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CDL Training in the Bakersfield area
Bakersfield-Delano, CA metro area
Programs
23
5 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$57,690
heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers, BLS May 2025
CDL Training in the Bakersfield area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 23 programs: 23 FMCSA registry locations
- Distance from Bakersfield
- 5 within 10 miles; nearest 9.7 miles, farthest 68.5 miles
- Exam and licence fees
- Commercial Class A or B license, original application $100; Commercial driving or skill retest $46 (read October 10, 2026)
- Pay here
- $57,690 median for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers ($27.73 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $38,490 to $74,870; 7,050 employed in the metro area; California median $60,230 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
CDL programs, nearest to Bakersfield first
| School or location | Where | Type | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abs Truck School INC | Bakersfield | Class A road | 9.7 |
| Golden Pacific Truck School & Transport INC | Bakersfield. | Class A road | 9.7 |
| Kern County Superintendent of Schools | Bakersfield | Class B road | 9.7 |
| Pathfinder Truck Driving Academy inc. | Bakersfield | Class A road | 9.7 |
| Safeway Truck Driving School | Bakersfield | Class A road | 9.7 |
| 160 Driving Academy | Bakersfield | Range or theory | 13.6 |
| Kern County Superintendent of Schools | Bakersfield | Class B road | 13.6 |
| Ricardo Sanchez-Individual Trainer | Bakersfield | Class B road | 15.4 |
| King Truck School | Bakersfield | Class A road | 17.6 |
| Panama-Buena Vista Union School District | Bakersfield | Class B road | 17.6 |
| The Truck Master School | Bakersfield | Class A road | 17.6 |
| Economy Truck School | Bakersfield | Class A road | 18.1 |
| Fruitvale School District | Bakersfield | Class B road | 18.1 |
| On the Move Trucking School | Bakersfield | Class A road | 18.1 |
| Western Truck School | Bakersfield | Class A road | 18.1 |
| F & J Transportation | Bakersfield | Class B road | 19.1 |
| Cerro Coso Community College | Tehachapi | Class A road | 21.8 |
| Tribal Trucking LLC | Bakersfield | Class A road | 26.0 |
| Taft City School District | Taft | Class B road | 36.3 |
| Mojave USD | Mojave | Class B road | 36.7 |
| Cerro Coso Community College | Ridgecrest | Class A road | 65.1 |
| Rosser Trucking | Ridgecrest | Class A road | 65.1 |
| Muroc Joint Unified School District | Boron | Class B road | 68.5 |
- Training registry: FMCSA Training Provider Registry location file, read October 27, 2026.
- Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, Bakersfield-Delano, CA, read October 8, 2026.
- Fees: California DMV, Licensing Fees, read October 10, 2026.
Paying for training
- WIOA in California: 4,171 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 104 of them CDL.
- Company-sponsored CDL training
- GI Bill
Other California metro areas
- Los Angeles area138 programs
- Fresno area53 programs
- Sacramento area43 programs
- San Francisco area31 programs
- San Diego area21 programs
- Stockton area22 programs
- Modesto area17 programs
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