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Truck Driving Schools in Alabama (AL)
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the job outlook for truck drivers is favorable between 2008 and 2018, with an expected growth rate of 9 percent. The BLS classifies truck drivers into two basic categories according to the type of vehicle they drive: heavy versus light trucks. Heavy truck drivers or tractor-trailer drivers typically transport cargo farther distances (long-haul trucking). Light truck drivers usually do more local deliveries (also known as pick-up and delivery drivers). Alabama heavy truck drivers earn a median hourly wage of $17.51 as of May 2009 (latest available data). This equates to a median annual salary of $36,420. Alabama light truck drivers earn a median hourly wage of $11.89 (median annual salary of $24,730). There are over 42,000 truck drivers in Alabama; a truck driving school will get you started on the path to becoming one of them.
Truck driving schools in Alabama are located throughout the state including Montgomery, Sumiton, Northport, Tuscaloosa, and Opelika. Alabama truck driving schools offer the necessary education and training needed to gain your commercial driver's license (CDL). To earn your CDL, you must be at least 18 years old (21 years old to haul across state lines), have a valid driver's license and pass a medical examination. In addition, you need to take a general knowledge test and practical skills tests according to the class of license you need. Finally, additional knowledge and skills tests may be required for specific endorsements--for example, if you want to drive a bus or haul hazardous materials.
To find a truck driving school in Alabama, check out the trucking schools below.
Directory of Alabama Truck Driving Schools
Alexander City: Central Alabama Community College
Address: 1675 Cherokee Rd, Alexander City, Alabama 35011
Phone: 256-378-2021
Childersburg: Central Alabama Community College
Address: 34091 US Hwy 280, Childersburg, Alabama 35044
Phone: 256-378-2021
Decatur: Calhoun Community College Decatur Campus
Address: PO Box 2216, Decatur, Alabama 35609
Phone: 256-306-2584
Decatur: E.S.D Truck Driving School
Address: 1436 Shoal Creek Rd, Decatur, Alabama 35603
Phone: 866-432-0430
Evergreen: Reid State Technical College
Address: PO Box 588, Evergreen, Alabama 36401
Phone: 334-578-1313
Guntersville: Marshall Technical School
Address: 12312 US Hwy 431, Guntersville, Alabama 35976
Phone: 256-582-8294
Hanceville: Wallace State Community College Hanceville Campus
Address: 801 Main St NW, Hanceville, Alabama 35077
Phone: 256-352-8117
Mobile: Bishop State Community College
Address: 925 Dauphin Island Pkwy, Mobile, Alabama 36605
Phone: 251-405-7000
Montgomery: H Councill Trenholm State Technical College
Address: 5420 Troy Hwy, Montgomery, Alabama 36116
Phone: 334-420-4404
Moulton: Affordable Truck Driver Training LLC
Address: 9930 Alabama Hwy 157, Moulton, Alabama 35650
Phone: 256-974-4120
Opelika: American Truck Driver Academy Inc
Address: 5018 US Hwy 80 W, Opelika, Alabama 36804
Phone: 334-298-9191
Opelika: Southern Union Community College Opelika Campus
Address: 1701 LaFayette Pkwy, Opelika, Alabama 36801
Phone: 334-745-6367
Opp: LBW Community College MacArthur Campus
Address: 1708 North Main St, Opp, Alabama 36467
Phone: 334-493-5312
Oxford: Truck Driver Institute
Address: 4939 US Hwy 78 W, Oxford, Alabama 36203
Phone: 800-642-7364
Sumiton: Bevill State Community College Truck Driving School
Address: Hwy 78, Sumiton, Alabama 35148
Phone: 205-648-3271
Theodore Mobile : Premier Driving Academy
Address: 7601 Theodore Dawes Rd, Theodore Mobile , Alabama 36582
Phone: 251-653-5235
Tuscaloosa: Shelton State Community College
Address: 9500 Old Greensboro Rd, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35405
Phone: 205-247-7722
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