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Vets-2-Trucks — the CDL Driving Test Waived on Military Experience

Colorado waives the CDL drive skills test for residents who are currently serving, close to discharge, or discharged within the last year, on the strength of military driving experience. The written exams are still required. The forms are DR 2742 for the waiver and DR 2172 for the ten-year licence certification.

Verified August 27, 2026

What this benefit is

Colorado waives the CDL drive skills test for residents who are currently serving, close to discharge, or discharged within the last year, on the strength of military driving experience. The written exams are still required. The forms are DR 2742 for the waiver and DR 2172 for the ten-year licence certification.

What it's worth: The CDL drive skills test waived — written exams still required

  • The window is currently serving, close to discharge, or discharged within ONE YEAR. It closes quickly.
  • It waives the DRIVE skills test only. The written exams are still required.
  • The forms are DR 2742 for the waiver application and DR 2172 for the ten-year licence certification.
  • Colorado residency is required.
  • What it saves is the cost and time of skills testing, which is substantial but not published as a figure.

Who is entitled to it

  • You served in the U.S. armed forces.
  • You have military driving experience.
  • You are a Colorado resident.

Not sure whether that describes you?

Answer a few questions about this benefit specifically — we only ask what this one actually depends on, and we stop as soon as we know.

How to claim it

  1. 1Start before you separate if you can. The window is one year from discharge and the certifications are easier to obtain while you are still in.
  2. 2File DR 2742 for the waiver and DR 2172 for the ten-year licence certification. Both are needed.
  3. 3Book the written exams anyway — those are not waived, and the waiver is of the drive test alone.
  4. 4If you are past a year from discharge, this route is closed. Ask the DMV what else applies.
Form
DR 2742 (waiver) and DR 2172 (ten-year certification)
File with
Colorado Division of Motor Vehicles
Documents you will need
dd214
No renewal
Once granted it does not need renewing.

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