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Effective February 7, 2022: If you are applying for a CDL for the first time or adding a Hazmat, Passenger, or School Bus endorsement for the first time, you must complete entry-level driver training (ELDT) prior to taking a CDL road test. Hazmat ELDT is required prior to taking the Hazardous Materials knowledge test. The training provider must be registered on the FMCSA Training Provider Registry [1]. Go to the Entry Level Driver Training (ELDT) FAQ [2] for more information about the ELDT requirement.

Effective May 14, 2022: The vehicle and traffic law and the transportation law was amended to establish a commercial driver's license (CDL) class A young adult training program. Please visit Commercial Driver’s License Class A Young Adult Training Program [3] for more information including who can participate, training requirements, FAQs and more. See the full text of the law [4].

 

Important information for stretch limo drivers  

NYS commercial driver’s license standards require drivers of stretch limousines which carry nine (9) or more passengers including the driver to hold, at a minimum, a CDL Class C license, with a Passenger (P) endorsement.

NOTE: A road test is required to obtain the minimum class license.

 

See information about covered farm vehicles [5].

 

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, dump trucks, tractor trailers, buses, and stretch limos.

  • Get your first Commercial Driver License (CDL) [6]
  • Schedule a road test [7]

 

If you already have a CDL

You can

  • Check driving privilege and Medical Certification status through MyDMV [8]
  • Check mailing status of your recently ordered CDL license or permit [9]
  • Renew your CDL [10]
  • Replace your CDL [11]

 

Medical certification

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

  • Medical certification requirements [12]
  • Frequently asked questions (FAQs) about medical certification [13]
  • CDL downgrades [14]

 

Endorsements, restrictions and waivers

  • Endorsement and restriction codes [15]
  • Hazardous material (hazmat) endorsement [16]
    • Renew a hazmat endorsement [17]
  • Hazmat (H) or hazmat/Tank (X) endorsement [18]
  • School bus driver (S) endorsement [19]
  • A3 restriction [20]
  • K restriction [21]
  • Medical variances and the new V restriction [22]
  • Military skills test waiver [23]

 

Motor Carriers

  • Carriers who employ bus drivers (Article 19A) [24]
  • International Registration Plan (IRP) [25]
  • One-stop Credentialing and Registration (OSCAR) [26]
  • Motor carrier safety enforcement (PRISM)


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Resources


DMV

  • Interstate or intrastate driving [28]
  • Excepted or non-excepted driving [29]
  • CDL, hazmat and tow truck manuals [30]
  • Carriers who employ bus drivers (Article 19A) [24]
  • Covered farm vehicles [5]
  • Escort driver certification [31]
  • Enhanced, REAL ID and Standard commercial license [32]

 

Outside of DMV

  • Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) [33]
  • NY State Department of Transportation (DOT) [34]