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    Free Arkansas CDL Air Brakes Test 2025

    • Perfect for first-time and renewal CDL/CLP applicants, and those adding endorsements
    • Based on 2025 AR commercial driver's license manual
    • Updated for March 2025

    Passing the Arkansas DMV CDL Air Brakes Test is essential for anyone looking to operate commercial motor vehicles (CMVs). Without passing, your CDL will include the restriction “L,” preventing you from operating CMVs with air brakes. Failing the air brakes test results in a one-day waiting period and a fee before you can retake it. Our Arkansas DMV CDL Air Brakes Practice Tests are designed to help you pass your knowledge exam on the first attempt.

    Air brakes are essential for navigating Arkansas’s diverse terrain, from the flat Lowlands in the east to the Ozark and Ouachita Mountains in the west, where skilled braking is crucial (especially on I-49). Other key transportation routes include I-40 (which runs freight east-west in the state), I-55 (linking Arkansas to the midwest and southeast), and Route 67 (connecting Little Rock to Missouri). As most semi-trucks and tractor-trailers are equipped with air brakes, restriction “L” would limit your marketability.

    The air brake qualification is crucial for employment across the Natural State’s leading industries, including agriculture, manufacturing, and transportation. Companies such as J.B. Hunt, Tyson Foods, and Walmart Transportation in the logistics sector and Georgia-Pacific and Nucor Steel in the manufacturing sector require air brake-qualified drivers. The state’s charter bus companies, including Arrow Coach Lines and Jefferson Lines, rely on air brake-qualified drivers. Even the thousands of full-size school buses throughout the state use air brakes and have this requirement. The “L” restriction makes operating CMVs equipped with air brakes illegal, making the above-listed jobs unattainable.

    Our CDL Air Brakes Practice Tests cover essential knowledge for the official DMV Air Brakes knowledge test. This test features multiple-choice questions based on the state’s CDL manual (Arkansas CDL Handbook 2025) and requires a score of at least 80% to pass. The information you learn will also be useful as you practice inspecting and operating CMVs to pass your skills test. The skills test includes inspecting components, testing for air pressure and leaks, and operating air brake-equipped vehicles. Overall, the official DMV test ensures you’re proficient in air brake systems, effective operation, and air-brake inspection procedures.

    Our Practice Tests are engineered to offer real-time feedback on all responses and mimic the content and format you will face on the official knowledge test. This scientifically proven approach improves retention and ensures you’re prepared to pass the test.

    4.48 out of 5 • 27 votes.
    9 min to complete
    Available in EN and ES
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    What to expect on the actual AR DMV exam

    25

    questions

    20

    correct answers to pass

    80%

    passing score

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