You either need to provide your own vehicle or test at a facility that will rent you one.
If the vehicle requires a CDL in service, it'll require a CDL for the test drive.
If you already have a CDL, you take the written air brakes test, then do a road test in a vehicle of the appropriate class which is equipped with air brakes.
The General Knowledge test is one of the tests you'll need to take in order to get a permit. What other tests you'll needs depends on what class of CDL you're going for, and the nature of the vehicle(s) you'll be operating.
You take the written Air Brakes test, and conduct your road test in a vehicle equipped with air brakes.
The Amount of states that offer the Troops to Trucks program in the the United States is 34. These states do not make military personel take the driving skills portion of the CDL test. Those applying still have to pass the written test.
Rental Trucks can be taken while appearing for CDL Tests. However it is advisible to practice driving the same vehicle sometime before appearing for the test.
All you have to do to get the endorsement is pass the written test and road test in a passenger vehicle. However, if you have a Class A CDL and road test in a vehicle requiring only a Class C CDL, you'll be restricted to operating passenger vehicles in that class and lower.
The class of the Commercial Drivers License , A, B or C refers to the weight of the vehicle. When a person gets a CDL, they take the General Knowledge test.
Take and pass the written passenger test, and do a road test in a passenger vehicle. If you take your road test in a bus under 26,000 GVWR, you'll be restricted to passenger vehicles requiring a Class C CDL. If you take your road test in a single vehicle over 26,000 GVWR, you'll be restricted to operating passenger vehicles requiring a Class B or Class C CDL. You're really not going to find any Class A CDL passenger vehicles.
Absolutely. It just has to be a vehicle requiring a Class B CDL - nowhere does it say that it has to be a dump truck, roll-off, etc.
There is no air brake endorsement - if you don't take both the written air brake test, and do your road test in a vehicle equipped with air brakes, you get a restriction barring you from operating an air brake equipped CMV. But yes, it is possible to have a Class A CDL with a "no air brake" restriction. The requirements for a Class A CDL are that the vehicle be used on a commercial, for-hire basis, that the Gross Combination Weight Rating be over 26,000 lbs., and that the vehicle in tow (the trailer) have a weight rating of over 10,000 lbs. It doesn't have to be a tractor-trailer. You can road test in something like a Ford F650. The F650 is rated at 26,000 lbs - that in itself does not require a CDL. If you attach an eight ton trailer to it, you now have a vehicle requiring a Class A CDL. You can take your Class A CDL road test in that, and you'll receive two restrictions - "no air brakes" (only applicable to CMVs - you can still drive an air brake vehicle not requiring a CDL), and "no tractor-trailers".
Some jobs will provide the rig for testing if they want you.