Hold your CLP for a minimum of 14 days. Take the road skills test for your commercial driver's license CDL. A 10 Year Driver History. Your state may check this electronically in their system, or require you to bring in a copy of your driving record. Contact your licensing office for details.
A Medical Examination self-certification form. This documentation is needed to certify from a qualifying medical examiner that you will be physically able to operate a commercial vehicle. In addition, you will need to: Pass a knowledge and skills test.
Tests may vary slightly according to state. However, minimum federal requirements require : A minimum of 30 questions. Pay the associated fees. These will vary according to your state. Commercial Driver's License Once you've satisfied the requirements above and practiced on the road with a driver possessing a CDL license, you may then apply for a CDL. Federal regulations states that you must: Hold your commercial learner's permit for at least 14 days.
In the state of Georgia, a CDL is required for any driver planning to drive the following types or combination of vehicles:. There are three different classes of CDLs. Before you obtain your license, you will need to determine which of the three is necessary for the type of vehicle you will be operating. The three basic classes include:. Class A: permits the holder to operate any combination of vehicles with a gross combination weight rating of 26, pounds of more, provided the gross vehicle weight rating GVWR of the vehicle or vehicles towed exceeds 10, pounds.
Examples of these types of vehicles may include: tractor-trailers, truck and trailer combinations, tractor-trailer buses, tanker vehicles, livestock carriers, and flatbeds. Examples of these types of vehicles may include: straight trucks, large buses such as city, tourist and school buses, segmented buses, box trucks such delivery or courier trucks, and dump trucks with small trailers. Motorists who fail their road tests do not need to reapply for the CDL in GA, but will need to schedule retests, and repay the testing fees.
Some military CDL holders qualify for exemptions from the road test portion of the Georgia commercial drivers license application process. Eligible applicants must:. Keep in mind that the waivers for CDL for veterans and active-duty personnel will exempt applicants only from the road test section of the application process. Applicants seeking certain endorsements, such as passenger endorsements, may not qualify for waivers, even if they meet all other program criteria.
Georgia applicants must abide by new DOT physical requirements, which mandate physical exams for all prospective CDL holders. The purpose of the CDL medical exam is to prevent motorists with health conditions that make it unsafe for them to drive from getting behind the wheel. Medical certifications must be periodically renewed, and motorists who fail their renewals, or allow them to expire, will have their licenses suspended or revoked.
Each class applies to certain types or categories of vehicles. The classes are further outlined as:. Some types of commercial vehicles require that motorists have not only commercial licenses, but also specific types of CDL endorsements. Common endorsements in the state of Georgia include the following:. Note that those seeking school bus endorsements, who will drive for public school systems, may have their application fees waived if they present signed Form DDSs at the time of application or testing.
Motorists seeking authorization to drive commercially, only within Georgia, may apply for the intrastate CDL license. Local route bus drivers, for example, typically apply for intrastate licenses.
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