CDL prep and driver resources

Know the road to your CDL before you spend a dollar on it.

TruxCel Academy explains the CDL path in plain English and links you straight to the official sources — FMCSA, TSA, IRS, and your state. No rumor, no upsell pressure. The TruxCel prep app is on the way.

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TruxCel app Practice Hub showing the eight CDL question-bank modules with progress on General Knowledge and Air Brakes

Start where you are

Five kinds of drivers come through here. Pick your lane.

I’m exploring truckingWhat a CDL is, what the path costs in time, and how drivers get started.
I’m studying for my permitWhat the knowledge tests cover and how to prepare module by module.
I’m comparing CDL schoolsThe ELDT rule, the official Training Provider Registry, and what to ask.
I hold a CDLHours of Service, medical card, Clearinghouse, and inspection basics.
I run my own authorityPlain-English orientation for IFTA, IRP, Form 2290, and new-entrant audits.

Four guides that cover the whole road.

Start a CDL Career

The full picture in one guide: CDL classes A, B, and C, the commercial learner’s permit, Entry-Level Driver Training, the skills test, and a realistic seven-step path from first decision to first job.

CDL classes explained
The 7-step path
Permit and ELDT basics

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Find CDL Schools

Training is a legal requirement, not just a good idea. Learn how the FMCSA Training Provider Registry works, how to compare programs, and the questions worth asking before you pay anyone.

Training Provider Registry
Comparing programs
Questions to ask schools

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Practice Tests

Knowledge tests are built from your state’s CDL manual. See what General Knowledge, Air Brakes, Combination Vehicles, and the endorsement tests actually cover, and how to study them well.

All 8 test modules
Study strategy
Endorsement overview

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Driver Resources

Working-driver orientation with official links: Hours of Service limits, the DOT medical card, the Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse, pre-trip inspections, and owner-operator filings.

HOS, medical, Clearinghouse
Pre-trip and DVIR
IFTA, IRP, Form 2290

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Source-backed by design

Every factual claim points to the agency that owns it.

CDL rules change, and they differ by state. That’s why TruxCel pages carry last-reviewed dates and link to the official source instead of asking you to trust us. Read the editorial policy.

In development · Android first

The site teaches the road. The app trains you for the test.

TruxCel is a CDL prep companion built around a real question bank and honest progress tracking — the screens here are the actual app in development, not mockups.

Practice sessions and exam mode across all eight knowledge-test modules
Readiness and progress tracking that shows your strongest and weakest areas
State-aware resources and bookmarks
Aria, an AI study coach with text, dictation, and realtime voice

More about the app

TruxCel practice session showing a General Knowledge question with four answer choices

Aria assistant screen in the TruxCel app offering CDL coaching prompts like license classes and air brakes

Be first in line for the TruxCel app.

The TruxCel CDL prep app is in active development, Android first. Waitlist members hear about the launch, early testing, and new official-source guides before anyone else.

The online signup form opens soon.

We’re finishing the storage that keeps waitlist signups private and separate from app accounts. Until it’s live, email works just as well:

Email us to join the waitlist

Sends to support@truxcelacademy.com with the subject “TruxCel app waitlist.” We only use your email for TruxCel updates.