Official PDFs
Official State CDL Handbooks
Direct links to every official state CDL manual / handbook PDF. Sourced from each state's licensing agency and the FMCSA's State Information & CDL Manuals index.
Every state in the U.S. publishes its own CDL manual that conforms to the FMCSA model. The manual is the single most authoritative study source you have — every question on the written knowledge tests is drawn from material that appears somewhere in your state's manual. We strongly recommend reading the chapter relevant to each endorsement you're studying, even if you've already done well on a CDL Prep Hub practice test.
If a link below stops working, check the FMCSA index — states occasionally re-host their PDFs after redesigning their websites.
| State | Issuing agency | Handbook |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama (AL) | Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) Driver License Division | Official PDF → |
| Alaska (AK) | Alaska Division of Motor Vehicles | Official PDF → |
| Arizona (AZ) | Arizona Department of Transportation MVD | Official PDF → |
| Arkansas (AR) | Arkansas Office of Driver Services | Official PDF → |
| California (CA) | California Department of Motor Vehicles | Official PDF → |
| Colorado (CO) | Colorado Department of Revenue Division of Motor Vehicles | Official PDF → |
| Connecticut (CT) | Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles | Official PDF → |
| Delaware (DE) | Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles | Official PDF → |
| District of Columbia (DC) | DC Department of Motor Vehicles | Official PDF → |
| Florida (FL) | Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles | Official PDF → |
| Georgia (GA) | Georgia Department of Driver Services | Official PDF → |
| Hawaii (HI) | Hawaii Department of Transportation | Official PDF → |
| Idaho (ID) | Idaho Transportation Department Division of Motor Vehicles | Official PDF → |
| Illinois (IL) | Illinois Secretary of State | Official PDF → |
| Indiana (IN) | Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles | Official PDF → |
| Iowa (IA) | Iowa Department of Transportation | Official PDF → |
| Kansas (KS) | Kansas Department of Revenue Division of Vehicles | Official PDF → |
| Kentucky (KY) | Kentucky Transportation Cabinet | Official PDF → |
| Louisiana (LA) | Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles | Official PDF → |
| Maine (ME) | Maine Bureau of Motor Vehicles | Official PDF → |
| Maryland (MD) | Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration | Official PDF → |
| Massachusetts (MA) | Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles | Official PDF → |
| Michigan (MI) | Michigan Department of State | Official PDF → |
| Minnesota (MN) | Minnesota Driver and Vehicle Services | Official PDF → |
| Mississippi (MS) | Mississippi Department of Public Safety | Official PDF → |
| Missouri (MO) | Missouri Department of Revenue | Official PDF → |
| Montana (MT) | Montana Motor Vehicle Division | Official PDF → |
| Nebraska (NE) | Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles | Official PDF → |
| Nevada (NV) | Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles | Official PDF → |
| New Hampshire (NH) | New Hampshire Division of Motor Vehicles | Official PDF → |
| New Jersey (NJ) | New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission | Official PDF → |
| New Mexico (NM) | New Mexico Motor Vehicle Division | Official PDF → |
| New York (NY) | New York State Department of Motor Vehicles | Official PDF → |
| North Carolina (NC) | North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles | Official PDF → |
| North Dakota (ND) | North Dakota Department of Transportation | Official PDF → |
| Ohio (OH) | Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles | Official PDF → |
| Oklahoma (OK) | Oklahoma Department of Public Safety | Official PDF → |
| Oregon (OR) | Oregon Driver and Motor Vehicle Services | Official PDF → |
| Pennsylvania (PA) | Pennsylvania Department of Transportation | Official PDF → |
| Rhode Island (RI) | Rhode Island Division of Motor Vehicles | Official PDF → |
| South Carolina (SC) | South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles | Official PDF → |
| South Dakota (SD) | South Dakota Driver Licensing Program | Official PDF → |
| Tennessee (TN) | Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Official PDF → |
| Texas (TX) | Texas Department of Public Safety | Official PDF → |
| Utah (UT) | Utah Driver License Division | Official PDF → |
| Vermont (VT) | Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles | Official PDF → |
| Virginia (VA) | Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles | Official PDF → |
| Washington (WA) | Washington State Department of Licensing | Official PDF → |
| West Virginia (WV) | West Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles | Official PDF → |
| Wisconsin (WI) | Wisconsin Department of Transportation | Official PDF → |
| Wyoming (WY) | Wyoming Department of Transportation | Official PDF → |