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ID CDL Air Brakes Practice Test 3 2025

Perfect for first-time and renewal CDL/CLP applicants, and those adding endorsements.

To meet the qualifications for the most driving opportunities, you must not have an air brakes restriction on your Idaho commercial driver’s license (CDL). Although learning about air brakes may seem like a task as tall as Borah Peak, our practice test series helps you manage the challenges. Our third free Idaho DMV CDL Air Brakes practice test builds upon your Entry-Level Driver’s Training (ELDT) skills to provide you with an in-depth knowledge of air brake systems. Most large commercial vehicles, including semi-trucks and full-size buses, use air brakes to produce sufficient braking force. Removing the Air Brakes restriction from your CDL enhances your driving privileges, and the practice test can teach you the necessary skills.

Our Idaho DMV CDL Air Brakes practice test accelerates your learning process by strategically targeting your learning obstacles. The practice test identifies the information you struggle to understand, without which you cannot successfully perform a physical inspection of the system or pass the official Air Brakes knowledge test. You must meet both of these requirements to remove the air brakes restriction from your CDL. The practice test contains 30 questions to assess your present knowledge level and directs your attention to the information you should study further. This interactive capability sets the practice test apart from other on-line resources. You will be fully prepared to correctly answer at least 80% of the 25 questions on the official knowledge test required to pass.

By taking its information from the most authoritative source available, this Idaho DMV CDL Air Brakes practice test establishes its credibility. The practice test is based on the most recent Idaho DMV CDL manual (Idaho CDL Handbook 2025) and is up to date as of November 2025. If you submit an incorrect answer, the practice test displays a detailed explanation of the correct one. Traditional study methods, such as study guides, are not designed to assist you in this way. Study guides focus on training you to merely memorize the answers to the questions and force you to seek the information to correct your wrong answer. Using the practice test, you won’t need to waste your study time searching through additional resources to find the required information. The information you must know to correct your misunderstandings is immediately provided. Equipped with accurate and relevant information, you will be able to rapidly expand your driving skills and exhibit abundant confidence. The practice test can make it possible for you to pass the official knowledge test on your first try. It’s the most innovative study method for rapidly expanding your driving skills.

“The River of No Return” provides excitement for whitewater rafters, and you can enjoy the freedom of the open road with the professional driving skills developed using the practice tests at https://driving-tests.org/idaho/id-cdl-practice-test/.

Real exam-style pitfalls you’ll practice:
Common Traps
Distractors
Trick Wording
Double Negatives
ID CDL Air Brakes Practice Test 3 2025
ID commercial driver's license
Based on official ID exam questions
Steven Litvintchouk, M.S., Chief Educational Researcher at Driving-Tests.org

Authored and fact-checked by Steven Litvintchouk, M.S.

Chief Educational Researcher, Driving‑Tests.org (ACES member)
Verified for accuracy November 2025
Methodology & Editorial Policy

8 min to complete
Available in EN and ES

What to expect on the actual ID permit test

25

questions

20

correct answers to pass

80%

passing score

More ID CDL test resources

  1. Air Brakes Test 1
  2. Air Brakes Test 3 (you are here)
  3. Air Brakes Test 4

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