To become a commercial driver in North Carolina, you must pass a general knowledge test and a skills test in a vehicle class of your choice. There are plenty of online resources you can use for your studies, but the official 2024 CDL manual (North Carolina CDL Handbook 2024) serves as the main point of reference. The North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) recommends aspiring commercial drivers to read it at least once.
There are no shortcuts to your learning phase. Commercial driving involves a lot of responsibility, so it is crucial to become an expert in your field before you are trusted with critical tasks. Although effective, traditional reading often becomes difficult with extended periods of studying. Distractions can significantly impact your focus, especially if you share your living space with other people.
To combat these inconveniences, we offer an audio version of the CDL manual. Available online, our North Carolina CDL audiobook offers the flexibility of studying anytime, anywhere in the world (as long as you have an active internet connection). You can listen while washing dishes, training in the gym, or even riding the subway. We recommend listening to this audiobook multiple times, but you can also replay the chapters you are most interested in. Each MP3 file contains a different section of the CDL manual and can be downloaded individually. For example, someone who wants to become a school bus driver would be more interested in the “Section 10: School Buses” MP3 file.
Although you could listen to the entire audiobook in only one night, it’s highly unlikely that you would retain most of the information. With consistency and repetition, you can fully master the theory part of commercial driving by listening to our CDL audiobook over and over again. Give yourself several weeks to study this subject in detail before you show up at the DMV location to take the CDL general knowledge test.
Important note: This audiobook was computer-generated using text-to-speech voice technology. It may not be as clear as an audiobook produced by a real person, but it is every bit as easy to listen to and understand.