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CDL fees to go up

August 31, 2006|Mike Moore

Those wishing to obtain a commercial driver's licenses will soon have more expense, according to the state's Transportation Cabinet.

Effective Tuesday, Sept. 5, at the time of issuance of a CDL permit requiring a skill test, a driver who has held a Kentucky operator's license or permit for 30 days or longer will pay a skill testing fee of $50 in addition to the $11 CDL permit fee.

For those who've had their Kentucky operator's license for less than 30 days, a skills testing fee of $150 in addition to the $11 CDL permit fee will be collected.

Jessamine County Circuit Clerk Doug Fain said under the current system, it's much cheaper to obtain the CDL license.

Now, a person can get all the CDL endorsements he or she wants and will spend roughly $50 for testing fees. Beginning Tuesday, each endorsement, depending on how long a person has had their driver's license, will have to pay $50 or $150 for each test.

For example, if a person wanted a Class A CDL license with a HAZMAT (hazardous materials) endorsement, and have has his or her state driver's license over 30 days, he or she would have to shell out $50 for each test.

"There are different things you're going to pay for," Fain said on Monday. "The $11 has always been there, it's the $50 and $150 that's new."

According to House Bill 707, the skill test fees collected will be placed in the Kentucky State Police CDL skill testing trust fund. Those monies will be used to train civilian CDL skills examiners and to improve the CDL skills testing process.

Study guides for CDL tests are available in the circuit clerks office.

"With every book, we're going to give them a copy (of the new requirements) so they'll know that they're going to need to bring in some money when they test," he said.

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