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IL CDL Air Brakes “Endorsement” Practice Test 2 2025

  • Perfect for first-time and renewal CDL/CLP applicants, and those adding endorsements
  • Based on 2025 IL commercial driver's license manual
  • Triple-checked for accuracy
  • Updated for August 2025

When you’re looking to take your driving career to the next level, a great place to start is removing the air brake restriction from your Illinois Commercial Driver’s License (CDL). The presence of an air brake restriction limits your commercial driving prospects. Companies in Rockford and other manufacturing hubs, such as Greenlee and Caterpillar, need CDL drivers. However, you must know how to operate air brake systems to qualify for many of these positions. Once you become air brake qualified, you will be permitted to drive semi-trucks, tractor-trailers, and full-size buses equipped with these systems. Employers will recognize you as a driver who understands how air brakes keep you safe by regulating your speed in reaction to changing road situations. However, you must receive the appropriate training to exhibit these skills.

Our Illinois DMV CDL air brake “endorsement” practice test is expertly designed to promote active thinking about the operation of these systems. Successful removal of an air brake restriction requires you to pass an official knowledge test and a skills test (including performing an inspection of the air brakes). You must correctly answer at least 80% of the 25 questions on the official knowledge test to earn a passing score. The practice test contains 30 multiple-choice questions challenging your current understanding of air brake systems. Based on your results, you can identify the information you should study more and determine your readiness to achieve the passing score.

This Illinois DMV CDL air brake “endorsement” practice test uses an innovative study method to help you eliminate barriers to absorbing essential information. The practice test is based on the most recent Illinois DMV CDL manual (Illinois CDL Handbook 2025) and is up to date as of August 2025. Using this source, the practice test gives you the advantage of receiving reliable and authoritative information. If you get a question wrong, the practice test uses the manual to provide the information you must understand to correct it. Traditional study methods, such as study guides, are not designed to provide this level of instruction. Study guides train you to memorize the answers to the questions without helping you correct your misconceptions. This approach limits your skill development to learning surface knowledge and receiving the minimum amount of test preparation. In comparison, the practice test provides you with the important information you must know and shows how to apply it to various driving situations you may see on the official knowledge test. The practice test outperforms any traditional study method in delivering an optimal learning experience and boosting your confidence to pass the official knowledge test on your first try.

The Magnificent Mile offers retail therapy and fine dining options, but you’ll be ready for the long haul with the driving skills developed using the practice tests at https://driving-tests.org/illinois/.

IL commercial driver's license
  • Perfect for first-time and renewal CDL/CLP applicants, and those adding endorsements
  • Triple-checked for accuracy

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7 min to complete
Available in EN and ES
Verified by Steven Litvintchouk, M.S., Chief Educational Researcher, Member of ACES. See our detailed commitment to accuracy and quality in our practice tests.
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What to expect on the actual IL DMV exam

25

questions

20

correct answers to pass

80%

passing score

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