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How
to Prepare for
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
The cost is $57.
We also recommend: Super Wal-Mart's new "Smart
Care" walk-in clinics
The cost for their is D.O.T. physicals is $ 55.00
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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. After passing these tests,
get a CDL
Permit (cost $14.00)
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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#3.
Practice your driving skills.
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#4.
SET UP AN
APPOINTMENT AT A LOCAL
TEST SITE TO
COMPLETE
YOUR SKILLS TEST!
The
CDL Test Fee is $ 100.00
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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
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
Division of Motor Vehicles
page
for a list
of organizations approved by the state to administer the CDL drive test.
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types
of license we test for
Class
"A" Tractor / Trailer (GCWR
over 26,001 #)
Class
"A" NTT [Pick-up
truck w/ gooseneck / pintail hook trailer] (GCWR
over
26,001 #)
Class
"B" Straight Truck (GVWR
over 26,001 #)
Class
"C" Any vehicle hauling
Hazardous Materials (GVWR under 26,001 #)
Class
"Cp" Bus capacity of 15 or more +
Driver (GVWR under 26,001 #)
Class
"BP" Bus capacity of 15 or more +
Driver (GVWR over 26,001 #)
Class
"S" Any school bus
transporting school children.
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