Tennessee · Permit testWho needs the F endorsement?
The manual says it’s for people whose main job is to drive, such as:
- Taxi, shuttle and ambulance drivers, who carry people
- Couriers and delivery drivers, such as for flowers or pizza, who carry goods
People who drive as part of another job, such as plumbers, meter readers and engineers, don’t normally need it, though an employer may ask for it anyway, for insurance or safety reasons. The manual calls it a bridge between the regular license and a commercial license.
Who can apply
You must be driving a Class D vehicle. The one exception to the age of 18: at 16, you can qualify if the vehicle belongs to your family’s business and you deliver only that business’s goods.
What is on the TN driver’s license F endorsement test?
You pass a vision screening and a knowledge test made for the For-Hire endorsement, with questions from section B of the manual. Adding the endorsement costs $4.50.
Practice for the F endorsement test
Section B of the manual is the study material. Its chapter sample questions and the 20 practice questions on this site cover section B topics, though neither is the for-hire test itself.
Sources: Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security and 1 more. Checked November 2026.
- Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security: Comprehensive Driver License Manual (PDF, information as of July 1, 2022) ↗
- Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security: Driver services fees ↗
Rules and fees can change, so check the official site before your test.
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