Where to study

Tests

Driving testsCitizenship testsSchool and university admissionsNursing, medicine and healthEnglish and French testsTeachingMoney, law and insuranceTrades and work licencesPilots, drones, boats and radio

Countries

United StatesCanadaUnited KingdomAustraliaNew Zealand

Nebraska · Permit test

Nebraska CDL practice test, manual and permit

DMV’s free Nebraska CDL practice test is an online version of the general knowledge test for a commercial driver’s license (CDL), and each question names the page in the CDL manual where its answer is. The real general knowledge test has 50 questions, and like every CDL written test it takes 80% to pass. You pass the written tests to get a commercial learner’s permit (CLP), hold it at least 14 days, and then book the skills test.

  • 50Questions on the general knowledge test
  • 14 daysHolding a CLP before the skills test
  • $15Commercial learner’s permit fee
Start DMV’s CDL practice test

Updated October 2026 · Written from official sources, listed at the bottom of this page

What’s on the Nebraska CDL practice test?

DMV’s CDL practice test covers the general knowledge test only, and DMV says to use it with the Nebraska Commercial Driver’s License Manual, not instead of it. DMV switched to a new edition of the manual on March 16, 2026. Audio versions of every CDL written test except hazardous materials are available at all driver licensing offices.

Nebraska DMV: CDL Driver’s Manual, March 2026 (PDF) ↗

Questions on each CDL written test

TestQuestionsCan miss
General knowledge5010
Air brakes255
Combination vehicles204
Passenger204
School bus204
Tank vehicle204
Doubles and triples204
Hazardous materials306

The counts come from Nebraska DMV’s examiner manual. If you fail a CDL written or skills test, you wait at least one day to retest.

The commercial learner’s permit (CLP)

  • You need a CDL to drive a vehicle rated over 26,000 pounds, a combination rated 26,001 pounds or more when the towed vehicle is rated over 10,000 pounds, a vehicle for 16 or more people, or one that needs hazardous materials placards
  • A CDL needs age 21 for interstate driving and 18 for driving only within Nebraska
  • A CLP lasts one year and lets you drive with a CDL holder for training, while you also carry your Class O license
  • You self-certify the type of driving you do, and some categories need a current medical examiner’s certificate (the DOT physical) on the National Registry
  • If your CLP expires before you pass all three parts of the skills test, every part must be taken again

Training and the skills test

Since February 7, 2022, federal rules require Entry Level Driver Training before a first CDL, a class upgrade or a first hazardous materials test, and DMV checks it electronically. CDL skills tests are by appointment only, booked by phone by the person taking the test, once the written tests are passed and you hold a CLP. Approved third-party testers also give skills tests for a fee, with two business days’ notice to DMV, and DMV may ask you to retest as part of its audits.

Nebraska DMV: CDL Testing ↗

Fees

ItemFee
Commercial learner’s permit$15
CDL, 5 years$60

Both include DMV’s $5 security fee. Third-party testers set their own skills test fees.

Sources: Nebraska DMV and 5 more. Checked October 2026.

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

Explore

Everything else, in one place

OverviewWhere to learnRoad testDriver’s manualDriver’s licenseDriving lawsDrivers edEn español

Your license

Driving recordLost licenseState ID

Offices and help

DMV formsDMV offices