Renew or update your CDL
New self-certification and medical examiner’s certificate requirements
New regulations require all commercial driver license (CDL) holders who operate for interstate commerce to keep their current medical examiner’s certificates on file with us. To confirm who has to keep a medical certificate on file, all CDL holders must self-certify in person between January 30, 2012 and January 30, 2014.
To learn more about these new requirements and how to self-certify, see Medical certificates and self-certification.
Commercial driver license
When you apply to renew or upgrade your commercial driver license (CDL), you must:
- Provide any updated information.
- Complete any additional testing requirements for an upgrade.
Hazardous materials endorsement
If you want to keep or upgrade a hazardous materials endorsement (HME), you must:
- Provide any updated information.
- Complete any additional testing requirements for an upgrade.
- Pass a hazardous materials knowledge test.
- Submit fingerprints and pass the federal Transportation Security Administration (TSA) background check.
