TRUCKING TRAINING SCHOOLS

Truckdrivers are a constant presence on the Nation's highways and interstates, delivering everything from automobiles to canned foods. Firms of all kinds rely on trucks for pickup and delivery of goods because no other form of transportation can deliver goods from doorstep to doorstep. Even if goods travel in part by ship, train, or airplane, trucks carry nearly all goods at some point in their journey from producer to consumer.

Lincoln College of Technology
Denver, Colorado

With national accreditation, state licensing and years of career education and job placement experience, Lincoln College knows what it takes to help give you the competitive edge so you can establish yourself in a rewarding career.

• Automotive Technology Diploma
• Diesel Technology Diploma
• Master Certified Automotive Technology - AOS
• Master Certified Automotive, Diesel & Truck Tech Diploma
• Master Certified Diesel & Truck Technology - AOS

Baran Institute of Technology
East Windsor, Connecticut

• Commercial Drivers License (CDL) Program
The Tractor Trailer Training / CDL Program is a 14 quarter-credit-hour program designed to prepare you to pass the Commercial Drivers License (CDL) exam in Connecticut. The program consists of 80 hours of classroom training and 120 hours of hands-on training. You will receive classroom training to help you pass the written portion of the CDL exam; this consists of a comprehensive analysis of all aspects of Tractor Trailer Driving plus a thorough awareness of all vehicle systems. You will receive hands-on training to prepare you to pass the skills portion of the CDL exam; this is comprised of pre-trip inspection, coupling and uncoupling, and field and road maneuvers.

• Diesel Technology Program
The Diesel Technology Program is an 85.50 quarter-credit-hour program. The National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation (NATEF) has reviewed the diesel curriculum, and the curriculum is ASE certified in all areas. After you have been instructed in the basic theory, you will apply it with your hands, in the shop, and on practical work. In most cases, practical work will be accomplished on individual components and trucks. All major truck diesel engines are included with training on Cummins, Detroit , Mack, Caterpillar, and GMC automotive diesel.

New England Tractor Trailer Training School
Somers, CN, North Andover, MA, Pawtucket, RI

New England Tractor Trailer Training School has over a 30-year history of delivering hands-on driver training to qualified candidates. NETTTS offers two professional training courses in Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

• Straight Truck Training
• Tractor Trailer Training

Roadmaster Drivers School - Jacksonville
Jacksonville, Orlando, Tampa, FL
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West Memphis, Arkansas

Roadmaster Drivers School offers quality, comprehensive truck driver training that lets you begin your rewarding career as a professional truck driver in as little as three weeks or eight weekends.
The three-week CDL truck driver training program offers field driving courses for comprehensive, hands-on training that the nation’s top trucking companies prefer.

Demand has never been greater for trained technicians to service, inspect and repair the equipment that moves America's goods.

• Truck Driving Training
• Diesel Service Technician

National Heavy Equipment Operator School
Orange Park, Florida

National Heavy Equipment Operator School offers a complete training package for the entry-level operator. The training utilizes late-model bulldozers, backhoes, wheel loaders, excavators, the versatile compact BOBCATฎ excavator and skid steer loader. Students will learn how to use the equipment for land clearing, culverts and ponds, ditches for utilities, pipelaying, and road building.

• Heavy Equipment Operator

National Truck Drivers School
Orange Park, Florida

National Truck Drivers School is committed to training high-quality safe truck drivers. Our 365-acre training complex is one of the largest and best equipped in the United States.

• Commercial Drivers License Training

Northeast Technical Institute
Hermon, Scarborough, Maine
Haverhill, Massachusetts

NTI's nationally renowned truck driver training and CDL school is designed to teach students safe operation of trucks and a working knowledge of the trucking industry and its regulations. This real world CDL training consists of behind-the-wheel practice at our driver training yard as well as driving in all country and city environments.

NTI's graduates are in demand. Hundreds of local and National companies have hired our graduates and several make monthly visits to the school in search of quality drivers to hire. NTI is a proud member of the Commercial Vehicle Training Association (CVTA).

• Truck Driving CDL A & B

North American Trade Schools - Truck Driving
Baltimore, Maryland

• Commercial Truck Driving

The Commercial Driver's License (CDL) Training program is intended to train you for an entry-level position as a driver in over-the-road or local driving vehicles. The commercial truck driving program at North American Trade Schools focuses on basic information that covers trucks, the trucking industry, and the fundamentals of operating trucks and tractor-trailers. There is no need of any prior education or experience with trucks to enter this program.

• Diesel Technician

This program is designed to prepare you to be an entry-level diesel technician trained in all areas of repair, maintenance, failure analysis and diagnosis. This is accomplished by providing you with labs that simulate realistic settings of repair and diagnostic shops in the transportation industry. North American Trade Schools’ program goes the extra step by preparing you for repairs to not only diesel engines, but also other diesel-powered equipment in the field. Requires a diploma or GED for acceptance.

All-State Career School - Baltimore
Baltimore, Maryland

• Class A CDL Adv. Tractor Trailer Driving
Class A CDL Advanced Tractor Trailer Driver program is for those seeking the best preparation for a long-term career, the broadest job opportunities and the most thorough training available.

• Class B CDL Driver Training
This is an intensive training program that emphasizes hands-on skills and road training in a straight truck. The goal is to enable students to safely and efficiently drive a Class B vehicle and pass the CDL test in his/her home state.

New York Automotive & Diesel Institute
Jamaica, New York

Do your dream big? Really big? Well this is where the Big Boys are! Tractors. Trailers. Heavy Duty Equipment. Learn it all here in our ASE Master Certified Medium / Heavy Truck Program. Learn by using equipment from Caterpillar, Mack, Cummins, and Detroit.

• Master Truck & Diesel Technician
16 Courses: Full Time 12 Months / Part Time 18 Months

Students in the Master Truck and Diesel Technician Program Will Study all eight areas of Medium / Heavy Truck ASE Certification.

• Certified Truck & Diesel Technician
10 Courses: Full Time 8 Months / Part Time 18 Months

Students in the Certified Truck & Diesel Technician Program will study five areas of Medium/Heavy Truck ASE Certification.

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• Diesel Mechanics/Heavy Truck Maintenance

You’ll get hands-on training in:
- Diesel Engine Fundamentals.
- Hydromechanical Diesel Fuel Injection Systems
- Computerized Truck and Bus Systems Management
- Truck steering, suspension, brake and transmission systems

Hamrick Truck Driving School
Medina, Ohio

Currently Hamrick School is offering the following Class "A" CDL truck driver training programs:

• CDL Skills Training Program (160 hrs.)
• Advanced Truck Driver Training Program (244 hrs.)
• 404 Professional Truck Driver Training Program (404 hrs.)
• 600 Master Truck Driver Training Program (600 hrs.)

All-State Career School
Lester, North Versailles, Pennsylvania

You can have a rewarding career that includes job security, good income, travel and independence can be yours with truck driver training from All-State Career School.

• Advanced Tractor Trailer Training
The training in this program will provide students with advanced maneuvering and driving skills in a tractor-trailer, as well as in-depth classroom material. The result is a graduate with a CDL, an All-State Career diploma or certificate, and the knowledge and ability to be an immediate asset to any employer.
(Program offered in North Versailles, PA

• CDL Prep
The objective of this program is to teach students the basics of safely operating a tractor-trailer, which will enable him/her to pass the Class A CDL test. Once a graduate has obtained a Class A CDL and a diploma or certificate from All-State Career, they will be eligible for employment as a tractor-trailer driver. This program is suited for those who are interested in entry-level positions as long-distance tractor-trailer drivers. (Not available at Baltimore campus)

New Castle School of Trades
Pulaski/New Castle, Pennsylvania

• Heavy Equipment Operations
(19.5-week Diploma)

Heavy Equipment Operations will provide the skills necessary to operate a variety of light and heavy equipment used in the construction and transportation industries. Through a mix of theory classes and hands-on practice, the graduates of the program will be able to operate a tractor, fork truck, dump truck, bulldozer, backhoe, front loader, motor grader or excavator, and have the ability to maneuver a trailer for the loading and unloading of equipment and materials. In addition, graduates will also acquire print reading and math skills necessary for earth moving, grading and finishing.

• Heavy Equipment Operations with CDL
(25.5-week Diploma)

Apart from learning to operate light and heavy equipment used in the construction and transportation industries, graduates, through learning the course material, will be trained to drive a tractor-trailer in order to obtain a Class A Commercial Driver's License.

Class A:
Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, provided the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle(s) being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds; holders of subclass A licenses may, with any appropriate endorsements and/or permits, operate all vehicles within subclasses B and C.

Class B:
Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing a vehicle not in excess of 10,000 pounds GVWR; Holders of subclass B license may, with any appropriate endorsements and/or permit, operate all vehicles within subclass C.

- Opportunities should be good, because this occupation has among the greatest number of job openings each year.
- Competition is expected for jobs offering the highest earnings or most favorable work schedules.
- A commercial driver's license is required to operate most larger trucks.

U.S. Department of Labor - Bureau of Labor Statistics

Here you will find everything you need to know in order to be successful on your particular CDL test and get your commercial driver's license.