Free CDL practice test for drivers in every US state. Use this CDL test prep app to study for your commercial driver's license written exam — including the CDL permit test (CLP) path — with questions matched to your state.
Not a government app: CDL Prep is independent and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or acting for the FMCSA, the U.S. Department of Transportation, or any state DMV or licensing agency. Official sources are linked below.
CDL Prep is built for one thing: helping you pass the written CDL knowledge test in your state. Every question is written from the official public handbooks — the FMCSA federal manual and each state's commercial driver handbook PDF — with the page cited so you can open the source and check us.
Most practice apps give everyone the same national question bank. But the CDL knowledge test is administered by your state, and states differ. In California, any vehicle towing a trailer is held to 55 mph — a generic national app will teach you the answer that fails you at the counter.
So we read all fifty official state handbooks. States with rules of their own get questions written from them and cited to the page. Where a state publishes the federal manual unchanged, the federal bank covers their test in full — and we say so rather than pretending otherwise.
WHAT YOU GET
- CDL practice tests for General Knowledge plus endorsements: Air Brakes, Combination Vehicles, HazMat, Tanker, and Doubles & Triples.
- Questions grounded in the same official handbook PDFs states publish for applicants.
- An explanation on every single question — not just which answer is right, but why the tempting wrong one is wrong.
- The handbook section behind every answer, so you can verify it in the source.
- State-specific questions clearly marked (Texas, California, Florida, and every other state).
- Timed mock exams scored at the real 80% pass mark.
- Study guides and a quick-reference cheatsheet.
- Free General Knowledge with ads; endorsements as one-time unlocks.
- All Endorsements bundle removes ads.
WHO IT IS FOR
Anyone preparing for a CDL knowledge test or CDL permit test anywhere in the United States — first-time applicants, Class A / Class B drivers adding an endorsement, and drivers returning after a lapse.
OFFICIAL SOURCES
Our questions are written from these public government sources. Check them for the current, authoritative rules:
- FMCSA Commercial Driver's License program (U.S. DOT): https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/registration/commercial-drivers-license
- Federal CDL standards, 49 CFR Part 383: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-49/subtitle-B/chapter-III/subchapter-B/part-383
- Find your state's DMV / licensing agency and its official CDL handbook: https://www.usa.gov/state-motor-vehicle-services
Inside the app, Learn > Sources & disclaimer links your own state's official handbook on the agency's .gov site.
ABOUT THIS APP
CDL Prep is an independent study aid from M4 Infotech. Content is based on publicly available official handbooks; it is practice material to help you study, not a government service and not a copy of the live exam. Completing practice in the app does not issue a license or endorsement — your state agency does that after their own test. Always confirm current rules in your state's official handbook. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by any government agency.
CDL practice tests for all 50 states. Every answer explained and cited.