Oregon Commercial Driver Licensing Procedure Is Changing
If you are seeking an Oregon commercial driver license (CDL), some changes are under way at DMV that will take effect this year.
The changes are required to comply with Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration regulations. Oregon is adopting these changes by switching from a CDL “instruction permit” system to a new “commercial learner permit” program. The new commercial learner permit is more like a CDL in that it has a class, endorsements and restrictions.
The law took effect July 8, 2015, and Oregon is making the changes in phases. To ease the transition, Oregon DMV is changing its CDL drive test appointment scheduling policy and procedure this summer:
* Effective June 28, 2016, customers must have a valid Oregon CDL instruction permit and applicable commercial knowledge test scores on record with DMV before scheduling a CDL drive test appointment occurring on or after Sept. 26, 2016.
* On or after Sept. 26, 2016, customers must have either a valid Oregon CDL instruction permit and applicable knowledge test scores on record or a valid Oregon commercial learner permit before scheduling a CDL drive test appointment.
These changes are being made to enforce the requirement, beginning Sept. 26, that applicants must hold a valid Oregon CDL instruction permit or commercial learner permit in order to take a commercial driver skills test.
Additional information about Oregon’s transition to the commercial learner permit will be distributed in future releases. For more information, visit http://OregonDMV.com/