CDL Permit | Texas Truckers

in order for me to attend swift, i have to acquire a cdl permit with general knowledge, combinations, air breaks, and pre-trip. when i went to the texas dps in san antonio, they told me i didn't need air breaks and pre-trip for a cdl permit (in texas they are right, i dont need air breaks and pre-trip for a cdl permit)...after i informed them that i still needed it for the school they continued to inform me i didn't and they didn't have a permit test for air breaks and pre-trip; has anyone encountered this problem with their dps in texas? and how have you gone about rectifying the situation...because i can't get dps to give me the tests, and i can't get into the school with out it

 

this is for the cdl permit, and texas is a state where you only need to take the general knowledge and combinations to get a cdl permit...to get a cdl license, you would need to take those tests

its frustrating because this is the last and final thing that i need to accomplish and its keeping me from going to school

also, i feel they should inform you to study more than just the texas cdl handbook, there were questions on the general knowledge portion that could only be found in the texas commercial driver law

 

i contacted my recruiter right after i left the texas dps, and he told me if i didn't have it i wouldn't be able to attend the school. he also said if i tried showing up with out it i would be turned around and sent home at my own expense.

and in addition, he also added that he has had problems with this before with texas students...which made me wonder why he didn't inform me of this in the first place, other than that the recruiter has been pretty helpful...but, being ex military i already know how recruiters are

 

thank you, i studied the cdl handbook for the last couple of months and i passed all the tests i took...its just nobody told me i would have to study more than the cdl handbook, and the texas commercial driver law make the texas cdl handbook look like a brochure lol

but ill definitely head back down there again and see what i can conjure up

oh also, do you think its possible they were confused...what i mean is, is there two differen air break and pre trip tests (one for permit, one for license)...because when i was inquiring about it i said i needed general knowledge, combinations, air break, and pre trip permit tests...im wondering if maybe there is only one test for the air break and one for the pre trip

 

im actually confused now, i think im going to contact my recruiter again on the matter...people are telling me there are 5 tests, but the recruiter only named 4 (general, air breaks, pre trip, and combinations)...now that i think about it the first test may have not been the actual general knowledge test because it was called something like texas commercial driver knowledge..

this dps location does do the actual testing