Mission Statement
Create, record and renew registration of vehicle ownership, and provide testing, issuance and reporting of driver licenses.
Whitney Brewster
Director
State of Alaska
Department of Administration
Division Of Motor Vehicles
COMMERCIAL DRIVER LICENSE (CDL)
Endorsements | Medical / Vision | Transferring a CDL | Type
You must be domiciled in the State of Alaska in order to obtain or renew an Alaska CDL. (Domicile = ALASKA MUST be your true, fixed and permanent home, and principal residence to which you intend to return whenever you are absent.)If you live in RURAL Alaska, please CLICK HERE for additional information.
Transportation Worker Identification Credentials (TWIC) are issued by the Department of Homeland Security and are not available through DMV.
ORIGINAL ALASKA COMMERCIAL DRIVER
LICENSE (CDL)
A background check is required if you wish to obtain
a hazardous materials endorsement or renew a CDL with a hazardous materials endorsement.
A commercial driver license (CDL) is required
for a resident of Alaska who is driving a vehicle intrastate (19 & above) or interstate (21 & above) with a gross vehicle
weight rating (GVWR) of 26,001 pounds or more. If you will be driving
a vehicle designed to carry 16 or more passengers, or transporting hazardous
materials, regardless of the GVWR, a CDL is required. A commercial driver may
have only one license and that license must be issued by their home state.
Those exempted from the commercial driver licensing requirements include drivers
of recreational, military and emergency vehicles. Farm vehicles are exempt
if controlled and operated by a farmer, used to transport agricultural products
or machinery to and from a farm, not used in for-hire or contract carrier operations,
and if driven no further than 150 miles from the farm.
Your social security
number is required to obtain a CDL. The commercial driver license fee is
$100.00. There is a $25.00 non-refundable fee for those requiring
a road test. Road
test appointments may be scheduled in any State DMV office or using our Online Services. In the Municipality of Anchorage, commercial tests are
administered by the Center for Employment Education (CEE). Call 279-8451
for an appointment. Outside the Municipality of Anchorage,
please contact your local DMV, schedule your road test online or click HERE for additional 3rd Party Testers.
An applicant must be at least twenty-one years of age at the time of application
and must have held a valid driver license for at least one year. For
an intrastate license, the applicant must be at least nineteen years of
age. An
applicant must pass the road, vision and written test prior to issuance of
the CDL. For
further information about obtaining a commercial driver license, please address
your questions to: E-mail
ALASKA DMV
TRANSFERRING A CDL FROM ANOTHER STATE
Welcome to Alaska! Please be sure to obtain an Alaska license within 30 days of your arrival if you intend to make Alaska your home. If you do not have any intention of becoming a resident of Alaska (Seasonal worker, etc.) you must have a valid CDL from your home state in order to drive a Commercial Motor Vehicle in Alaska.
To transfer a CDL from another state to Alaska, you must:
- Complete an Application for Alaska Driver License, Permit or State Identification (Form 413) and an Application for Commercial Driver License (Form 415).
- Provide proof of the following: Date of birth, legal name, social security number and your physical address IN ALASKA.
- Surrender your valid license from another state. (Cannot be expired for over 1 year.)
- Pass the written "Rules
of the Road" test to convert to an Alaska license.
(20 questions) - Pass the "Hazardous Materials" test if you have that
endorsement and wish to keep it.
Effective January 31, 2005, you are required to pass a background check in order to obtain or retain a hazardous materials endorsement.
- Pass any knowledge tests for endorsements that you wish to add to your license and do not have on your current license. Some endorsements require a road test.
- Pass a vision test.
- Pay the $100.00 fee for an ALASKA CDL.
Note: If your CDL from another state has been expired over one year, you must pass ALL written tests that apply to the type of license you wish to obtain. A road test is required if the license has been expired over five years.
NEW CDL MEDICAL CARD & VISION REQUIRMENTS
Please see the following for information on CDL Medical Cards.
Medical Report: DOT FORMS
Vision requirements to holda CDL are 20/40 or better corrected in both eyes. If you do not meet the requirements, you may be eligible for a waiver for INTRASTATE, ONLY. See your eye doctor for a current vision test. If you cannot meet the vision requirements, you will need the results from your eye doctor before you can apply for a waiver. These are issued by the Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division of the Department of Transportation (DOT). Vision Waiver Application
Federal Regulation is CFR 49 391.41 (10)
TYPES OF COMMERCIAL DRIVER LICENSE'S AND ENDORSEMENTS:
- Class A/CDL - May operate a combination of a motor vehicle and one or more other vehicles with a GCWR of greater than 26,000 pounds where the combined GVWR of the vehicle or vehicles being towed is greater than 10,000 pounds; a holder of a Class A/CDL license may also operate a Class B/CDL, Class C/CDL, or Class D vehicle. (Examples: 18 wheelers, log trucks)
- Class B/CDL - May operate a motor vehicle with a GVWR of greater than 26,000 pounds, or a motor vehicle with a GVWR of greater than 26,000 pounds that is towing a vehicle with a GVWR of 10,000 pounds or less; a holder of a Class B/CDL license may also operate a Class C/CDL or Class D vehicle. (Examples: dump trucks, cement mixer, box trucks, motor coaches)
- Class C/CDL - May operate any single motor vehicle, or a combination of a motor vehicle and one or more other vehicles not meeting the definitions of Class A/CDL or B/CDL, but is either designed to transport 16 or more passengers, including the driver, or is placarded under hazardous materials regulations in 49 C.F.R. Part 172, Subpart F, revised as of October 1, 2009; a holder of a Class C/CDL may also operate a Class D vehicle.
ENDORSEMENT CODE, TEST REQUIREMENTS & ENDORSEMENT TYPE
H - Knowledge & Background
Check (Background check - Effective 1/31/05)
Hazardous material in placardable
amounts.
N - Knowledge - Hauling liquids in bulk (Tank)
P - Knowledge & Skills (road test) - Transporting more than 15 passengers
S - Knowledge & Skills (road test) - School Bus
T - Knowledge - Double or Triple Trailers
X - Knowledge & Background
Check (Background check - Effective 1/31/05)
Combination of N and H endorsements
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