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MAMassachusetts CDL permit test guide

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Licensing agency
Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles
Official CDL page
mass.gov ↗
Official CDL manual
mass.gov ↗
Testing, fees and appointments
mass.gov ↗
Knowledge-test language
English and other languages

Offered in: English, Spanish, Portuguese. Rules are changing in 2026; confirm before you book.

Source: mass.gov

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Steps to your CDL (federal minimums)

  1. Choose your class (A, B or C) and endorsements.
  2. Get a DOT medical exam from a provider on the National Registry and a medical examiner's certificate.
  3. Pass the knowledge tests at the state agency to get your commercial learner's permit (CLP).
  4. Hold the CLP at least 14 days and practice with a qualified CDL holder. A CLP is valid for up to one year (some states less).
  5. Complete entry-level driver training (ELDT) with a registered provider.
  6. Pass the skills test: pre-trip inspection, basic control and road test, in English.
  7. Get your CDL. You must be 21 to drive across state lines.

What is different in this state

Test languages

Massachusetts offers the CLP general knowledge exam and all endorsement exams in English, Spanish and Portuguese.

Source: mass.gov

Learner permit (CLP)

A Massachusetts CLP expires 180 days after issue and can be renewed once for another 180 days at no fee, within 30 days of expiring; otherwise you retake the knowledge tests. You must wait 14 days before the road test.

Source: mass.gov

Knowledge tests

The general knowledge exam has 50 questions; you need 40 correct (80%) and have 60 minutes.

Source: mass.gov

Fees

Learner's permit application $30; each endorsement $10 if added with the permit application or $30 on a different day; a new written test after the renewal window is $30.

Source: mass.gov

Age

You must be 18 for an intrastate (Massachusetts only) CLP and 21 for an interstate CLP.

Source: mass.gov

Also important

Bus and school bus drivers also deal with the Department of Public Utilities for certificates; skills-test fees are charged for failures, rejections, late arrivals and no-shows.

Source: mass.gov

State-only topics in the manual

  • Massachusetts Preface: RMV contacts, state disqualification law (M.G.L. ch. 90F), CLP rules, self-certification, hazmat process, road test sites, lifetime disqualification waiver.

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The three permit tests

General Knowledge

Required for every CDL class.

Mock exam

Air Brakes

Needed to drive a vehicle with air brakes without an "L" restriction.

Mock exam

Combination Vehicles

Needed for Class A (tractor-trailers).

Mock exam
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