Commercial Driver (Tractor-Trailer Truck Driver)
- Exam
- Not reported
- Education
- Not reported
- Experience
- Not reported
- Background check
- Not reported
Commercial Driver's Licenses (CDL) will be required for anyone driving a vehicle that (1) weighs more than 26,001 pounds, (2) carries 16 or more passengers, or (3) transports any amount of hazardous materials requiring a placard to be displayed. Requirements: 1) Must be at least 18 years of age, or must be at least 21 years of age to drive on the interstate. 2) Must pass written and road CDL exams if first CDL. 3) Must pass physical as required by the Department of Transportation/Federal Highway Administration. 4) Must self-certify to a single type of commercial operation on driver license application form. Based on that self-certification, must provide the Office of Driver Services or the State Revenue Office with a current medical examiner's certificate and show any existing variance to obtain or keep CDL. Written and Driving Examinations required, Test fee: $50.00, Commercial driver's license fee (original or renewal): $42.00, Endorsement fee: $10.00
Requirements reported by the state
- Licence type
- Registry
- Military and veterans
- A temporary license available to military and spouses until formal license approval
Issuing body
- Department
- Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration
- Board
- Office of Driver Services
- Address
- P.O. Box 1272 1900 West 7th Street, Ragland Building, Room 2067 Little Rock, AR 72203
- Phone
- (501) 371-5581
- Agency website
- www.dfa.arkansas.gov/driver-services
- Last updated
- July 28, 2021
Occupations (O*NET)
- Commercial Drivers License (CDL) 53-3032.00
Source and verification
This record is Arkansas's report to the Analyst Resource Center, published by CareerOneStop (October 2024 export). Everything shown comes only from that report.
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