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Note: After 2/7 /22 Formal Training is
proper CDL group and endorsement(s) neces­ required before you will be able to get skills test. If said person fails to appear for his
sary to operate the CMV. the TSA back ground check. or her scheduled skills test appointment the
• The COL holder must at all times be physically • The doubles/triples test, required if you license fee paid shall be considered a testing
present in the front seat of the vehicle next to want to pull double or triple trailers. fee and retained by the department. Pursuant
to O.C.G.A. §40-5-25 and DDS Rule 1-1-.10(7), the
the CLP holder or, in the case of a passenger (NOTE: This endorsement is not eligible to $50.00 Commercial Driver's License (COL) Road
vehicle, directly behind or in the first row be­ be on the CLP.) Skills Test fee is now required for each testing
hind the driver and must have the CLP holder
under observation and direct supervision. • The School Bus test required if you want to attempt. All fees retained by the department
pursuant to this Code section shall be remitted
The issuance of a CLP is a precondition to drive a school bus. The school bus skills to the general fund.
the initial issuance of a CDL. The issuance of a test must be taken and passed by al!_ If you pass the required knowledge test(s),
CLP is also a precondition to the upgrade of a applicants in order to obtain this en­ You can take the COL roadtest. Here are three
CDL if the upgrade requires a skills test. The dorsement. types of general skills that will be tested: pre­
CLP holder is not eligible to take the CDL tnp ins J? ection, basic vehicle control, ana on­
skills test in the first 14 days after initial The passing score for all ki\owledge tes road dnving. You must take these tests in
the type of vehicle for which you wish to be
issuance of the CLP. If you change CLP is So% licensed. Any vehicle that has components
Class or add one of 3 endorsements (P-S-N) With the exception of adding the Passenger (P) marked or labeled cannot be used for the Pre­
your initial issuance changes. endorsement or the School Bus (S) endors trip Inspection Test.
Each person applying for a commercial or ment, a driver who already has the require
noncommercial instructional (learner's) permit license class may add the endorsement(s)
for Class A, B, C, or M driver's license shall pay after passing written tests requisite to th Special Note - If your CLP is issued after
the applicable license fee prior to attempting the endorsement(s) being applied for. To obtain February 7, 2022, you will be required to
knowledge test for the instructional (learner's) Passenger (P) or School Bus (S) endorsement, complete Entry Level Driver Training
permit sought. If said person fails to achieve a the driver must pass both CDL knowledge an (ELDT) before being allowed to take the
skills tests.
passing score on the knowledge test, the license If you do not have the license class require CDL Skills tests. The CLP cannot be held for
fee paid shall be considered a testing fee and for an endorsement but are seeking that clas more than one year (365) days. If you fail any
retained by the department. Any person failing while also seeking the endorsement,the en part of the skills tests you can apply to
to achieve a passing score on the knowledge test dorsement is only granted if the knowledg reschedule the retest after the waiting period as
for an instructional (learner's) permit shall pay test for the endorsement is passed and al follows:
the applicable license fee on each subsequent other requirements for the license class als
attempt until successful, at which time the fee are met. • 1st failure and subsequent
shall be his or her license fee. If you fail an endorsement test, but hav failures -two days.
You will have to take one or more knowledge otherwise passed the knowledge tests fo
tests, depending on what class of license and the license class, you can still take th The following restrictions will be placed on
what endorsements you need. To qualify for a applicable skills tests. If you pass the skill your license if the test is this type of vehicle:
license permit, a person must obtain a passing tests, you should be given the appropriat
a
score on all knowledge tests required for that license, but without the endorsement. Yo • If an applicant performs the skills test in v e­
class. The CDL knowledge tests are all multiple­ can then retake the endorsement test late hicle equipped with an automatic transmis­
choice and include: without further skills testing except fo sion, that person is restricted from operating
a CMV equipped with a manual transmis­
• The general knowledge test, taken by obtaining a P or S endorse-ment (P and sion. (No manual transmission equipped
all applicants. endorsements require a skills test be performe CMV)
in a bus).
• The passenger transport test, taken by all Upon request the examiner will provid • Tractor-trailer - If an applicant performs the
bus driver applicants. The passenger you with your score for each knowledge tes skills test in a combination vehicle for a Group
transport skills test must be taken and taken. All test material is derived from the CD A CDL with the power unit and towed unit
passed by all applicants in order to ob­ Drivers Manual. connected with a pintle hook or other non-fifth
tain this endorsement. After you have passed the knowledge test(s) wheel connection, that person is restricted
• The air brakes test, which you must take if for a license class, you then must pass the s from operating a tractor-trailer combination
your vehicle has air brakes, including air tests. No class of CDL or CDL upgrade is grant connected by a fifth wheel that requires a
over hydraulic brakes. ed solely on the basis of passing the knowledg Group A CDL. (No tractor trailer CMV)
tests. If a driver fails one or more of the knowl
• The combination vehicles test, which is edge tests required for a license class, you mus • If an applicant performs the skills test in a
required if you want to drive combina­ retake and pass the failed test(s) befor passenger vehicle requiring a Group B CDL,
tion vehicles. taking the skills tests. that person is restricted from operating a
passenger vehicle requiring a Group A CDL.
• The hazardous materials test, required if (No Class A passenger busses)
you want to haul hazardous materials, as The retest waiting period is:
defined in 49 CFR 383.5. In order to • 1st failure and subsequent failures - two • If an applicant performs the skills test in a
obtain this endorsement you are also re­ days passenger vehicle requiring a Group C CDL,
quired to pass a Transportation Security Knowledge test failures also affect the retest that person is restricted from operating a
Administration (TSA) background check passenger vehicle requiring a Group B CDL.
(go to https://universalenroll.dhs.gov for waiting period for skills test. (No class A or B passenger busses)
additional information). (NOTE: This en­ Current active Duty Military, Guard and Re­ • If an applicant performs the skills test in a
dorsement is not eligible to be on the CLP.) serve members or military personnel that have vehicle that does not have air brakes they will
not been out of the military more than one (1)
• The tanker test is required if you want to year can apply for a Military Skills Test Waiver. be restricted from operating a CMV with air
haul a liquid or gaseous materials in a Please visit the DDS website at dds.georgia.gov brakes. (No air brake equipped CMV)
tank or tanks having an individual rated to download the Military Skills Test Waiver To have a restriction(s) removed you must
capacity of more than 119 gallons and an application.
aggregate rated capacity of 1,000 gal­ obtain a CLP for the Class of vehicle you will be
lons or more that is either permanently or 1.2.2 - Skills Tests operating that does not have the restriction(s) on
temporarily attached to the vehicle or Each person applying for a Class A, B, or C it. The permit is considered valid for purposes
chassis. commercial driver's license shall pay the ap­ of behind-the-wheel training on public roads
plicable license fee at the time that he or she or highways if at all times accompanied by the
schedules his or her appointment for said holder of a valid CDL who has the proper CDL
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