Arizona CDL Practice Test

Everyone takes General Knowledge. Add Combination Vehicles for Class A, Air Brakes if your truck or bus brakes work fully or partly on air, Passenger for any bus, and a separate test for each endorsement you want: Doubles/Triples, Tank Vehicles, Hazardous Materials or School Bus. The manual's Section 1 lists which sections to study for each. Arizona Commercial Driver License Manual p. 1-2

At least 80 percent on each knowledge test. If you fail one, you can retake it the next business day. Arizona Commercial Driver License Manual p. 9 Why 80% in every state →

Yes. MVD gives all your knowledge tests during the same visit at an MVD office, and the class of license is paid for before testing. Phones and other electronic devices are not allowed in the testing area.

The Arizona Commercial Driver License Manual: Arizona's own customer service pages (residency, permits, medical certification, testing, renewal) and the national sections on driving safely, cargo, passengers, air brakes, combination vehicles, doubles and triples, tank vehicles, hazardous materials and school buses. Arizona Commercial Driver License Manual p. 6

Three tests in the type of vehicle you want to be licensed for: a vehicle inspection test, a basic control skills test and a road test. You provide your own vehicle at a state CDL office; school districts, agencies, businesses and truck driving schools with MVD-certified testers also give the test. Arizona Commercial Driver License Manual p. 1-2

21 for a CDL you can use in every state. At 18 to 20 you can get an intrastate CDL or learner permit valid only in Arizona, and you may not haul placarded hazardous materials until 21. Arizona Commercial Driver License Manual p. 6

Your medical examiner's certificate, Social Security number, a valid driver license, proof of authorized presence, identification and two proofs of Arizona residence, plus at least a year of driving history (motorcycles don't count). Out-of-state applicants bring a driving record from their state issued within the past 30 days. Arizona Commercial Driver License Manual p. 9

The commercial learner permit is valid for up to 12 months. You can take the skills test once you have held it for 14 days and finished any required entry-level driver training.

Yes, before the skills test if you are getting a Class A or B CDL for the first time, upgrading from B to A, or adding a school bus, passenger or hazardous materials endorsement for the first time. Training comes from a certified provider and covers theory, range and road.

30 days after Arizona becomes your state of domicile. You surrender your old license, and if you hold a hazmat endorsement with a valid TSA threat assessment, it can carry over for as long as the previous state allowed. Arizona Commercial Driver License Manual p. 6

MVD may waive it for service members on active duty, or honorably separated within the last year, who drove a commercial motor vehicle for two years before applying. Some parts of the waiver form are completed by a commanding officer. Arizona Commercial Driver License Manual p. 10

Both the Passenger (P) and School Bus (S) endorsements. You get a learner permit with the endorsements for the class of bus you will drive, then take the inspection, basic controls and road tests in that bus. Testing in a bus under 26,001 pounds GVWR adds a restriction against heavier buses. Arizona Commercial Driver License Manual p. 11

Giving wrong information on the application, applying while your privilege is suspended, revoked, disqualified or canceled in any state, falsely claiming to be 21 or older, not meeting the medical requirements, or unpaid MVD fees. Arizona checks every application against the national CDLIS and National Driver Register systems.

No, out-of-state CLPs don't transfer. Change your out-of-state driver license to an Arizona license first, then apply for an Arizona CLP at an MVD office and pass the knowledge tests there.

Ask MVD for a replacement CDL once you turn 21. Converting an under-21 CDL to a regular one is handled as a replacement, like updating your address or photo, and in most cases it can be done online.

Pass the hazardous materials knowledge test and apply to TSA for a Security Threat Assessment. The endorsement can't go on a learner permit: you may take your CDL without it, then return to MVD once TSA approves. The assessment lasts five years and MVD sends a reminder 60 days before it expires. Arizona Commercial Driver License Manual p. 9

Every CDL and CLP holder keeps a current Medical Examiner's Certificate on file, renewed at least every 24 months. For interstate drivers the examiner sends it electronically (allow 24 hours); intrastate-only drivers still send the paper forms. Letting it lapse leads to suspension and revocation.

Up to 8 years. You can renew up to six months before it expires, and most renewals can be done online through AZ MVD Now. The hazmat endorsement is renewed separately with a new knowledge test and current TSA approval.

They depend on the vehicle you test in and your status: for example E (no manual transmission), K (intrastate only), L (no air brakes), Z (no full air brakes), O (no tractor-trailer), M and N (passenger vehicle limits), P (no passengers in a bus) and X (no cargo in a tank vehicle), plus V for a medical variance.

Visit an MVD office and downgrade to a Class D or Class M license before your medical certification expires, so the CDL isn't suspended or revoked. Arizona Commercial Driver License Manual p. 8

Yes, if the disqualification, cancellation, suspension or revocation lasted a year or more. The CDL then counts as invalid, so you take every written and skills test again for a new CDL, along with the licensing and reinstatement fees.

Renew the CDL with hazmat at an MVD office and pass the hazmat knowledge test, with unlimited tries but only one a day. Apply to TSA at least 60 days before your threat assessment expires; once TSA approves, MVD validates the endorsement without another office visit. A first-time TSA approval can take up to 45 days.

Your license must show it too. A CLP holder whose medical certificate carries a restriction buys a duplicate license so both match, and a CDL holder asked by MVD to add a restriction does it at any MVD office. If it isn't added in time, the CDL is downgraded.