Commercial Drivers License (CDL)
Rhode IslandActive
- Exam
- State exam
- Education
- None
- Experience
- None
- Background check
- None
Commercial Drivers Licenses are issued by state departments but are similar from state to state, since the minimum requirements of the licenses and endorsements are set centrally. For more information contact the state DMV or https://cms.fmcsa.dot.gov/registration/commercial-drivers-license/how-do-i-get-commercial-drivers-license.
Requirements reported by the state
- Licence type
- Stand-alone license
- Exam
- State exam required
- Education
- No education required
- Continuing education
- No continuing education requirement
- Certification
- No mention of certification
- Experience
- No experience
- Background check
- No criminal record requirements
- Physical requirement
- Vision test required
Issuing body
- Department
- Rhode Island Department of Revenue
- Division
- Division of Motor Vehicles
- Address
- 600 New London Ave Cranston, RI 02920
- Phone
- (401) 462-4368
- Agency website
- https://dmv.ri.gov/
- Last updated
- September 11, 2024
Occupations (O*NET)
- Commercial Drivers License (CDL) 53-3032.00
- Commercial Drivers License (CDL) 53-3051.00
- Commercial Drivers License (CDL) 53-3052.00
- Commercial Drivers License (CDL) 53-3053.00
Source and verification
This record is Rhode Island's report to the Analyst Resource Center, published by CareerOneStop (October 2024 export). Everything shown comes only from that report.
Before you apply, confirm every detail with Division of Motor Vehicles — see the issuing body section above.
How we process this data. Not legal advice.