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Best Trucking Schools: Your Source for Local Truck Driving Schools

To start a career in truck driving, the first step is to find a qualified truck driving school. Trucking schools will provide you with the training needed to obtain a commercial driver's license (CDL) and begin your career in truck driving. Best Trucking Schools has compiled an extensive list of truck driving schools in the United States. All of the schools on our site can help you prepare for the CDL examination and give you the behind the wheel driving experience you will need to obtain your license.

How to Find a Truck Driving School

Truck driving schools can be found in all 50 states and are usually concentrated around major cities and towns. Best Trucking Schools' comprehensive list of schools makes it easy to find a truck driving school in your area. Once you have decided to explore a career in trucking, stop by your local motor vehicles office to obtain a CDL manual. This will explain all the requirements and tests needed to gain your CDL license.

There are three classes of commercial driver's licenses (Class A, B and C) depending on the type of vehicle you wish to drive. If you already know the type of truck you will be driving or the type of materials you will be hauling, make sure the school you choose offers training for the class of license you need. This will save you time and help you find the right school for you. For cities where we have featured trucking driving schools, save time by requesting more information directly through Best Trucking Schools. The information you provide will be automatically sent to the schools you have chosen.

Find a CDL Training School in Your State

Best Trucking Schools has created two easy ways to find truck driving schools in your area. First, use the map below to find trucking schools in your state. For customized results based on your specific location, try searching by zip code with our search widget at the top of the page.

Truck Driving Resources and Job Outlook

Best Trucking Schools strives to be the #1 online resource for people looking to start their career in truck driving. With our comprehensive directory of trucking schools, CDL requirements for all 50 states and trucking resources written by current and former truck drivers, we have everything you need in one spot on the web. With the ability to request information directly from schools, we make both finding a school and contacting that school easy, saving you valuable time.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, truck driving is one of the largest occupations in the U.S. with over 3.2 million jobs in 2008 (latest available data). Of the 3.2 million jobs, 56 percent were heavy truck drivers or tractor-trailer drivers, 31 percent were light truck drivers or delivery service drivers and the remaining 13 percent were driver/sales workers. The job outlook for truck drivers is favorable with an expected growth of 9 percent between 2008 and 2018. This represents approximately 292,000 new jobs as the economy grows. The outlook for heavy truck drivers is even more positive with an expected growth rate of 13 percent.

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