To get right to it, Yes the materials provided in this app will greatly helpYou gain the knowledge needed to pass your written test. NOTE- some questions WILL be worded slightly different in comparison to the test your gonna take out your local DMV. Some questions I had to read a couple times and re-word in my mind to make it make sense to what the app had me studying. Also my last Note THAT HAS NO RELEVANCE TO THE APP. Once you get past your written test congratulations your half way there, but the hard parts just begun I wish I had an answer as to why Pre-Trip inspections are so hard but I don’t These people at the testing facilities are down right ignorant, you go to one they tell you didn’t pass and will not tell you why (because it’s considered coaching) is what you’ll be told. And if you go to another facility you may be told your not passing today because you’ve been told to study the wrong material. So in my opinion Pre trip is based on what prompter you get that day,there opinions on what’s right and the mood there in. Took me 7 months to finally pass everything from the time I took my written test to the time I passed pre-trip,skills and my driving. So mentally prepare your selves for what’s to come. And good luck out there.

I purchased a well known book from Barnes&Noble and ended up finding more than one mistake and incorrect answer from their “correct answer key”. Then, instead of continuing with the book, I used this app casually for two weeks and I ended up passing 6 tests in one day on my first try. The mandatory 3: general knowledge, air brakes, and combination vehicles tests. Plus, because I was well prepared, I ended up taking 3 endorsement tests on the same day: tankers, doubles/triples, and hazmat. I did purchase the full version of the CDL GENIE but I still saved money because whatever endorsement tests you take when you get your permit and you pay for you CA CDL, the usual cost of the endorsements are included free in the regular base CDL license fee of $78. Meaning, If I went back to the dmv after I got my license, it would’ve cost me $46 extra to get my endorsements added on. It is well worth it to use the CDL GENIE.

My 3 day trail ends tomorrow but according to Apple my card has already attempted to be charged. They (this app) sent me a notification an hour ago saying my free trial ends tomorrow but when I go to look at the subscription under my subscriptions, it tells me that my payment was declined. So glad I used a pre paid card for this and not my real bank card. I would have been livid! Also, The app has way too much info about things that have nothing to do with the test you take at the DMV. At least for a class A. It should be more categories for you to pick exactly what you’re testing over. Some of us are new to this so we don’t know what we need to learn. The CDL prep app with the blue steering wheel is free and is specific to the basic test. Made 100s on all of my test the first time with that app. This app would have had me learning things I didn’t even need to know which is extremely overwhelming for some! I see comments saying if you study this for a week or 2 you will pass, me and several other classmates used the other app I mentioned and after studying for 2-3 hours, made perfect scores. This app was only used for the special requirements here in Texas. That’s what made the 2 stars come about, they did nail that one but the rest is just too much!

Although the videos are very long and a little mundane, this is an excellent and organized CDL prep course. Most of the information in the videos and the test questions that reflect what’s in the handbook, HOWEVER, there is a lot of information that you will not learn in reading the CDL handbook alone. I love how it offers not only knowledge tests, but prep for endorsements too! I also love the multiple-choice simulation and how an explanation is provided for the correct answer-choice. One suggestion to improve the app would be to incorporate live, realistic videos that demonstrate the entire pre-trip inspection, simulation of the skills and road test, and the different parts of the tractor and trailer components (I.e., air brake system, engine compartment, etc.), because reading alone is not enough to comprehend and remember all those complex systems. I believe that hands-on practice is the best way to remember most of this material. Unfortunately, majority of test-takers have not and will not gain that experience prior to testing, so video demonstrations would be a very beneficial addition to the application.