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The following are the general requirements a person must meet in order to apply for a Commercial Driver License.
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The driver must reside in the state of Texas. He must certify that he meets the qualification requirements of 49 CFR, Part 391, which are briefly:
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- The driver must reside in the state of Texas.
- The driver must be at least 18 years of age.
- English language is not required.
- Intrastate drivers must meet all of the fitness requirements listed above for interstate drivers
- A driver who operates a commercial motor vehicle in intrastate commerce, not transporting property requiring a hazardous material placard, and was regularly employed in Texas in intrastate commerce prior to August 28, 1989. (CDL must be restricted to intrastate).
- School bus drivers employed by a private or parochial school and school bus drivers employed by a company that operates school busses under contract with a school while transporting school children and/or school personnel from home to school and from school to home.
- Persons operating a vehicle for a government entity. (This includes school bus drivers employed directly by a school district).
- Persons occasionally transporting personal property not for compensation nor in the furtherance of a commercial enterprise.
- Persons transportating corpses or sick or injured people.
- Private transportation of passengers.
- Intracity zone drivers with limited exception who possess a DOT medical examiner's certificate restricted to intracity operation. (Medical certificate must be presented to a DPS employee at the time of application).
- The transportation of farm machinery, supplies, or both, to or from a farm for custom-harvesting operations on a farm or the transporting of custom-harvested operations to storage or market.
- Drivers operating motor vehicles controlled and operated by a beekeeper engaged in the seasonal transportation of bees.
- The operation of a vehicle in intrastate operations used in oil or water well servicing or oil or water well drilling and which is constructed as a machine, consisting, in general, of a mast, an engine for power, a draw works, and a chassis permanently constructed or assembled for such purpose. (CDL must be restricted to intrastate).
- The operation of a mobile crane that is an unladen selfpropelled vehicle constructed as a machine
used to raise, shift, or lower weights. (CDL must be restricted to intrastate).
Study the following sections in the Texas CDL Handbook:
- General Knowledge -- Sections 1-3
- Air Brakes -- Section 5
- Combination Vehicles -- Section 6
- Pre-Trip Vehicle Inspection -- Section 11
- Special Requirements -- Section 14
<p> Texas Department of Public Safety, CDL Testing Locations, TXDPS - Commercial Driver License Locations ... https://www.dps.texas.gov/administration/driver_licensing_control/rolodex/search.asp </p>
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<p>Abilene Driver License Center, 4649 South 1st Abilene, TX 79605</p>
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<p>Amarillo Driver License Center, 700 Loop 335 E. Amarillo, TX 79109</p>
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<p>Austin Driver License Center, 9725 S IH 35 Frontage Rd. Austin, TX 78744</p>
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<p>Carrollton Driver License Center, 4600 State Highway 121, Carrollton, TX 75010</p>
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<p>Castroville Driver License Center, 8366 FM 471 South, Castroville, TX 78009</p>
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<p>Corpus Christi Driver License Center, 3506 Twin River Blvd. Corpus Christi, TX 78410</p>
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<p>Cuero Driver License Center,269 US 183 (US 87), Cuero, TX 77954,(Across from McMahon Welding)</p>
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<p>Dallas South Driver License Center, 39025 LBJ Service Rd. Dallas, TX 75232</p>
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<p>Eagle Pass Driver License Center, 2440 Main St (US57) Eagle Pass, TX 78852</p>
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<p>Edinburg Driver License Center, 5160 N IH 69C, Edinburg, TX 78542</p>
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<p>Edinburg Driver License Center, 15920 US Hwy 281 Edinburg, TX 78542</p>
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<p>El Paso Northwest Driver License Center, 8799 South Desert Blvd Anthony, TX 79821</p>
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<p>Ft Worth Driver License Center, 804 East Waggoman St. Ft. Worth, TX 76120</p>
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<p>Hearne Driver License Center, 12511 Airport Road Hearne, TX 77859</p>
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<p>Houston Gessner Driver License Center, 12220 S Gessner, Houston, TX 77071</p>
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<p>Houston North Driver License Center, 8418 Veterans Memorial, Houston, TX 77088</p>
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<p>Junction Driver License Center, 1125 N US Hwy 83, Junction, TX 76849, (Thursdays only)</p>
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<p>Kilgore Driver License Center, 4831 FM 349 Kilgore, TX 7566</p>
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<p>Laredo Driver License Center, 1901 Bob Bullock Loop, Laredo, TX 78043</p>
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<p>Livingston Driver License Center, 3161 US Hwy 59N, Livingston, TX 77351</p>
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<p>Lubbock Driver License Center, 1404 Lubbock Business Park Blvd., Lubbock, TX 79403</p>
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<p>Midland Driver License Center, 2800 Wright Dr., Midland, TX 79706</p>
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<p>New Braunfels Driver License Center, 119 Conrads Road, New Braunfels, TX 78130</p>
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<p>Odessa Driver License Center, 103 IH 20 West of Penwell, Odessa, TX 79763</p>
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<p>Paris Driver License Center, 4255 Bonham, Paris, TX 75460</p>
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<p>Rosenberg Driver License Center, 28000 SW Freeway, Rosenberg, TX 77471</p>
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<p>San Angelo Driver License Center, 3052 N Bryant Blvd., San Angelo, TX 76903</p>
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<p>San Angelo Driver License Center, 669 E 40th St., San Angelo, TX 76903</p>
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<p>San Antonio Southeast Driver License Center, 6502 S New Braunfels, San Antonio, TX 78223</p>
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<p>Terrell/Canton Driver License Center, 15500 FM 1255, Canton, TX 75103</p>
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<p>Victoria Driver License Center, 269 US 183 (US 87), Cuero, TX 77954</p>
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<p>Waco Driver License Center, 106 Jewell Drive, Waco, TX 76712</p>
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<p>Wichita Falls Driver License Center, 5505 N Central Expressway, Wichita Falls, TX 79306</p>
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