Submitted by Jill Temples

SMT Writer

The CDL testing will be effected by a change in the state law.  Federal regulations will take in effect on August 28, 2013.

Colonel Ron Replogle, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, would like to inform the public of a change in state law and federal motor carrier safety regulations that applies to commercial vehicle driver’s licenses. Presently drivers applying for a commercial vehicle driver’s license are required to pass a written test and then pass a skills test to obtain the appropriate class of commercial driver's license. Under current law the skills test can be taken on the same day the permit is received.

The new requirement which takes effect August 28, 2013, states that commercial drivers, after passing the required written test(s), must obtain a permit, and maintain the permit for 14 calendar days before they will be allowed to take the skills test, which includes the pre-trip, basic, and road tests.

Questions regarding this new requirement may be directed to the Driver Examination Division, General Headquarters, Jefferson City, at 573-751-2341.

For further information about obtaining a commercial drivers license, please contact: Capt. J. Tim Hull
Q862013 (573) 526-6115