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FIVE STAR CDL TRAINING, LLC PROCESS

1st STEP:  OBTAINING YOUR CLP FOR INTRASTATE AND/OR INTERSTATE:
In order to obtain your permit for a Class A and/or Class B CDL, you must complete the below Written Test in the following order:  

Class A:  $100.00 Written Test
  • Texas Commercial Vehicle Operation – 100 Possible Questions / 20 Questions Administered
  • General Knowledge – 250 Possible Questions / 20 Questions Administered
  • Combination – 100 Possible Questions / 20 Questions Administered
  • Air Brakes – 125 Possible Questions / 20 Questions Administered

Class A – Permits the holder to operate any combination of vehicles with a gross combination weight rating of 26,001 pounds or more, provided the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle or vehicles towed exceeds 10,000 pounds.

Class B:  $75.00 Written Test
  • Texas Commercial Vehicle Operation – 100 Possible Questions / 20 Questions Administered
  • General Knowledge – 250 Possible Questions / 20 Questions Administered
  • Air Brakes – 125 Possible Questions / 20 Questions Administered

Class B – Permits the holder to operate any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 pounds or more, any one of those vehicles towing a vehicle that does not exceed 10,000 pounds GVWR and any vehicle designed to transport 24 passengers or more, including the driver.  If the skills test is taken in a bus with a GVWR of less than 26,001 pounds, the holder will be restricted to operating buses under 26,001 pounds GVWR.

Click the link below and complete each test in order to complete the Written Test. The test costs $100 for the Class A Written Test and $75.00 for the Class B Written Test.  The tests are the exact same tests that you will see at the TXDPS.  You should be able to obtain your permit in a few days or less.  The Written Test is the “EXACT” same Written Test at the DPS, so you should get through the Written Test quickly.

Here is the link to the Written Test:  www.fivestarcdltraining.com

What are Endorsements?
Depending on what you will be transporting, you may need one or more of the following six endorsements. An endorsement allows you to operate certain types of commercial motor vehicles and transport specific items. There is additional testing required to obtain an endorsement; and in some cases, if you already have a CDL, you will be required to hold a commercial learner permit for that endorsement for at least 14 days before being able to add it to your CDL.
  • Double/Triple Trailer (T endorsement)– Endorsement allows you to tow a double or triple trailer.
  • Passenger (P endorsement)– Endorsement allows you to operate a vehicle that carries a specific number of passengers.
  • Tank Vehicle (N endorsement)– Endorsement allows you to operate a tank vehicle.  These vehicles are designed to safely transport liquid or liquified gaseous materials.
  • Hazardous Materials (H)– Endorsement allows you to transport hazardous materials, such as flammable or combustible liquids, gases or explosives. You will be required to complete a comprehensive state and federal background check.
  • School Bus (S)– Endorsement allows you to operate a school bus.
  • Combination of N and H (X)– This combination endorsement allows you to transport hazardous materials in a tank vehicle.

Endorsement Knowledge Test Required? Driving Test Required? CLP must be issued?
Double/Triple Trailer (T) Yes No No
Passenger (P) Yes Yes Yes
Tank Vehicle (N) Yes No No
Hazardous Materials (H) Yes No No
School Bus (S) Yes Yes Yes
Combination (X) Yes No No

With the exception of motorcycles; if you hold a valid CDL, you may drive all vehicles in the class for which that license is issued, including your personal vehicle so long as all applicable restrictions and endorsements are adhered to.

CLP (COMMERCIAL LEARNER’S PERMIT)
  • You must hold a valid Texas Driver License
  • A CLP is not valid without your base Texas driver license and cannot be used for identification
  • A CLP authorizes you to practice on public roads in a CMV with a qualified CDL license operator, 21 years of age or older who holds the same class of CDL for the vehicle you are driving, sitting next to you
  • You must hold the CLP for 14 days before taking skills exams
  • A CLP is valid for 180 days or when your Texas driver license expires, whichever is earliest
  • A CLP can be renewed one time, up to 30 days prior to expiration, without needing to retake the knowledge exams
  • A CLP is available for 18 years and older by Intrastate only. Once you turn 21. you will be eligible to transfer your license to Interstate.

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What is the difference between Interstate and Intrastate?
When applying for a CDL, it will be necessary for you to understand what type of commerce you will be operating so that the correct type of license can be issued to you. You may apply for a CDL that allows for the transportation of either interstate and/or intrastate commerce. If you apply for an interstate commerce CDL, it will allow you to operate in both interstate and intrastate commerce, unless you apply for an interstate CDL specifically to operate within a certain capacity.

The definition of interstate and intrastate commerce is provided below to assist you in determining what type of commerce you will be operating in and the appropriate form you will need to certify to when applying for your CDL. You may only certify to one form and one section.

Interstate Commerce:
Is trade, traffic or transportation:
  • Within the U.S. between a place in a state and a place outside of such state or outside of the U.S.?
  • Between two places in a state through another state or outside the U.S.?

Intrastate Commerce:
Is the transportation of property (a commodity) where:
  • The point of origin and destination are within one state and the state line?
  • An international boundary is not Crosse?
2nd STEP:  OBTAINING YOUR DOT PHYSICAL:
Commercial drivers and Commercial Learner Permit (CLP) applicants are required to certify to the type of commercial driving they are or will be performing.

  • Depending upon your certification, a current medical examiner’s certificate may be required to be on file with the Department.
  • If a medical examiner’s certificate is required, it must be valid at all times to prevent the downgrade of your CDL or CLP.  Downgrading will result in the loss of your commercial driving privileges and require you to complete the knowledge and skills exams again.
  • Notification is provided as a courtesy to you, as a CDL or CLP holder, approximately 60 days before the expiration of your current medical examiner’s certificate to allow you the opportunity to place a new medical examiner’s certificate on file with the Department.

CONTACT:    DOT EXAM DR.
                       Dr. Shirley: (361)813-7266
                       5646 Milton Street, Suite 326
                       Dallas, Texas 75206  

NOTE:  Dr. Shirley makes house calls every Thursday, weekly.  

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3rd STEP:  TAKING THE COMPUTER TEST AT THE TXDPS DRIVER’S LICENSE OFFICE:
Upon completion of your Written Test, you can take 1 at a time and/or do all 4 at once depending on your ambition of starting your new future.  Please be sure to take the following documentation with you to the TXDPS once you are ready to take the 3 or 4 Written Test on the computer as follows:
 
  1. Driver’s License
  2. Birth Certificate
  3. Social Security Card
  4. Vehicle Registration
  5. DOT Medical Residency
  6. Proofs of Residency

Upon receipt of your permit, please contact Five Star CDL Training, LLC so that we can expedite your scheduling after the 14-day grace period per the TXDPS Requirements.
4th STEP: REGISTRATION TO OBTAIN A CDL TEST DATE/SKILLS TEST:
Once you have completed your Written Test for the Class A (4 Written Test) and for the Class B (3 Written Test) and have obtained your CLP, before you leave the TXDPS, please confirm that you are registered into the “APPLUS SYSTEM”.  Please provide the DPS with the following in order to be registered.

  1. Date of Birth
  2. Driver’s License Number
  3. Email Address
 
EXTREMELY IMPORTANT:  Not following these instructions could cause delay of scheduling.  The “APPLUS System” is the TXDPS System for scheduling a CDL Test Date on the DPS Website called the TXDPS Scheduler.  If you are not registered, you cannot get scheduled.  Please obtain a copy of the Applicant Registration Form in order to confirm there are no typos when being registered.  The DPS Clerks are human and sometimes can make typos.  Always double check their work.  Ask them to read the information back to you word for word, number for number for all 3 above-referenced categories.

IMPORTANT:You “CANNOT” get scheduled, if you are not registered, please remember to register.
5th STEP:  CONTACT FIVE STAR CDL TRAINING, LLC UPON RECEIPT OF APPLICANT REGISTRATION FORM AND CLASS “A” AND/OR CLASS “B” CLP (Commercial Learner’s Permit):
Please contact Cristina Biggerstaff and let her know you have received your CLP and you have been registered so that she can have you scheduled accordingly.  Pending your 14-Day grace period.  Please provide her with the following:

  1. Full Legal Name on file with the TXDPS
  2. Driver’s License Number
  3. Date of Birth
  4. Email you provided the TXDPS Clerk

Always keep the following documents with you at all times in a Notebook and keep up with your paperwork.  Never leave it laying around.  Those documents are a reflection of your hard work and must be kept in a safe place and always available for the TXDPS Examiner to review.  Always be prepared.

  1. Texas Driver’s License
  2. Commercial Learner’s Permit (CLP)
  3. Registration Receipt
  4. DOT Physical Card
  5. TXDPS CDL Skills Payment Receipt (Pay the week of the Skills Test)
  6. Two Forms of Residency

The CDL SKILLS TEST has a three-part driving test which includes: 

  • Pre-Trip Vehicle Inspection:  You need to know your vehicle is safe to drive. Sections 11, 12, and 13 of the CDL Manual covers how you need to explain what you are inspecting and for what reason.
  • Backing Control Skills:  You will be tested on your control of your vehicle. This includes moving vehicle forward, backward, and parallel parking within a defined area.  We can show you how to by-pass the parallel parking.  Sign up and find out how today.
On-Road Driving Exam:  You will have to demonstrate you can safely drive a commercial vehicle on the road in various traffic situations. (Left and right turns, stopping, curves, railroad crossings, etc.)
6th STEP:  14-DAY GRACE PERIOD:
Once you notify Five Star CDL Training, LLC with confirmation of receipt of your permit, we will count out the 14-Day grace period and schedule your CDL Skills Test according to your schedule upon receipt of your CLP (Commercial Learner’s Permit) and completed Applicant Registration Form from APPLUS System.  You cannot perform the CDL Skills Test until the 15th day has past, so you will have time to learn the Pre-Trip Inspection, Backing Control Skills and the Road Test.
7th STEP:  TXDPS PAYMENT FOR SKILLS TEST:
Payment must be made within 5 (five) business days prior to your CDL Skills Test Date and Time.  The cost of the Skills Test is $61.00.  You must pay at the TXDPS in person, any local TXDPS will suffice as long as it is within the 5 (five) business days.  The payment will go towards the CDL Skills Test for all 3 areas – Pre-Trip Inspection, Backing Control Skills (BCS) and Road Test (RT).  You will be required to pay the TXDPS between $38.00 to $61.00 based on your TXDPS request upon payment.  Save your receipt as it will be required for proof of payment on your TXDPS Skills Test Date and can be used as a tax deduction.  Also, you will receive $4.00 back yearly on your Income Tax Return until the funds are paid back in full.

IMPORTANT: DO “NOT” PAY UNTIL “FIVE (5) BUSINESS DAYS” PRIOR TO YOUR TEST DATE BECAUSE YOU HAVE 90 DAYS ONCE YOU MAKE PAYMENT FOR THE CDL SKILLS TEST TO BE COMPLETED AND CLASS “A” AND/OR CLASS “B” LICENSE TO BE OBTAINED, IF YOU FAIL TO OBTAIN YOUR LICENSE WITHIN THE 90 DAYS, YOU WILL HAVE TO REPEAT THE PROCESS.  ALSO, KEEP UP WITH THE EXPIRATION DATE OF YOUR PERMIT OR YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO DO THE WRITTEN TEST AGAIN AS WELL.
STEP 8:  SCHEDULED TXDPS TEST DATE AND TIME:
You must report to the TXDPS Counter to check in within 1 hour prior to your CDL Skills Test in order to obtain your Testing Lane.  Please do not be late.  The TXDPS can and will turn you away and you will have to be rescheduled.  Always try to be at the TXDPS 2 (two) hours prior to your CDL Skills Test to give you time to breathe.  It can be a very stressful experience.  You want to have a chance to be prepared and focused.

DOCUMENTS REQUIRED ON YOUR CDL TEST DATE: 

  1. Texas Driver’s License
  2. Commercial Learner’s Permit
  3. DOT Medical Card
  4. TXDPS CDL Skills Payment Receipt
  5. Two (2) Proofs of Residency
 
IMPORTANT:  FAILURE TO SHOW PROOF OF THE ABOVE-REFERENCED DOCUMENTATION IN HAND WHEN THE STATE EXAMINER COMES TO THE LANE TO TEST YOU COULD RESULT IN THE EXAMINER TERMINATING YOUR CDL SKILLS TEST AND YOU WILL HAVE TO BE RESCHEDULED.  RESCHEDULING COULD TAKE UP TO 4-6 WEEKS, EVEN LONGER DEPENDING ON THE TXDPS SCHEDULER.

You are required by Federal and State Law to carry the following documents on-hand when operating a commercial motor vehicle.

  1. Texas Commercial Driver’s License
  2. Commercial Learner’s Permit
  3. DOT Physical

You may be subject to receive a citation by law enforcement for operating a vehicle without these in your personal possession.  Remember all three (3) of the above-referenced documents must be on-hand at all times when operating a Commercial Motor Vehicle.

DISCLAIMERS:  This is your future.  If you follow these Requirements/Instructions, you will be prepared, and you will invest in yourself to start your future for you and your family.  We also assist with job placement. 

FIVE STAR CDL TRAINING, LLC will get you your CDL Class “A’ and/or Class “B” CLP (Commercial Learner’s Permit).  We have the exact same test as the TXDPS and/or your Commercial Driver’s License with the best instructions and Trainer’s available.  We can get you through the Pre-Trip Inspection, Backing Control Skills (BCS) and Road Test (RT) within an adequate time frame.  We can also teach you how to drive a 10-Speed to prepare you for your future!! Time is Money.  Sign up NOW!!

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