Virginia DMV Homepage
- Vermont CDL Manual
- Vermont Licensing Requirements
- Vermont DMV Homepage
- Washington CDL Manual
- Washington Licensing Requirements
- Washington DMV Homepage
- West Virginia CDL Manual
- West Virginia Licensing Requirements
- West Virginia DMV Homepage
- Wisconsin CDL Manual
- Wisconsin Licensing Requirements
- Wisconsin DMV Homepage
- Wyoming CDL Manual
- Wyoming Licensing Requirements
- Wyoming DMV Homepage
How To Best Use The CDL Manaul
The best way to study the CDL manual is to start with sections that pertain to getting your CDL permit. These include:
- 1-1 Introduction
- 2-1 Driving Safely
- 4-1 Air Brakes
- 5-1 Combination Vehicles
- 10-1 Pre-Trip Vehicle Inspection
- 11-1 Basic Vehicle Control Skills Test
- 12-1 On-Road Driving
After studying the above section of the CDL manual you will be ready to take the written exam for the Commercial Learner's Permit (CLP) at your local DMV office.
At this point you should begin studying for your CDL endorsements, which are optional, but we highly recommend. The more endorsements you have the more job opportunities you will have. Each endorsement is a relatively easy written exam, and for most endorsements you'll then have that endorsement for life.
The exception is the Hazardous Materials Endorsement which requires a retest every two years. It also requires a Federal background check and fingerprinting for national security reasons.
In order to study for your CDL endorsements you can study the following sections:
- 3-1 Transporting Passengers Safely
- 6-1 Doubles and Triples
- 7-1 Tank Vehicles
- 8-1 Hazardous Materials
- 9-1 School Bus
Once you've studied these sections you will be ready to test for your CDL endorsements at your local DMV office.
CDL Training Materials For Getting Your Commerial Driver's Permit
Studying your state's cdl manual is a very boring and difficult way to learn the materials. At TruckingTruth we've put together a ton of great CDL training materials to help you study for the commercial learner's permit:
- High Road Training Program Our High Road Training Program has the CDL manual built right in but it breaks the CDL manual down into smaller chunks with multiple choice questions at the end of each section. This is by far the best way to learn the materials in the CDL manual. Give this a try! You'll learn so much better and it's way more enjoyable.
- CDL Practice Tests After you've studied our High Road Training Program you can use our CDL practice tests to check your progress. Anytime you have a few minutes our practice tests are a great way to reinforce what you've already learned.
- CDL Practice Test Android App If you want to use our CDL practice tests while you're offline then our CDL Practice Test Android App is exactly what you need. It contains all of the questions you'll find in our standard practice tests but packaged neatly for offline consumption.
- Pre-Trip Inspection Study Guide Our pre-trip inspection study guide has everything you need to prepare for your pre-trip inspection test, which is part of obtaining your CDL license. We have all sorts of training materials including free PDF downloads, pre-trip inspection checklists, pre-trip inspection videos, and photos of the parts you'll be inspecting.
