IOWA CDL Exam
What do you need a CDL to operate?✔✔Any single vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of
26,001 pounds or more
A combination vehicle with a gross combination weight rating of 26,001 or more pounds, provided
the GVWE of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,00 pounds
A vehicle designed to transport 16 or more passengers (including the driver)
How can you lose your CDL fro at least one year?✔✔Driving a CMV if your blood alcohol
concentration is .04% or higher
Driving a CMV under the influence of alcohol
Refusing to undergo blood alcohol testing
Driving a CMV while under the influence of a controlled substance
Leaving the scene of an accident involving a CMV
Committing a felony involving the sue of a CMV
Driving a CMV when the CDL is suspended
Causing a fatality through negligent operation of a CMV
How can you lose your CDL for 3 years?✔✔if that offense occurs while you are operating a CMV that
is placarded for hazardous materials
How can you lose your CDL for life?✔✔a second offense
, if you use a CMV to commit a felony involving controlled substances
When you will be put out-of-service for 24 hours?✔✔If you have any detectable amount of alcohol
under .04%
How can you lose your CDL for 60 days?✔✔If you have committed two serious traffic violations
within a three-year period involving a CMV
How can you lose your CDL for 120 days?✔✔For three or more serious traffic violations within a
three-year period involving a CMV
How can you lose your CDL for 90 days?✔✔if you have committed your first violation of an out-of-
service order
for at least one year if you have committed two violations of an out-of-service order in a ten-year
period
for at least three years if you have committed three or more violations of an out-of-service order in a
ten-year period
You must notify your employer within 30 days...✔✔of conviction for any traffic violations (except
parking)
You must notify your employer within two business days...✔✔if your license is suspended, revoked,
or canceled, or if you are disqualified from driving
What is the most important reason for doing a vehicle inspection?✔✔SAFETY
What things should you check during a trip?✔✔Watch gauges for signs of trouble.
Use your senses to check for problems (look,listen,smell,and feel)
Check critical items when you stop : tires, wheels, rims, brakes, lights, reflectors, electrical
connections to trailers, trailer coupling devices, cargo securement devices.
What do you need a CDL to operate?✔✔Any single vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of
26,001 pounds or more
A combination vehicle with a gross combination weight rating of 26,001 or more pounds, provided
the GVWE of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,00 pounds
A vehicle designed to transport 16 or more passengers (including the driver)
How can you lose your CDL fro at least one year?✔✔Driving a CMV if your blood alcohol
concentration is .04% or higher
Driving a CMV under the influence of alcohol
Refusing to undergo blood alcohol testing
Driving a CMV while under the influence of a controlled substance
Leaving the scene of an accident involving a CMV
Committing a felony involving the sue of a CMV
Driving a CMV when the CDL is suspended
Causing a fatality through negligent operation of a CMV
How can you lose your CDL for 3 years?✔✔if that offense occurs while you are operating a CMV that
is placarded for hazardous materials
How can you lose your CDL for life?✔✔a second offense
, if you use a CMV to commit a felony involving controlled substances
When you will be put out-of-service for 24 hours?✔✔If you have any detectable amount of alcohol
under .04%
How can you lose your CDL for 60 days?✔✔If you have committed two serious traffic violations
within a three-year period involving a CMV
How can you lose your CDL for 120 days?✔✔For three or more serious traffic violations within a
three-year period involving a CMV
How can you lose your CDL for 90 days?✔✔if you have committed your first violation of an out-of-
service order
for at least one year if you have committed two violations of an out-of-service order in a ten-year
period
for at least three years if you have committed three or more violations of an out-of-service order in a
ten-year period
You must notify your employer within 30 days...✔✔of conviction for any traffic violations (except
parking)
You must notify your employer within two business days...✔✔if your license is suspended, revoked,
or canceled, or if you are disqualified from driving
What is the most important reason for doing a vehicle inspection?✔✔SAFETY
What things should you check during a trip?✔✔Watch gauges for signs of trouble.
Use your senses to check for problems (look,listen,smell,and feel)
Check critical items when you stop : tires, wheels, rims, brakes, lights, reflectors, electrical
connections to trailers, trailer coupling devices, cargo securement devices.
