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Wisconsin Commercial Driver's Manual

The Wisconsin Commercial Driver's Manual provides information on driving rules and practices for operating commercial motor vehicles (Class A, B, or C licenses.)

Volume 1 - Wisconsin Commercial Driver's Manual

General information, passenger transport, air brakes, combination vehicles, doubles and triples, and tanker information is included in Volume 1 (3.4 MB - This file may require a lengthy download time).

Front cover of Volume 1

Back cover of Volume 1

Volume 2 - Wisconsin Commercial Driver's Manual

Hazardous materials and school bus information is covered in Volume 2 (1.7 MB - This file may require a lengthy download time)

To provide the lowest possible file size, the front and back covers to Volume 2 have been removed.

Front cover of Volume 2

Back cover (268 KB) of Volume 2

Students with limited reading proficiency can e-mail dotdriverhandbooks@dot.state.wi.us for additional study information. For a hard copy version of a handbook, visit your local DMV service center. Orders for handbooks cannot be processed through this e-mail address.

Other Wisconsin Manuals

If you want a license to drive a car or light truck (Class D license), you should study the Wisconsin Motorists' Handbook.

If you want a license to operate a motorcycle (Class M license), you need to read the Motorcyclist's Handbook.

You will need the Adobe Reader (provided free of charge) to view PDF files. For more information about getting your free copy of the Adobe Reader, visit WisDOT's Software information page.

Questions about the content of this page:
Bureau of Driver Services, driverrecords.dmv@dot.state.wi.us
Last modified: August 4, 2008