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1. The first step is to obtain your Class B or Class A
permit by passing the written tests required by the State of Minnesota. Study the state CDL manual (available at www.mndriveinfo.org ) and take your
test at a state exam station.
2. Then the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
requires a drug test before you can drive any commercial vehicle. Please visit our office to obtain a drug
screen or call us at 651-735-9250 for more information on the drug test. Click here to learn
more about this requirement.
3. After you have your permit and the results from your
drug test have been received in our office we can schedule your training/test
appointment. Appointments are
available Monday through Friday (other than state holidays).
4. Some of our training programs include practice at
our facility in Inver Grove Heights. This training is to prepare you for your
road test.
- When you have
received your preliminary training and are ready for your road test, one
of our instructors will then meet you at one of the Department of Public
Safety Exam Stations in the metro area for a one or two hour training
session followed by the road test.
We have trucks and instructors available at the South Metro Exam
station in Eagan and the West Metro exam
station in Plymouth
for both training and testing. The training is conducted in the area
around the exam station so you will have some idea of what to expect on
your road test. Currently we do
not offer testing at the North Metro Exam Station in Arden Hills because
we do not feel that the tests at that location are consistent.
- For students taking
a comprehensive training program you will be scheduled for additional training
at our facility once you have passed the state CDL road test. If you have trouble passing the road
test we will provide you additional training to help you to pass the
test before you go on to your next phase of training.
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