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Mississippi · Permit test

Mississippi Class D license practice test and exam

In Mississippi, Class D is the light commercial license issued by the Department of Public Safety (DPS), and the everyday license is Class R. You need Class D to drive a vehicle under 26,000 pounds commercially, such as a taxi, a limousine, a vehicle with a business logo or one carrying up to 15 passengers. It has its own Class D knowledge exam, so a Mississippi Class D license practice test should cover the manual’s Class D section as well as the rules every driver learns.

  • $29Class D license for 4 years
  • $57Class D license for 8 years
  • 26,000 poundsClass D vehicles weigh less than this
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Updated October 2026 · Written from official sources, listed at the bottom of this page

Class D or Class R: which one you need

Class R covers ordinary driving. You need Class D when you drive commercially in a vehicle that isn’t in Class A, B or C. A pickup truck doesn’t need a commercial license, whatever you use it for, unless it’s carrying enough hazardous materials to need a placard. Class D doesn’t need a medical card or a passenger endorsement. Heavier vehicles, buses for 16 or more people and placarded loads need a commercial driver’s license (CDL) instead.

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What should a Mississippi Class D license practice test cover?

The manual’s Class D regulations run from page 83 to page 87 and cover company vehicles and trucks. Make sure your practice includes these rules:

  • Lights and reflectors: lights visible 500 feet behind, red reflectors at the rear and amber at the front
  • Warning devices: three flares or reflectors at night, set about 100 feet ahead of a stopped truck, 100 feet behind and beside it
  • Size limits: 8 1/2 feet wide, 13 1/2 feet high and 40 feet long for a single vehicle
  • Following distance: 300 feet behind another truck outside business and residential districts, unless you’re passing
  • Loads: covering sand, gravel and similar loads, and how far a load may stick out

DPS’s Class D page says the manual has Class D regulations and sample questions. The December 2024 edition has the regulations, but no set of sample questions, so plan to quiz yourself on the rules.

How to get a Class D license in Mississippi

  1. Read the whole manual and its Class D section.
  2. Book an appointment through DPS’s Skip the Line system.
  3. Bring the signed application, your birth certificate, your Social Security number and two proofs of your Mississippi address.
  4. Pass the Class D knowledge (written) exam at a driver license station.
  5. Pay the Class D license fee at the station by cash, debit or credit card.
Sources: Mississippi DPS Driver Service Bureau and 3 more. Checked October 2026.

Rules and fees can change, so check the official site before your test.

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