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CDL Road Test Waived on Two Years of Military Driving

Rhode Island waives the CDL skills (road) test for a currently licensed driver with TWO YEARS' experience safely operating heavy military vehicles, who was employed WITHIN THE PAST 12 MONTHS in a military position requiring operation of a military motor vehicle equivalent to a commercial motor vehicle. The KNOWLEDGE EXAMS ARE STILL REQUIRED. Application is IN PERSON with the Military Skills Test Waiver form and a CDL-1, at the CDL office, 600 New London Avenue, Cranston.

Verified August 27, 2026

What this benefit is

Rhode Island waives the CDL skills (road) test for a currently licensed driver with TWO YEARS' experience safely operating heavy military vehicles, who was employed WITHIN THE PAST 12 MONTHS in a military position requiring operation of a military motor vehicle equivalent to a commercial motor vehicle. The KNOWLEDGE EXAMS ARE STILL REQUIRED. Application is IN PERSON with the Military Skills Test Waiver form and a CDL-1, at the CDL office, 600 New London Avenue, Cranston.

What it's worth: The CDL skills (road) test waived

  • Waives the CDL SKILLS (ROAD) test only.
  • THE KNOWLEDGE EXAMS ARE STILL REQUIRED.
  • TWO YEARS of experience safely operating heavy military vehicles.
  • AND employment WITHIN THE PAST 12 MONTHS in a military position requiring operation of a military motor vehicle equivalent to a CMV.
  • You must already be currently licensed.
  • APPLY IN PERSON with the Military Skills Test Waiver form plus a CDL-1, at the CDL office, 600 New London Avenue, Cranston.

Who is entitled to it

  • You serve or served in the U.S. armed forces.
  • You drove heavy vehicles in service.
  • Rhode Island commercial licensing.

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How to claim it

Deadline: Within 12 months of the qualifying post
  1. 1Check both clocks: two years of qualifying driving, and a qualifying post within the past 12 months.
  2. 2Get the waiver form certified while you still have access to your unit.
  3. 3Study for the knowledge exams — those are not waived.
  4. 4Apply in person at the CDL office, 600 New London Avenue, Cranston. There is no postal route.
  5. 5Bring your current licence; the waiver assumes you already hold one.
Form
Military Skills Test Waiver form with CDL-1
File with
RI Division of Motor Vehicles, CDL Office
Documents you will need
dd214
No renewal
Once granted it does not need renewing.
Worth knowingRhode Island waives the road test only. Several nearby states waive the written test as well for some specialties, so do not carry an assumption across the border in either direction.

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