Indiana CDL Practice Test

Everyone takes General Knowledge. Add Air Brakes for a vehicle with air brakes, Combination Vehicles for combinations, Passenger for any bus, School Bus plus Passenger for a school bus, Tanker for liquids in bulk, Doubles/Triples to pull two or three trailers, and Hazardous Materials to haul hazmat.

The Commercial Driver's License Manual (September 9, 2022) that the Indiana BMV uses for its knowledge exams: General Knowledge (Sections 1, 2 and 3), Air Brakes, Combination Vehicles, Doubles and Triples, Tank Vehicles, Hazardous Materials, Passenger and School Bus. The manual's own chart shows which sections to study for each license and endorsement. Indiana BMV Commercial Driver's License Manual p. 1-6

You can take it again on the next business day; only one attempt at a CDL knowledge test is allowed per day. Once you pass, the result stays valid for one year.

A pre-trip inspection, a basic control skills test and a road test, taken at a BMV-authorized third-party test site in a vehicle like the one your CDL class covers. You must hold your CLP for 14 days first and book the test at least two days ahead; it can be taken once per business day.

Failing any part, not following instructions or doing something unsafe ends the test on the spot as an automatic failure, and the examiner decides what counts as unsafe. You then reschedule, paying the test fee (and any truck rental) again. After passing, finish your CDL at a BMV branch before the CLP expires.

80% on each of the 8 tests, each graded on its own (General Knowledge: 40 of 50). Every test's numbers are in the table on this page. Always confirm the current tests with the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV). Why 80% in every state →

At least 18 to drive within Indiana only. Driving across state lines (interstate commerce) or a school bus requires being at least 21.

An unexpired Indiana driver's license with valid privileges, a medical examiner's certificate sent electronically to the BMV, proof that you live in Indiana, U.S. citizenship or lawful permanent residence, the names of every state that licensed you in the past 10 years, the fees, and passing the knowledge tests you need.

A CLP lasts one year. You may drive a commercial vehicle only with a CDL holder beside you who has the right class and endorsements for that vehicle.

Yes, for a first Class A or B CDL, an upgrade from B to A, or a first school bus, passenger or hazmat endorsement. The training is checked by the BMV branch before the hazmat test, or by the skills test site before it schedules your test.

Since July 1, 2023, every first-time CDL applicant must watch an instructional video on recognizing, preventing and reporting human trafficking, and confirm having watched it when applying.

T for double or triple trailers, P for passengers, N for tank vehicles, H for hazardous materials, X for tank vehicle and hazmat together, and S for school bus.

E: you took the skills test with an automatic transmission, so no manual-transmission CMV. L: you didn't pass the Air Brakes test or test in a full air brake vehicle, so no air brakes. Z: you tested with air-over-hydraulic brakes, so no full air brake CMV.

Only as an H-2A, H-2B or E-2 worker: bring a valid foreign passport (not from Canada or Mexico) and an I-94 showing one of those classes, along with the usual Indiana license, Real ID documents, Social Security number and medical certificate. Every CLP or CDL transaction is done in person at a branch.

Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) lists the current fees for the commercial learner permit, the CDL tests and the license on its official fee page.

A CLP with a passenger or school bus endorsement carries the P restriction: no passengers in the bus while you train. One with a tank endorsement carries X: the tank must stay empty of cargo. Hazmat can't be added to a CLP at all.

A Class C CDL needs the passenger or school bus endorsement tests. If you want Class C only to haul hazardous materials, Indiana has you apply for a Class B CLP and then take the CDL skills test in the Class C vehicle.

No. Drivers who only deliver school buses, without carrying students between home and school or to school events, need just the passenger endorsement. Anyone who drives students needs both the passenger and school bus endorsements, and must be at least 21.

The skills test can be waived if you apply within two years of discharge, held a military job driving a vehicle like a CMV in the past year, and had a clean record for two years: one license, no suspensions or disqualifying offenses, at most one serious violation, no at-fault crash. You still pass the written tests.

Army 88M, 92F and 14T, Marine Corps 3531, Navy EO and Air Force 2T1, 2F0 and 3E2. Used with the skills test waiver, the even exchange also exempts you from the knowledge test, letting you swap your military license for a CDL if you drove in that role within the past two years.

Pass the Hazardous Materials knowledge test and get TSA approval of your security threat assessment, which must cover the whole time your CDL is valid. The endorsement can’t be added to a learner’s permit.

A medical examiner's certificate from an examiner listed on the FMCSA National Registry. The examiner sends it to the registry, which passes it to the BMV electronically; keep a current one on file to keep your CLP or CDL.

Within 30 days: bring your unexpired CDL and proof of identity, Social Security number, lawful status and Indiana residency, have a medical certificate on file, pass the General Knowledge test (and the hazmat test if you have that endorsement), and surrender the old state's CDL.

If your CDL has been out of use for more than three years (expired, surrendered, disqualified, canceled, revoked, suspended or otherwise invalid), you must pass every knowledge and skills test you need, just like a first-time applicant.

Yes, a few federal rules. A first violation of an out-of-service order now costs your CDL for at least 180 days (the manual still says 90). If your license is suspended, revoked or canceled, or you are disqualified, tell your employer by the end of the next business day (the manual says within two business days).

Four years, ending on your birthday. You can renew at any BMV branch up to a year early. If your birthday falls on a day branches are closed, the CDL stays valid to the end of the next business day. A lost card can be replaced online when your medical status is certified.

CDLs from the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Canada and Mexico. CDLs from Guam, Puerto Rico, American Samoa or the U.S. Virgin Islands don't count as out-of-state: those drivers retest and start with a CLP. The regular driver's license knowledge exam is needed only if your out-of-state CDL has expired.