Connecticut CDL — General Knowledge practice
Connecticut CDL — General Knowledge: Traffic Laws practice test
Speed limits, turning and signaling rules, headlight and seat-belt requirements, and the everyday laws every driver must follow.
Content reviewed against official driver handbooks · August 12, 2026
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1. How soon after a license suspension, revocation, or disqualification must you notify your employer?
Correct answer: Within two business days
A suspension, revocation, cancellation, or disqualification has to be reported to your employer within two business days.
Source: Connecticut CDL Manual - Section 1: Introduction
2. When applying for a commercial driving job, how far back must you list your previous driving jobs?
Correct answer: The past 10 years
You must give an employer information on every driving job you have held over the past ten years.
Source: Connecticut CDL Manual - Section 1: Introduction
3. Within how many days must you tell your employer about a conviction for a traffic violation, other than parking?
Correct answer: Within 30 days
Any traffic conviction except parking must be reported to your employer within 30 days, no matter what vehicle you were driving.
Source: Connecticut CDL Manual - Section 1: Introduction
4. Within how many days must an out-of-state traffic conviction be reported to your licensing agency?
Correct answer: 30 days
A conviction in another jurisdiction, other than parking, must be reported to your licensing agency within 30 days.
Source: Connecticut CDL Manual - Section 1: Introduction
5. What must a CMV driver do with hazardous-materials shipping papers while driving?
Correct answer: Keep them within clear view and reach while driving
Hazmat shipping papers must be tagged or kept on top of other papers and stored in a door pouch or within clear reach while driving.
Source: Connecticut CDL Manual - Section 2: Driving Safely
6. How soon after starting a trip must a driver first inspect the cargo and its securing devices?
Correct answer: Within the first 50 miles
You must re-check the load within the first 50 miles and make any needed adjustments.
Source: Connecticut CDL Manual - Section 3: Transporting Cargo Safely
7. A single vehicle needs a CDL once its gross vehicle weight rating reaches what figure?
Correct answer: 26,001 pounds or more
Any single vehicle rated at 26,001 pounds or more requires a commercial driver license.
Source: Connecticut CDL Manual - Section 1: Introduction
8. Under the federal rules, how may a CMV driver lawfully use a mobile phone while driving?
Correct answer: Only with a hands-free device located close by
Holding a phone or pressing more than one button is barred; only a hands-free phone within easy reach may be used to talk.
Source: Connecticut CDL Manual - Section 2: Driving Safely
9. For how long must an Individual Vehicle Distance Record and its fuel receipts be kept?
Correct answer: Four years
These IRP and IFTA source records must be retained for a minimum of four years and are subject to audit.
Source: Connecticut CDL Manual - Section 1: Introduction
10. How many driver licenses is a commercial driver allowed to hold at one time?
Correct answer: Only one
You may hold only a single license; keeping more than one can bring a fine, jail, and loss of the extra licenses.
Source: Connecticut CDL Manual - Section 1: Introduction
11. A vehicle built to carry how many people requires the driver to hold a CDL?
Correct answer: 16 or more including the driver
Carrying 16 or more people, counting the driver, brings a vehicle into the CDL program.
Source: Connecticut CDL Manual - Section 1: Introduction
12. Which of the following is listed as exempt from the CDL requirement?
Correct answer: A recreational vehicle
Recreational vehicles are among the listed exemptions, along with certain farm, firefighting, emergency, and military vehicles.
Source: Connecticut CDL Manual - Section 1: Introduction
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