{"id":217115,"date":"2023-11-21T13:58:13","date_gmt":"2023-11-21T21:58:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/?page_id=217115"},"modified":"2023-11-21T13:58:17","modified_gmt":"2023-11-21T21:58:17","slug":"new-salinas-commercial-drive-test-center-now-open","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/news-and-media\/new-salinas-commercial-drive-test-center-now-open\/","title":{"rendered":"New Salinas Commercial Drive Test Center Now Open"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Contact: \u00a0Office of Public Affairs<br>2415 First Avenue<br>Sacramento, CA 95818<br>(916) 657\u20136437 |\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:dmvpublicaffairs@dmv.ca.gov\">dmvpublicaffairs@dmv.ca.gov<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<br>November 21, 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sacramento<\/strong> \u2013 The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) announced today that it has opened a new commercial drive test center (CDTC) in Salinas at 838 Vertin Ave., giving commercial driver\u2019s license (CDL) applicants another location for commercial drive testing. The new site consists of three modernized CDL skills test pads, allowing for multiple tests to be conducted simultaneously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cThis new site in Salinas will better serve commercial drivers and help keep California\u2019s economy moving,\u201d said DMV Director Steve Gordon. \u201cThis is the latest example of the DMV providing improved services to our customers throughout California.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The DMV\u2019s Salinas office, at 260 E. Laurel Drive, remains open and provides all services aside from commercial drive tests, which require a bigger testing footprint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new test site is one of many recent upgrades made by the DMV to make it easier for commercial drivers to apply for an original license, participate in a more efficient driving test, renew a current license and get on the road quickly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Try Online First for Most DMV Tasks<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The DMV has taken many steps to offer more digital services. Most DMV tasks do not require an office visit. The DMV encourages customers to use its <a href=\"\/portal\/dmv-online\/\">online services<\/a> and other service channels to complete transactions, including eligible driver\u2019s license and vehicle registration renewals. Customers can also use the <a href=\"\/portal\/\">Service Advisor<\/a> on the <a href=\"\/portal\/\">DMV website<\/a> to learn their options to complete DMV tasks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">###<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Sign up to receive the latest DMV News Alerts: <a href=\"\/portal\/dmv-news-alerts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DMV NEWS ALERTS &#8211; California DMV<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASENovember 21, 2023 Sacramento \u2013 The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) announced today that it has opened a new commercial drive test center (CDTC) in Salinas at 838 Vertin Ave., giving commercial driver\u2019s license (CDL) applicants another location for commercial drive testing. 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