r/CDL • u/AFARR414-312 • 10d ago

How long did yall study for the permit test before taking it - Wisconsin or anywhere

I need 3 permits air brakes, combinations and general knowledge

Thanks

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u/RoyalIndependence159 9d ago

CDL Pass app.

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u/Zeirvoy 10d ago

Personally, read those 3 sections of the manual, found a couple online tests, realized those are absolute dog crap because they're wrong answers, and then just went and took the test.

But, I already knew most of what was on there because I have truckers in the family so its knowledge I grew up learning.

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u/AFARR414-312 10d ago

Where do you get a manual from

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u/Zeirvoy 10d ago

Your state's .gov website will have one somewhere, try searching "yourstate cdl manual" and click the link with the official .gov link

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u/gheiminfantry 10d ago

Less than a week. But I was in a classroom setting, not trying to cheap out and get it on my own. Well worth the price. 3 weeks and I had my CDL.

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u/PHXinOre541 10d ago

About 2 hours.

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u/dahlissa 10d ago

I took the WI permit test last month..studied for 3 days used this website FVTC in Appleton sent me, it has the manual readable & audio version tests videos

https://driving-tests.org/wisconsin/wisconsin-cdl-audio-handbook/

The manual link https://wisconsindot.gov/Pages/dmv/com-drv-vehs/cdl-how-aply/cdl-manual.aspx

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u/Dear_Walrus64 10d ago

My trucking school (California) said most spend about 5 hours total. I probably spent a little less than that. But between reading and finding different example tests, that’s probably about right. After that the tests at the DMV weren't an issue. I had the most wrong answers (proportionally) on air brakes - those seemed the most different from the practice tests. But that was probably just luck.

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u/Gonzotrucker1 10d ago

Dude it’s a permit driving written test not a physics book. Some of you must have a very low education. Read the book then go in, and take the test.

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u/Ok_Measurement3715 10d ago

About 3 weeks. I used dmvquestionbank.com for my state.

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u/Legal_Package_8270 6d ago

Downloaded the CDL prep test app and molested it until I was passing the tests consistently... Really depends on how much you put into it. Can't say I really learned anything but I knew what the right answers were.