CDL Study Programs
Choose the Complete study material, the material for your license class, a specialty set, or the single tests you are missing, with narrated audio available for every test.
Complete CDL Study Material
Everything in one program: General Knowledge, Air Brakes, Combination Vehicles, endorsements, skills prep, narrated audio, quick reviews, and practice quizzes organized by topic.
No subscription, no auto-renewal: 120 days of access included, or extend to 180 or 365 days at checkout.
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Many CDL prep apps charge $20–25 a month and keep billing until you cancel. BeginCDL.com: you pay once. No subscription, no auto-renewal, no surprise charges.
- Introduction included with every purchase
- 120 days of access included, extendable to 180 or 365 days
- Single tests upgrade to the matching study material automatically
CDL Study Material by license class
Pick the class you are testing for. Each one bundles the tests that class requires.
Class A CDL Study Material
Pulling a trailer over 10,000 lbs takes a Class A. Three written tests stand between you and that license: General Knowledge, Air Brakes, and Combination Vehicles. This covers all three, plus the skills test.
- 📖 General Knowledge
- 🛑 Air Brakes
- 🚛 Combination Vehicles
- ✅ Skills Test
- 🎧 CDL Manual Audio
Class B CDL Study Material
Straight trucks, dump trucks, and buses over 26,001 lbs need a Class B. If that is the vehicle you will drive, this is the study material for its knowledge and skills tests, without the Class A combination-vehicle content you do not need.
- 📖 General Knowledge
- 🛑 Air Brakes
- ✅ Skills Test
- 🎧 CDL Manual Audio
Class C with Passenger CDL Study Material
Vans and small buses that carry 16 or more people need a Class C with a Passenger endorsement. Both tests are covered here: General Knowledge and Passenger.
- 📖 General Knowledge
- 🚌 Passenger
- 🎧 CDL Manual Audio
Class C + HazMat CDL Study Material
Delivering placarded hazardous materials in a lighter vehicle still requires a CDL: a Class C with HazMat. This covers the General Knowledge test and the HazMat test that come with it.
- 📖 General Knowledge
- ⚠️ Hazardous Materials
- 🎧 CDL Manual Audio
Specialty study material
Endorsement combinations and the Class B to Class A upgrade.
School Bus CDL Study Material
School districts and their contractors only hire drivers who hold both the School Bus (S) and Passenger (P) endorsements. Add them to your CDL with the three tests included here.
- 📖 General Knowledge
- 🚌 Passenger
- 🚐 School Bus
- 🎧 CDL Manual Audio
HazMat + Tanker CDL Study Material
Fuel, chemical, and bulk-liquid tankers require HazMat and Tank Vehicles together, the X endorsement. This prepares you for both tests so you can take those hauls.
- ⚠️ Hazardous Materials
- 🛢️ Tank Vehicles
- 🎧 CDL Manual Audio
Class B to Class A Upgrade Study Material
Already hold a Class B and being asked to pull trailers? Moving up to Class A means passing Combination Vehicles and Air Brakes. This program covers both, plus the upgrade theory.
- 🚛 Combination Vehicles
- 🛑 Air Brakes
- ⬆️ Class B to A Upgrade
Individual Study Material
Already have most of what you need? Buy just the tests you are missing. Add enough of them and your cart upgrades to the matching study material automatically.
Core knowledge
General Knowledge
General Knowledge covers the core rules, safe driving practices, vehicle inspection steps, and cargo basics every commercial driver must know before getting behind the wheel.
Air Brakes
Air Brakes prepares drivers to understand, inspect, and safely operate vehicles equipped with air brake systems.
Combination Vehicles
Combination Vehicles covers tractor-trailers and other vehicle combinations, including coupling, air lines, inspections, and trailer handling.
Skills Test
Skills prep focuses on pre-trip inspection, basic vehicle control, and on-road driving readiness.
Endorsements
Passenger
Passenger prep focuses on safely operating passenger-carrying commercial vehicles.
Doubles and Triples
Doubles/Triples covers multiple-trailer operation, including coupling, inspections, stability, and following distance.
Tank Vehicles
Tank Vehicles focuses on liquid or gaseous cargo and how surge affects braking, turning, and stability.
Hazardous Materials
The HazMat endorsement is for drivers who transport hazardous materials that require placards.
School Bus
School Bus endorsement focuses on student transportation, loading and unloading, crossings, stop procedures, and emergency planning.
Add-ons
CDL Manual Audio
Narrated audio for all CDL study material. Listen while you drive, walk, or review on any device.
Class B to A Upgrade
Theory review for Class B CDL holders upgrading to Class A, covering combination vehicle operation, coupling, and HOS.