CDL General Knowledge Topic Study
Study the CDL General Knowledge test one area at a time. Choose the areas to practice and see your accuracy in each.
What's on the Test
- Safe operations regulations: Introduction: CDL Requirements, Classes, Endorsements and Restrictions, Commercial Driver License Tests, Medical Documentation Requirements, CDL Disqualifications, Other CDL Rules, Vehicle Inspection, Distracted Driving, Night Driving & Driver Fatigue, Railroad-highway Crossings, Antilock Braking Systems, Accident Procedures, Alcohol, Other Drugs, and Driving
- Safe vehicle control systems: Shifting Gears
- CMV safety control systems: Vehicle Inspection, Seeing, Antilock Braking Systems, Fires
- Basic control: Vehicle Inspection, Basic Control of Your Vehicle, Managing Space
- Shifting: Shifting Gears, Railroad-highway Crossings
- Backing: Basic Control of Your Vehicle
- Visual search: Seeing
- Communication: Communicating, Railroad-highway Crossings, Accident Procedures
- Speed management: Controlling Speed
- Space management: Managing Space, Railroad-highway Crossings
- Night operation: Night Driving & Driver Fatigue
- Extreme driving conditions: Shifting Gears, Managing Space, Driving in Fog, Winter Driving, Hot Weather Driving
- Hazard perceptions: Seeing Hazards, Distracted Driving, Aggressive Drivers/Road Rage, Railroad-highway Crossings
- Emergency maneuvers: Railroad-highway Crossings, Driving Emergencies
- Skid control and recovery: Shifting Gears, Skid Control and Recovery
- Relationship of cargo to vehicle control: Introduction: CDL Requirements, Classes, Endorsements and Restrictions, Vehicle Inspection, Inspecting Cargo, Definitions You Should Know, Legal Weight Limits, Don't Be Top-heavy, Balance the Weight, Blocking and Bracing, Cargo Tie-down, Header Boards, Covering Cargo, Sealed and Containerized Loads, Dry Bulk, Hanging Meat, Livestock, Oversized Loads
- Vehicle inspections: Vehicle Inspection, Antilock Braking Systems, Fires, Inspecting Cargo
- Hazardous materials: Introduction: CDL Requirements, Classes, Endorsements and Restrictions, CDL Disqualifications, Other CDL Rules, Vehicle Inspection, Hazardous Materials Rules for All Commercial Drivers, Inspecting Cargo
- Mountain driving: Shifting Gears, Controlling Speed, Mountain Driving
- Fatigue and awareness: Distracted Driving, Aggressive Drivers/Road Rage, Night Driving & Driver Fatigue, Alcohol, Other Drugs, and Driving