North Carolina Military Commercial Driver License (CDL) Wai…

North Carolina Military Commercial Driver License (CDL) Waivers

North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles (NCDMV)

Knowledge and skills tests waived, or the skills test alone waived

North Carolina waives commercial driver license testing based on your military driving experience. If you have worked in one of certain military occupational specialties in the past year, the even exchange option waives both the knowledge and the skills test. If you do not hold one of those specialties but have been licensed on a similar military vehicle for at least two years, the skills test alone is waived.

Check eligibility

How to apply

Apply by mail using the North Carolina CDL Test Waiver/Even Exchange Military Application, following the instructions on the form, or apply online. The Commercial Driver Unit calls you once your waiver is processed, and you then have 30 days to visit a driver license office to be issued the CDL. For questions call 919-861-3319.

What you'll need

Documentation of your military occupational specialty or your military driving licence history, plus the supporting documents listed on the application.

Eligibility

You are applying for a North Carolina commercial driver license
You have worked in the past year in Army 88M, 92F or 14T, Air Force 2T1, 2F0 or 3E2, Marine Corps 3531 or Navy EO, or you have been licensed for at least two years on a military vehicle similar to the commercial class you want
You have not held more than one license, other than a military license, in the past two years
You have had no license suspended, revoked or cancelled in the past two years
You have no disqualifying convictions, no more than one conviction for a serious traffic violation, and no record of an at-fault accident

Source

Official source

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