MO CDL Passenger

A Class B commercial license covers a single vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating over 26,000 pounds, plus a towed unit of 10,000 pounds or less. Adding the P endorsement lets that vehicle carry 16 or more passengers, including you. It does not cover a Class A tractor-trailer combination.

Written knowledge testing is taken at a Missouri State Highway Patrol driver examination station. Under state law the written test is given only in English and no translators are permitted for knowledge testing, so plan to read and answer in English even if you test in another language elsewhere.

Vehicle inspection, basic control skills, and the on-road drive. Since December 4, 2023, Missouri has used the modernized test model described in Sections 11M and 12M of the CDL Manual, so make sure the manual version you study matches your test date.

You must hold the Commercial Learner's Permit and the associated training for a minimum of 14 days before you are eligible for skills testing. Skills tests are by appointment only at designated Patrol CDL test sites, so book early rather than waiting until day 14.

The commercial learner's permit fee is $44.00, which bundles a $25 written examination fee, a $10 permit transaction fee, and a $9 office processing fee. Later, most first-time CDL applicants with a valid permit pay about $83, covering a $25 skills test fee, a $40 license transaction fee, and an $18 office processing fee.

Yes. Since February 7, 2022, you must complete Entry Level Driver Training from a provider listed on FMCSA's Training Provider Registry before your skills test, and the examiner must verify that completion electronically. Confirm your provider is listed before you pay for training.

You retake both. Missouri requires the vehicle inspection and basic control skills components to be administered in the same test version, so if one part failed under the old version and you reschedule on or after December 4, 2023, both must be taken in the modernized version.

Bring your current license, your current permit, your completed knowledge test results, and documents from the acceptable-documents list for a REAL ID-compliant or non-compliant commercial license. All CDL and permit applicants must also submit two acceptable documents proving Missouri residency for any new, renewal, duplicate, or address-change transaction.

Possibly. Missouri allows active-duty or retired service members to apply for a skills test waiver if they were regularly employed within 90 days before applying in a job requiring CMV operation and drove a commercial vehicle for the military at least 60 days in the preceding two years. You still take the knowledge exams.

Start with general knowledge and passenger-carrying content, then drill Sections 11M and 12M until you can recite the inspection sequence and describe each basic control maneuver from memory. Practice aloud, since the inspection is spoken. Finish with timed mixed sets so recall holds under pressure.