CDL Requirements in Oregon
Verified against Oregon Driver and Motor Vehicle Services (DMV), Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) ·
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Oregon's CDL program sits inside Driver & Motor Vehicle Services (DMV), a division of the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT), not a standalone agency. Oregon requires CDL/CLP applicants to already have at least one year of driving experience on a non-commercial Class C license, prices its initial CDL fee differently depending on whether the applicant already holds an Oregon driver license, and currently restricts every Passenger endorsement it issues to Class B/C or Class C-only vehicles because, per DMV's own endorsements page, no Class A passenger vehicles are known to operate in the state.
Oregon's CDL requirements — including a $40 commercial learner permit fee and an intrastate minimum age of 18 — are verified against Oregon Driver and Motor Vehicle Services (DMV), Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) (see Oregon DMV — Commercial Driver License Fee Schedule), current as of 2026-07-25.
Oregon CDL Requirements at a Glance
This is the fee, age, and testing detail for Oregonspecifically — for the full step-by-step process see how to get a CDL, and for what Class A, B, and C each permit see CDL classes.
| Commercial learner’s permit (CLP) | |
|---|---|
| CLP fee | $40 |
| Minimum holding period before skills test | 14 days |
| CLP validity | 12 months |
| Age minimums | |
| Intrastate minimum age | 18 |
| Interstate minimum age | 21 (federal floor) |
| Fees | |
| Application fee | — |
| Initial CDL fee | — |
| Renewal fee | $104 |
| Renewal period | — |
| Knowledge test fee | $10 |
| Skills test fee | $145 |
| Testing rules | |
| Third-party testers allowed | Yes |
| Retest waiting period | 1 day |
Other published fees
- Initial CDL — applicant has no existing Oregon driver license: $224
- Initial CDL — applicant has no existing Oregon driver license, with Motorcycle endorsement: $322
- Initial CDL — upgrade of an existing Oregon driver license: $160
- CDL renewal, with Motorcycle endorsement: $132
- Replacement/duplicate CDL: $30
- Add or remove a CDL endorsement (except Farm): $30
- Replacement/duplicate CLP: $30
- Certificate of Test Completion after a Third-Party Examiner test — base CDL: $40
- Certificate of Test Completion after a Third-Party Examiner test — Passenger/School Bus endorsement: $40
Oregon's fee schedule labels this the 'Instruction Permit - Commercial Learner Permit,' valid for 1 year ($40). The Oregon Commercial Driver Manual states the CLP must be held at least 14 days before the CDL skills test may be taken — matching, not exceeding, the federal floor. The underlying knowledge-test score used to obtain the CLP is itself valid for only 6 months and must be used or retaken within that window.
Oregon's Commercial Driver Manual states applicants must be 'at least 18 years of age; you must be at least 21 years old to drive commercial vehicles in interstate commerce,' and clarifies that for this purpose 'interstate commerce' includes operation within Oregon whenever the trade, traffic, or transportation originates or terminates outside Oregon.
The CDL skills test has three segments (vehicle inspection, basic control skills, road test); a failed segment may be retaken as early as the next day, subject to examiner availability. Knowledge tests may be retaken the same day, subject to terminal availability and wait times; a passing knowledge-test score is valid for 6 months. Third-party CDL testers are authorized and can often schedule sooner than DMV itself, though third-party examiners must book at least 48 hours in advance and set their own fees, which vary by company and location.
Oregon CDL Endorsements
| Endorsement | Available | Fee | Knowledge test | Skills test |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hazardous materials (H) | Yes | $30 | Yes | No |
| Tank vehicle (N) | Yes | $30 | Yes | No |
| Doubles/triples (T) | Yes | $30 | Yes | No |
| Passenger (P) | Yes | $30 | Yes | Yes |
| School bus (S) | Yes | $30 | Yes | Yes |
Hazardous materials: State add/remove-endorsement fee is a flat $30 (the same for every endorsement type) plus the $10 CDL knowledge-test fee. Oregon requires the Hazmat knowledge test to be repassed at every license renewal, not only at first issuance. A separate federal TSA background-check fee (fingerprint-based, renewed every 5 years) is paid directly to TSA's vendor, not to Oregon DMV.
Tank vehicle: State add/remove-endorsement fee is a flat $30 (the same for every endorsement type) plus the $10 CDL knowledge-test fee. DMV's endorsements page does not publish additional Oregon-specific requirements for the Tank Vehicle (N) endorsement beyond the standard knowledge test.
Doubles/triples: Requires a Class A CDL, the Doubles and Triples Endorsement Knowledge Test, and a vision screening. State add/remove-endorsement fee is a flat $30 (the same for every endorsement type) plus the $10 CDL knowledge-test fee.
Passenger: Oregon DMV's endorsements page states: 'We do not know of any Class A passenger vehicles currently driven within Oregon. All passenger endorsements are currently restricted' — every Passenger endorsement carries an 'M' (Class B/C only) or 'N' (Class C only) restriction; upgrading from N to M requires retaking the CDL skills test in a vehicle with a GVWR over 26,000 lbs. State add/remove-endorsement fee is a flat $30 plus the $10 knowledge test and $145 skills test.
School bus: DMV's endorsements page does not publish additional Oregon-specific requirements for the School Bus (S) endorsement beyond the standard knowledge and skills tests. State add/remove-endorsement fee is a flat $30 plus the $10 knowledge test and $145 skills test.
For what each endorsement permits, the federal knowledge/skills testing baseline behind it, and hazmat’s separate TSA security threat assessment, see CDL endorsements.
Federal requirements that apply in Oregon
These are set by federal regulators and are the same in every US jurisdiction. Full detail here.
- Entry-Level Driver Training (ELDT). Since February 2022, first-time CDL applicants — and drivers upgrading to Class A or seeking a first-time school bus, passenger, or hazmat endorsement — must complete Entry-Level Driver Training with a provider on the FMCSA Training Provider Registry before testing.
- DOT medical certificate. Most CDL holders who operate in interstate commerce must hold a valid DOT medical examiner's certificate, issued by an examiner listed on the FMCSA National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners.
- Interstate minimum age. Federal rules set 21 as the minimum age to drive commercially across state lines; states set their own intrastate minimum, commonly 18.
- Hazmat security threat assessment. A hazardous materials endorsement additionally requires a TSA security threat assessment, which is a federal process separate from the state endorsement.
Self-certification in Oregon
Oregon Driver and Motor Vehicle Services (DMV), Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) administers self-certification for the following FMCSA operating categories:
- Non-Excepted Interstate
- Excepted Interstate
- Non-Excepted Intrastate
- Excepted Intrastate
Confirmed via the Oregon Commercial Driver Manual's self-certification statements (Section 1.2.3), which offer the same four FMCSA-defined categories used nationally.
Source Notes
Where a source is stale, conflicting, or required a judgment call, we document it here rather than presenting a single confident-sounding number. See our methodology for how these calls are made.
- Oregon currently restricts every Passenger endorsement it issues to Class B/C or Class C-only vehicles, per DMV's own statement that no Class A passenger vehicles are known to operate in the state.
- Oregon DMV's own fee data contains two conflicting amounts for closely related fee line items (a CDL-upgrade-with-Motorcycle-endorsement fee listed as both $160 and $258, and a CLP replacement fee listed as both $30 and $40, in different rows of the same underlying fee table). The figures used here are the ones matching the current published fee-schedule page; applicants should confirm the exact amount with DMV before applying.
means no primary source publishes that figure — left blank on purpose rather than estimated or copied from an unverified aggregator.
Sources
- Oregon DMV — Commercial Driver License Fee Schedule
- Oregon DMV — Commercial Driver Manual (PDF)
- Oregon DMV — CDL Endorsements & Restrictions
- Oregon DMV — Getting a CDL or CLP
- Oregon DMV — Renewing a CDL
- Oregon DMV — Commercial Driver License (CDL) Overview
- Oregon DMV — Manuals and Publications (Forms Index)
Data last verified: 2026-07-25 (verified by: agent) | Source: Oregon Driver and Motor Vehicle Services (DMV), Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT)