Truck Driving Schools

Truck Driving Training Programs

• Finding a truck driving school is the first step in getting your Commercial Driver’s License (CDL).

• Training programs vary in length; anywhere from 17 days to 8 weeks.

Finding a Trucking School

• Some truck driving trainer programs are through a company, while others do only the training, not the driving afterward

• When training with a company, you are often guaranteed a job when you get your CDL, as long as you meet their hiring requirements

• Some schools offer financial assistance, such as a student loan, while others with sponsor your schooling as long as you work for their company for a certain amount of time.

Here Are Some Ideas for Trucking Schools…

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What to Expect • CDL training programs will

first begin in the classroom. After the necessary paperwork is completed, you can spend up to a week in a classroom learning the basics.

• Once you leave the classroom, you are taught how to drive the truck, learning how to shift, back-up, etc.

• Many companies will have their students then drive with a trainer for a certain amount of time, or for a number of miles, to ensure that the student is comfortable enough driving the truck.

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After You Graduate • If you have trained with a

trucking company, you will now be a driver with that company

• If you attended a school for your CDL, depending on whether or not they have a partner trucking company, you will be looking for a driving job, or be offered a job with their partner company

• Either way, you have just gained a new skill that will give you new career opportunities

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