← All states for CDL — Commercial Driver's License
CDL — Commercial Driver's License in Florida
Florida HSMV (FLHSMV)
📋 Exam facts
Real Florida exam administration — from the official source
- Practice questions (this site)
- 1281
- Testing agency
- FLHSMV
- Real written-test languages
- English
- To pass
- 80% (40/50)
- Fee
- Original CDL $75; knowledge retest $10; skill retest $20
- Retake policy
- Knowledge retest $10. Wait period / attempt limit to confirm.
- English-only since
- Feb 6, 2026 (no translation services)
✍️ Reviewed by the PassPrep editorial team · How we verify →
🚌 School Bus (S) — additional Florida requirements
Beyond the federal CDL School Bus knowledge + skills test, this state adds its own school-bus driver credential. (Practice here covers the knowledge test only.)
- Administering agency
- Florida Department of Education (FDOE), Rule 6A-3.0141
- State credential
- Florida requires a CDL with passenger and school-bus endorsements plus state preservice certification under FDOE Rule 6A-3.0141 (no separate license card, but a state training/medical/background program through the school district).
- Initial training
- 40 hours minimum
- Renewal / in-service
- At least 8 hours of in-service training annually, related to transporting students.
- Other prerequisites
- 40 hours of preservice training (at least 20 hours classroom + 8 hours behind-the-wheel) including certified CPR and first aid; a criminal background check; pass the DOE dexterity test and an annual U.S. DOT (CDL) physical; and at least five years of licensed driving experience.
Languages, fees and rules change — confirm with the official source linked for each state. 待核 / 'To confirm' = not yet confirmed from an official source (shown honestly, never guessed). The 2025 federal English-Language-Proficiency action is roadside out-of-service enforcement, not a state test-language mandate; states set their own written-test languages (Texas and Florida moved to English-only in 2026).