Why get a Hazardous Materials Endorsement? This is really a no brainer. If you were going to go to school to be a mechanic you would not limit yourself to just learning how to work on Mustangs. If you did you would certainly be limiting the amount of job opportunities available to you after school and in the future.

  Passing the Air Brakes Test Learn about our Air Brakes test and practice for the cdl air brakes exam for your CDL permit at the DMV. This free cdl air brakes practice test is for the air brake endorsement on a commercial drivers license.

  Should you get a Tanker Endorsement? If you are a new driver it may be a good idea to drive a regular van for awhile before you go and get your tanker endorsement. Driving these vehicles safely requires skill and driving experience and there is no room for error. Making a mistake in a tanker truck as well as most rigs can end up costing hundreds of thousands of dollars and possibly your life or the life of someone else.

  Become a School Bus Driver Maybe you will get burnt out after driving that truck down the road for millions of miles and will want to kick back and drive a school bus for awhile. It is always an option for truck drivers who maybe need to wait a few years for retirement but are tired of that trucking job. The hours are not too tough and a guy can be home very day driving a school bus and have a more normal life that an over the road truck driver.

  The Pre Trip Inspection A full pre trip inspection is to be performed at the beginning of each day for a truck driver. New trucking school students will spend hours practicing and learning all of the steps of a pre trip inspection. There are several questions in the general knowledge test that pertain to doing this CDL pre trip inspection and we have put up an additional 20 questions in out CDL pre trip test.

  Doubles and Triples Endorsement Here we have the free doubles and triples test for those of you looking to get a doubles and triples endorsement. Getting this endorsement on your CDL license as soon as possible is a really good idea. Trucking companies that haul pups usually pay a lot more that regular trucking companies and even though you do may need it now you will be ready.

  General Knowledge Questions When studying the CDL manual pay special attention to night driving, shifting gears, pre-trip inspection, and mountain driving. Many of the general knowledge CDL test questions come from the sections. One of the easiest ways to study for this test would be the following. Read the entire general knowledge section of the CDL study guide 2 to 3 times slowly absorbing is much information as you possibly can.

  Job Security and the Tanker Test To drive a tanker truck a truck driver will need to have his tank vehicles endorsement on his CDL license. A driver looking for a truck driver job in the paper will have more jobs to choose from, if he already has passed the tanker test, doubles and triples test, and has a hazardous endorsement than a driver that does not have these endorsements.