The Commercial Driver’s License
School, Inc. (The CDL School, Inc.) believes that education
provides building blocks to create a sound foundation for career
opportunities. The CDL School creates an educational
environment to help its students develop to their maximum
capacity, technical excellence, occupational proficiency, and
academic ability. Achieving a balance between classroom and
vehicle instruction, The CDL School is developing well-trained,
highly skilled individuals to qualify for careers as
tractor-trailer drivers.
In 1963, The CDL School began offering tractor-trailer driver
training. Since the beginning, The CDL School has attracted a
staff of experienced, well-trained, licensed instructors to
maintain our excellence in education. The CDL School staff and
management actively participate in National, State and Regional
organizations that promote truck and driver safety. In a
continued dedication to motor carrier safety, The CDL School
worked with the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal
Highway Administration to develop the Bureau of Motor Carrier
Safety's Model Curriculum for Training Tractor-Trailer Drivers.
The CDL School is proud of its leadership in tractor-trailer
driver training. Guided by its philosophy, The CDL School will
continually update its programs to develop well-informed, highly
skilled drivers to qualify for positions in the trucking
industry.
Our educational approached is designed to assist you on two
levels.
Level One Level one is for those individuals who need assistance with
the CDL licensing process. We offer a wide ranging curriculum
designed to assist individuals with the complex regulations and
licensing requirements to obtain a CDL license.
The licensing process recognizes there is information about
truck driving and skills that needs to be learned that does not
present a threat to public safety and, therefore may be acquired
after licensing. Remember, the licensing process concentrates on
items that are a hazard or a threat to public safety. As a
result there is a body of knowledge that may be desirable ( good
to know) but may not be essential (need to know) during the
licensing process. What this means is that:
Obtaining a license does not
end the learning process
There are knowledge and
skills that are to be acquired after you have your license
There is knowledge that is
good to know that must be learned for reasons other than
licensing
Level Two
The second level to our educational approach focuses on the
knowledge and skills that are required of drivers of all CDL
class vehicles. After all, there are other attitudes and
behavior that can determine your success as a truck driver.
These include: Marketing yourself to employers, trip planning,
Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations, logbook keeping,
and vehicle specifications to name a few.
We teach you the knowledge, skill, and attitudes to obtain a
Tractor-Trailer License. You will learn by doing, because
knowing is not enough. You will receive valuable experience that
will enable you to pass any employer tractor-trailer, truck, or
bus road test.
Students will train on a variety of equipment sizes and types so
that they will be more prepared for entry level employment
within the trucking industry.
Level one is for those individuals who need assistance with
the CDL licensing process. We offer a wide ranging curriculum
designed to assist individuals with the complex regulations and
licensing requirements to obtain a CDL license.