CDL practice tests by state
Pick your state to see every CDL endorsement exam aligned with that state’s DMV handbook. We currently cover all 50 U.S. jurisdictions.
- AL Alabama
- AK Alaska
- AZ Arizona
- AR Arkansas
- CA California
- CO Colorado
- CT Connecticut
- DE Delaware
- FL Florida
- GA Georgia
- HI Hawaii
- ID Idaho
- IL Illinois
- IN Indiana
- IA Iowa
- KS Kansas
- KY Kentucky
- LA Louisiana
- ME Maine
- MD Maryland
- MA Massachusetts
- MI Michigan
- MN Minnesota
- MS Mississippi
- MO Missouri
- MT Montana
- NE Nebraska
- NV Nevada
- NH New Hampshire
- NJ New Jersey
- NM New Mexico
- NY New York
- NC North Carolina
- ND North Dakota
- OH Ohio
- OK Oklahoma
- OR Oregon
- PA Pennsylvania
- RI Rhode Island
- SC South Carolina
- SD South Dakota
- TN Tennessee
- TX Texas
- UT Utah
- VT Vermont
- VA Virginia
- WA Washington
- WV West Virginia
- WI Wisconsin
- WY Wyoming
Why state-specific?
Although CDL knowledge requirements are set federally by the FMCSA, each state issues the license, administers the exam, and publishes its own CDL handbook. State handbooks reuse the FMCSA CDL Manual content but add jurisdiction-specific items: which agency administers the test, the local intrastate weight rules, special requirements for school-bus drivers, the names of the air-brake and combination-vehicles endorsements as printed on that state’s license, and the format of the actual exam screen you’ll see at the DMV office. Drilling against your state’s vocabulary makes the exam feel familiar.
What does each state page include?
Every state page on LicenseReady lists the eight knowledge exams a CDL applicant might need to take, the issuing agency, the state capital, and a direct link into the appropriate practice test for that state. The questions themselves follow the FMCSA CDL Manual, which all 50 states adopt by reference, with the state’s name woven into the framing so you see the test you’ll actually take.
Three steps to your CDL permit
- Read your state’s CDL handbook. It’s free on every DMV website and is the canonical source for everything LicenseReady drills.
- Drill practice tests until you’re consistently above 90%. The official passing score is 80% in nearly every state, so 90% on practice gives you a comfortable margin.
- Schedule your exam. Bring your handbook to the DMV in case you need to look up a citation, and remember that you must usually pass General Knowledge before any endorsement test.