A completed and signed Application
Original Birth Certificate or any acceptable document
SSN Card or an official government correspondence displaying full 9 digits (click here)
Legal Documents are required if going by new name
Medical Card (valid up to two years). (Not required for bus drivers if you sign the self-certification form)
Commercial Learner’s Permit Written Exam
Self-Certification Categories
EXCEPTED INTERSTATE: Operates or expects to operate a commercial vehicle interstate commerce (across state lines) but engages in operations exclusively excepted under 49 CFR 390.3(F), 391.2, 391.68 or 398.3 (Only the affidavit must be submitted) * School Bus Operations * As Federal, State or local government employees; * To transport human corpses or sick or injured person * Primarily in the transportation of propane winter heating fuel when responding to an Emergency condition requiring immediate response such as damage to a propane gas system after a storm or flooding; * In response to a pipeline emergency (leak or rupture) * In custom harvesting on a farm or to transport farm machinery and supplies used in the custom harvesting operation to and from a farm or to transport custom harvested crops to storage or market; * Beekeeper in the seasonal transportation of bees; * To transport migrant workers
Medical Self Certification Instructions
Follow these instructions to fill out Self-Certification Form
Print this form, fill out, sign and bring with medical card.
Online CDL Medical Card Submission
Submit your medical card electronically.
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) medical card waiver has expired. To avoid suspension, you will need to update your Commercial Driver License (CDL) medical card by April 15, 2022. Click here for more details.
CDL Help Desk: 601-487-7028