Department of Motor Vehicles

Get a CDL for the first time

A commercial driver license is required to operate large or heavy vehicles. This includes, but is not limited to, tow trucks, tractor trailers and buses.

• Get your first Commercial Driver License (CDL)
• Schedule a road test

If you already have a CDL

You can

• Check driving privilege and Medical Certification status through MyDMV
• Check mailing status of your recently ordered CDL license or permit
• Renew your CDL
• Replace your CDL

Medical certification

Federal regulations require that every commercial driver certify to the type of commercial driving they perform. 

• Medical certification requirements
  
• Frequently asked questions (FAQs) about medical certification
• CDL downgrades

Endorsements, restrictions and waivers

• Endorsement and restriction codes
• Hazardous material (hazmat) endorsement
  • Renew a hazmat endorsement
• Hazmat (H) or hazmat/Tank (X) endorsement
• School bus driver (S) endorsement
• A3 restriction
• K restriction
• Medical variances and the new V restriction
• Military skills test waiver

Motor Carriers

• Carriers who employ bus drivers (Article 19A)
• International Registration Plan (IRP)
• One-stop Credentialing and Registration (OSCAR)
• Motor carrier safety enforcement (PRISM)
  
  
  

Resources

DMV

• Interstate or intrastate driving
• Excepted or non-excepted driving
• New commercial learner permit and driver license changes
• CDL, hazmat and tow truck manuals
• Carriers who employ bus drivers (Article 19A)
• Covered farm vehicles
• Escort driver certification
• Enhanced, REAL ID and Standard commercial license

Outside of DMV

• Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)
• NY State Department of Transportation (DOT)