Dallas–Fort Worth CDL test vehicle rentals and Texas travel options
Plan your CDL visit around the right vehicle, the right test office and clear travel arrangements. Get Your CDL Quick welcomes customers from across Texas plus inquiries from Oklahoma and Arkansas.
Tell us your hometown, license or permit status, intended vehicle and preferred dates. We will discuss the appropriate services and the details that must be confirmed before you arrange transportation or lodging.
Choose a CDL plan from Dallas–Fort Worth or your hometown
If you already have the driving skills and just need a test vehicle, start with the appointment notice. If you still need a permit, range and road training, or help choosing a bus, start with that step before you reserve equipment.
Dallas–Fort Worth drivers: plan two appointments
Coming from Dallas, Arlington, Fort Worth or Tarrant County? Check where the driving test will actually take place before crossing the metroplex. Coming from Plano, Denton, McKinney, Rockwall, Greenville or a rural North Texas county? A nearby driver-license office may handle the permit while a different office handles the skills test. Read us the test-site address and start time, then ask where and when to meet our vehicle.
- Reserve the right Class A combination
- Compare Class B single vehicles
- Ask about a passenger bus
- Ask about a school bus
- Choose limited familiarization
- Check separate range and road requirements
- Find a Texas CDL testing office
Should I reserve a truck while I wait for my CLP?
You can call early to discuss equipment and prices. Verify the permit timeline, applicable ELDT, DPS appointment and vehicle availability before committing to test-day arrangements.
Rochelle’s Fort Worth test
Rochelle worked as a CDL examiner before taking the test herself. In her personal account, she describes the pressure of being in the driver’s seat and what she noticed about the vehicle. Watch Rochelle tell her story.
Travel guides by starting point
West Texas and the Panhandle
Other Texas travel guides
- Houston & the Gulf Coast
- Austin & Central Texas
- San Antonio & South Texas
- Rural Texas & smaller communities
Oklahoma and Arkansas
- Oklahoma City & central Oklahoma
- Tulsa & northeast Oklahoma
- Little Rock & central Arkansas
- Northwest Arkansas
Keeping an Oklahoma or Arkansas license, or actually relocating to Texas? Compare both paths.
Have your permit class, location on the DPS notice and the vehicle your employer needs you to drive handy.
CDL training Dallas: a school alternative within reach
Comparing CDL training in Dallas or a nearby CDL school? Get Your CDL Quick offers commercial vehicle rental and limited familiarization for customers who arrive with existing knowledge and skills. Our local service focus is customers within a 100-mile radius of Dallas, with in-person services at our facility.
We welcome customers from Dallas, Fort Worth, Arlington, Irving, Garland, Mesquite, Plano, Frisco, McKinney, Denton, Rockwall , Terrell, Greenville, Waxahachie, Sherman and surrounding North Texas communities. These are customer service areas; call to Plan your CDL appointment and confirm the separate DPS testing location.
Choose the service you need
- CDL test truck and bus rental: discuss the vehicle for your Texas DPS skills test, availability and the test location.
- Pre-trip inspection familiarization: spend time with the commercial vehicle and apply your existing inspection knowledge.
- Texas DPS backing familiarization and road familiarization: select the vehicle time that fits your current ability and preparation needs.
- ELDT behind-the-wheel range and road: separate, proficiency-based activity for eligible customers. Review the requirements and complimentary eligibility before booking.
- Online ELDT theory through ELDT Theory Now: a separate theory provider; online theory is distinct from in-person range and road.
Review current prices and terms, then send your hometown, CDL goal and preferred dates or call (469) 332-7188. Travel distance varies by route; confirm your arrangements before making the trip.
Confirm your CDL service arrangements
Call (469) 332-7188 for available vehicles, meeting instructions and the current rate for your appointment.
Find the right Texas DPS office before you travel
A driver-license office and a CDL skills-test site can have different addresses. The official DPS skills-testing location list (PDF) distinguishes testing sites from regular office locations. Verify the service and address on your appointment confirmation.
Driver-license offices: permits and other office services
Use our statewide directory to research offices for permit applications, knowledge exams and other driver-license services. Search by city or ZIP code, then confirm the service you need with DPS.
CDL skills-testing locations: the driving test
Use the skills-testing map when planning your commercial vehicle test. Confirm the site's vehicle-class availability, test address and instructions before arranging a rental or travel.
DPS requires appointments for in-office services. Check the official DPS office locator and appointment instructions, then use the official DPS scheduler. DPS appointments and our vehicle arrangements are separate; confirm both before booking travel.
Dallas–Fort Worth and North Texas
Customers planning from Dallas, Fort Worth, Arlington, Grand Prairie, Irving, Garland, Mesquite, Plano, Frisco, McKinney, Denton, Rockwall, Terrell, Greenville and surrounding communities can coordinate their vehicle and study needs through our team. Review Class A, Class B, Passenger or School Bus services before you call.
Traveling from another Texas region?
You can begin planning from anywhere in Texas. The regional list below helps you find the right part of the travel guide:
- East Texas: Tyler, Longview, Paris, Texarkana, Lufkin and Nacogdoches.
- Central Texas: Austin, Round Rock, Waco, Temple, Killeen and Bryan–College Station.
- Houston and the Gulf Coast: Houston, Katy, Beaumont, Galveston and Victoria.
- San Antonio and South Texas: San Antonio, New Braunfels, Corpus Christi, Laredo, McAllen and Brownsville.
- West Texas and the Panhandle: Abilene, San Angelo, Midland, Odessa, Lubbock, Amarillo, Wichita Falls and El Paso.
These are communities customers may travel from. Call for the meeting address. If your hometown is not listed, tell us where you are coming from and what you need.
Coming from Oklahoma or Arkansas?
We welcome inquiries from Oklahoma and Arkansas customers considering a visit for your appointment. Tell us where your current license or permit was issued and which credential you are pursuing. Confirm the applicable licensing, ELDT and testing arrangements with the agencies involved before booking travel.
The proposed business visit, available equipment and any skills-test appointment must all work together. Home-state requirements may still apply. Do not assume that an open vehicle date confirms that a particular testing location can process your application.
Your Texas CDL travel checklist
- Identify your vehicle and endorsement needs. Tell us whether you need Class A, Class B, a B-to-A upgrade, passenger, school bus or hotshot equipment. Suitability and availability require individual confirmation.
- Check your permit timeline. For a first CDL, qualifying upgrade or added passenger/school bus endorsement, DPS requires a CLP held at least 14 days before skills testing. Review the official CDL application requirements.
- Confirm required ELDT. Review the DPS ELDT requirements for your license path. Theory comes from a separate provider; our separate range and road activity requires demonstrated proficiency.
- Save both confirmations. Verify the DPS service, site, date and appointment instructions. Confirm your rental or familiarization arrangements separately before booking transportation or lodging.
- Review documents and vehicle requirements. Check license and permit validity, required identity and medical records, and the vehicle needed for your test. Allow travel time between the business location and test site.
- Print your step-by-step plan. The Complete CDL Step-by-Step Process (PDF) explains the sequence from permit preparation through license issuance. Use it to organize requirements and questions before traveling.
Appointment availability, eligibility and demonstrated skills affect your timeline. Texas DPS makes licensing decisions; a vehicle reservation does not guarantee a test result or completion date.
Hear from customers who used our CDL services
Watch Rochelle, Megan and Sam share their customer experiences, and read or print The Complete CDL Step-by-Step Process. Their stories and the guide can help you prepare questions and plan your next steps.
Tell us your hometown and CDL goal
Send your town, current license or permit, vehicle needs and preferred dates, or call (469) 332-7188. Review the Texas CDL handbook and customer resources as you prepare.
A self-directed alternative to a traditional CDL school
Get Your CDL Quick offers vehicle rental and limited vehicle familiarization for customers who arrive with previously acquired knowledge and skills from experience or independent self-study. This service model is intended as an alternative to a traditional CDL school program. The paid rental and familiarization services do not provide a comprehensive beginner curriculum or classroom instruction. Customers prepare and progress according to their existing ability.
Required FMCSA ELDT behind-the-wheel training is a separate, proficiency-based activity. Describing the business as an alternative to a school does not establish its regulatory status.