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Free New York CDL Combination Practice Test 2025

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

A variety of economic opportunities for semi-truck and tractor-trailer drivers exist in New York. Key economic sectors employing combination truck drivers to transport their products include manufacturing, retail, and agriculture. Numerous high-tech manufacturing companies in the state depend on truck drivers to deliver equipment and materials to them and transport their products. In addition, New York’s ports and border with Canada make the state a logistics gateway. The Port of New York and New Jersey is one of the largest port complexes on the East Coast, handling a large volume of foreign containerized cargo shipping. Tractor-trailer drivers can find employment in container transport from the ports to markets and distribution centers.

One of the most important truck routes in New York is Interstate 90, heavily used for freight moving between Boston, Massachusetts and Seattle, Washington. Interstate 87 is a key route for cross-border trade with Canada, running northward to the Canadian border and then into Quebec. Interstates 78, 87, and 95 are used by truckers hauling cargo from the Port of New York and New Jersey.

There are three classes of Commercial Driver’s Licenses (CDLs): Class A, Class B, and Class C. A Class A CDL allows you to operate combination vehicles with a Gross Combination Weight Rating (GCWR) of 26,001 pounds or more, in which the towed unit weighs more than 10,000 pounds. You must obtain a Class A CDL to drive semi-trucks or tractor-trailers.

Before you can obtain a CDL, you must first master the theory and practice of commercial driving. To show you’ve mastered the theory, you must pass the official General Knowledge test. However, to obtain a Class A CDL and drive semi-trucks or tractor-trailers, this is not the only knowledge test you must pass. At a minimum, you must also pass the official Combination Vehicles knowledge test to show that you understand the theory of operating combination vehicles. Otherwise, your CDL will include a restriction prohibiting you from operating tractor-trailers, which will essentially defeat the purpose of obtaining a Class A CDL.

We can help you pass the Combination Vehicles knowledge test! This free New York CDL Combination practice test contains 30 questions and answers on such topics as combination braking systems, coupling units, pre-trip inspections, and safe driving techniques. It’s based on the official New York Commercial Driver’s Manual (New York CDL Handbook 2025), just like the official knowledge test. And it’s structured similarly and up to date as of September, 2025. But unlike theirs, ours comes with an available hint to lead you to the correct answer and an explanation of the correct answer.

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