CDL Manual Finder
Every state has its own commercial driver's handbook. This page links to the official state licensing agency where you can find it. The manual is the source your permit test is based on — start there before anything else.
In progress: Official CDL manual links are being verified state by state.
State DMV website addresses can change. If a link is broken,
search for "[your state] CDL manual" or "[your state] commercial driver's license handbook"
to find the current page. Do not trust unofficial PDF copies — download directly from your
state's official government site.
- ALAlabama Alabama Law Enforcement Agency
- AKAlaska Alaska DMV
- AZArizona Arizona MVD
- ARArkansas Arkansas DFA Motor Vehicle Division
- CACalifornia California DMVOfficial Site → Search "commercial driver handbook" on site
- COColorado Colorado DMV
- CTConnecticut Connecticut DMV
- DEDelaware Delaware DMV
- DCDistrict of Columbia DC DMV
- FLFlorida Florida DHSMV
- GAGeorgia Georgia DDS
- HIHawaii Hawaii DMVOfficial Site → County offices handle licensing — check your county DMV
- IDIdaho Idaho ITD DMV
- ILIllinois Illinois Secretary of StateOfficial Site → IL SOS handles driver licensing, not a DMV
- INIndiana Indiana BMV
- IAIowa Iowa DOT MVD
- KSKansas Kansas DOR
- KYKentucky Kentucky TC — Driver Licensing
- LALouisiana Louisiana OMV
- MEMaine Maine BMV
- MDMaryland Maryland MVA
- MAMassachusetts Massachusetts RMV
- MIMichigan Michigan SOSOfficial Site → MI SOS handles driver licensing
- MNMinnesota Minnesota DVS
- MSMississippi Mississippi DPS Driver Services
- MOMissouri Missouri DOR — Motor Vehicle
- MTMontana Montana MVD
- NENebraska Nebraska DMV
- NVNevada Nevada DMV
- NHNew Hampshire NH DMV
- NJNew Jersey New Jersey MVC
- NMNew Mexico New Mexico MVD
- NYNew York New York DMV
- NCNorth Carolina NC NCDOT DMV
- NDNorth Dakota ND DOT Driver License
- OHOhio Ohio BMV
- OKOklahoma Oklahoma DPS Driver License
- OROregon Oregon DMV
- PAPennsylvania PennDOT Driver & Vehicle Services
- RIRhode Island Rhode Island DMV
- SCSouth Carolina South Carolina DMV
- SDSouth Dakota South Dakota DPS Driver Licensing
- TNTennessee Tennessee DDS
- TXTexas Texas DPS Driver License
- UTUtah Utah DLD
- VTVermont Vermont DMV
- VAVirginia Virginia DMV
- WAWashington Washington DOL
- WVWest Virginia WV DMV
- WIWisconsin Wisconsin DOT Driver Licensing
- WYWyoming Wyoming DOT Driver Licensing
How to Use Your State Manual
1. Download and read it
Do not skim it. Read the sections you will be tested on. Highlight, take notes, and come back to it multiple times.
2. Focus on the right sections
For a Class A CDL, prioritize: General Knowledge, Air Brakes, and Combination Vehicles. Add endorsement sections if you need them.
3. Use practice tests after
Practice tests help you identify gaps after reading the manual — not as a replacement for reading it. Open practice tests →
4. Check the date
Make sure you are reading the current version of your state's handbook. Old versions sometimes float around on study sites.