If you are going to drive a Semi or 18 wheeler, more than likely you are going to need to get a Class A Drivers License. The text book definition states that any combination vehicle with a gross combination weight rating of 26,001 or more pounds and the gross vehicle weight rating of the vehicles towed exceeds 10,000 pounds needs a Class A CDL. If you plan on becoming an over the road truck driver you will be driving a combination vehicle that meets these requirements.

If for some reason you are not sure if that applies to you lets look at a Class B drivers license. The only difference is a class B is a single vehicle instead of a combination vehicle with a towed vehicle that does not exceed the gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 pounds. Again, most all truck drivers are going to need to get a Class A. Some exemptions or exceptions from having to get a commercial drivers license are farmers, volunteer firemen, and military personnel. For details read your state CDL study guide.

If you now realize that you are going to need this type of CDL it would be a good idea to start studying for your commercial drivers license permit test. There is a whole bunch of information to learn and usually a short time to learn it, especially if you have a job waiting for you. Getting your Class A Drivers License is a process so the faster you get going and learn this information the better. When you get done with this step you will get overloaded with information at the next step of the process to the faster that you get started the better.

Grab your CDL manual and start reading. Read it over and over until you cannot see straight and then use the navigation box on the left side of this page to start taking some CDL tests to see if you have learned or retained any of the information. We have all of the CDL questions and answers here for free so go see how you do and come back as often as you like for free. You can do everyone a favor by liking us on Facebook to help keep this site free. Good Luck with getting your CDL License.

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