Getting into Truck Driving School

Admission Requirements and Guidelines for CDL License Training

Admission Requirements for truck driver training are as follows:

• The applicant must be at least 18 years old.
• If desiring interstate employment, the applicant must be at least 21 years old.
• All truck school applicants must have a valid driver's license in their possession at the time of enrollment.
• All truck driver training school applicants must pass a Department of Transportation (DOT) physical examination and drug screen before attending truck school training.
• All trucking school applicants must be drug-free and agree to drug testing.
• All school applicants must be able to read, write, speak, and understand highway traffic signs and signals, to converse with the general public, to respond to official inquiries, and to make legible entries on truck reports and records.

A driver should certify that during the 2-year period immediately prior to applying for a Commercial Drivers License that:

• The applicant has no more than one license.
• The applicant has not had any license suspended, revoked, or canceled.
• The applicant has not had any convictions in any type of motor vehicle for major disqualifying offenses.
• The applicant has not had more than one conviction for any type of motor vehicle for serious traffic violations.
• The applicant has not had any violation of State or local law relating to motor vehicle traffic control arising in connection with any traffic accident, and has no record of an accident in which they were at fault.

Get More Trucking School Commercial Driver's License and Admissions Information.

Commercial Driver's License Information is available from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration