DRIVER SERVICES

Commercial Driver's License (CDL) Scheduling

Effective January 30th 2012 any individual applying for a renewal, corrected, duplicate or upgrading to a Commercial Drivers license (CDL) that individual must certify as which category of driver you are or intend to be. The (4) four choices are:

Non-excepted interstate driver (NI)
Excepted interstate driver (EI)
Non-excepted intrastate driver (NA)
Excepted intrastate driver (EA)

If you choose #1 option then your current DOT Medical Card must be given to the facility employees prior to be allowed to continue. All pertinent medical information which we need from your medical card will be loaded onto your driver's file.

If you choose any other numbered option the individual will be allowed to be processed. If you are unsure please check with your employer or prospective employer as to which option you should choose.

The employees of the office of the Illinois Secretary of State cannot nor will not have this information as to which category you intend to drive in.

To schedule a CDL appointment online, you must:

Hold a valid Illinois driver's license (Class D), and have passed all required written CDL exams within the last 12 months;
Hold a valid Illinois CDL and have passed all required written CDL exams within the last 12 months (to upgrade your license to a higher CDL classification).
Hold a valid Illinois CDL and have been notified that you are required to retake a pre-trip, skills or road exam.
Complete all required written CDL exams and schedule the pre-trip, skills and road exam as required (to exchange a valid out-of-state CDL for an Illinois CDL).

Please allow 48 hours for your appointment to be registered in the system. If you fail the exam, you may not reschedule for at least 48 hours. You may schedule only one appointment at a time.

To schedule a Mon.-Sat. appointment at a CDL facility, call 217-785-3013 Mon.- Fri. 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

If you are having trouble with the system or for more information, please call 217-785-3013.

Schedule a CDL appointment