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) [3]
• Schedule a road test [4]

If you already have a CDL

You can

• Check driving privilege and Medical Certification status through MyDMV [5]
• Check mailing status of your recently ordered CDL license or permit [6]
• Renew your CDL [7]
• Replace your CDL [8]

Medical certification

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

• Medical certification requirements [9]
  
• Frequently asked questions (FAQs) about medical certification [10]
• [10]CDL downgrades [11]

Endorsements, restrictions and waivers

• Endorsement and restriction codes [12]
• Hazardous material (hazmat) endorsement [13]
  • Renew a hazmat endorsement [14]
• Hazmat (H) or hazmat/Tank (X) endorsement [15]
• School bus driver (S) endorsement [16]
• A3 restriction [17]
• K restriction [18]
• Medical variances and the new V restriction [19]
• Military skills test waiver [20]

Motor Carriers

• Carriers who employ bus drivers (Article 19A) [21]
• International Registration Plan (IRP) [22]
• One-stop Credentialing and Registration (OSCAR) [23]
• Motor carrier safety enforcement (PRISM)
  
  
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Resources

DMV

• Interstate or intrastate driving [25]
• Excepted or non-excepted driving [26]
• New commercial learner permit and driver license changes [1]
• CDL, hazmat and tow truck manuals [27]
• Carriers who employ bus drivers (Article 19A) [21]
• Covered farm vehicles [2]
• Escort driver certification [28]
• Enhanced, REAL ID and Standard commercial license [29]

Outside of DMV

• Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) [30]
• NY State Department of Transportation (DOT) [31]