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How
to prepare for a
Commercial Drivers License
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#1. You must have a D.O.T.
physical.
This can
be done by your own doctor.
Or we recommend: Concentra Medical Centers
2620 E. Prospect Rd.
Ft. Collins. CO.
(970) 221-5811
Cost:
$68.00
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#2.
Go to the Dept. of
Motor Vehicles office and take the required written tests for the
license class you wish to obtain.
#3.
After passing these tests, get a
CDL Permit (costs $14) and study
sections 11 and 12 of the CDL Drivers Manual (Driving
Skills Test). This section helps prepare drivers for the skills tests,
which will be performed on our site with a CDL tester.
| There
is a new CDL Manual (blue book) out now. The Pre-Trip
inspection is
listed in Section 11 rather than Section 10 of the old
(red) book. Section 12
of this new manual covers maneuvering. This new book has been
proof read
before it went to print and is better than the older (red)
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#4. Practice your driving
skills.
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#5.
SET UP AN APPOINTMENT AT A
TEST SITE
TO COMPLETE YOUR SKILLS
TEST CDL Test Fee is $ 175.00
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(970)
690-8846
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Rental trucks
$225.00 per test
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Rental BUS
$225.00 per test
WE RENT THE ONLY PASSENGER BUS
AVAILABLE IN COLORADO FOR TESTING
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types of license we test for
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Class
"A" Tractor /
Trailer (GCWR over 26,001 #)
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Class
"A" NTT [Pick-up
truck w/ gooseneck / pintle hook trailer] (GCWR over
26,001 #)
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Class
"B" Straight
Truck (GVWR over 26,001 #)
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Class
"C" Any vehicle
hauling Hazardous Materials (GVWR under 26,001 #)
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Class
"BP" Bus capacity of 15 or more
+ Driver (GVWR over 26,001 #)
WE
RENT THE ONLY PASSENGER BUS IN COLORADO FOR TESTING
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Class
"S" Any school bus
transporting school children.
WE RENT THE ONLY PASSENGER BUS IN COLORADO FOR TESTING
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EFFECTIVE
AUGUST 1, 2004:
DUE TO NEW RULES
AND REGULATIONS WE ARE NO LONGER ABLE TO PROVIDE A PICK-UP
AND RETURN SERVICE FOR DRIVER APPLICANTS AND/OR VEHICLES FROM REMOTE
LOCATIONS TO THE TEST SITE.
DRIVER APPLICANTS MUST ARRIVE WITH ANOTHER LICENSED DRIVER
(AND QUALIFIED VEHICLE IF APPLICABLE) TO THE TESTING SITE TO
HAVE THE CDL TEST ADMINISTERED.
For
more information about Commercial Driving in Colorado
see the Colorado Department of Motor
Vehicles
site
or Colorado Division of Motor Vehicles
for a list of
organizations approved by the state to administer the CDL drive
test.
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