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CDL Training in the Modesto area
Modesto, CA metro area
Programs
17
14 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$58,330
heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers, BLS May 2025
CDL Training in the Modesto area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 17 programs: 17 FMCSA registry locations
- Distance from Modesto
- 14 within 10 miles; nearest 2.5 miles, farthest 21.4 miles
- Length on the WIOA list
- 1 listed program gives weeks: 4 weeks full time
- On the WIOA list
- 1 of 17 on California's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
- 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
- $58,330 median for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers ($28.05 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $38,530 to $78,030; 3,510 employed in the metro area; California median $60,230 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
CDL programs, nearest to Modesto first
| School or location | Where | Type | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centro truck driving school | Ceres | Class A road | 2.5 |
| Ceres Unified School District | Ceres | Class B road | 2.5 |
| Green Valley Truck School | Ceres | Class A road | 2.5 |
| Legacy Limousine Service Inc. | Ceres | Range or theory | 2.5 |
| Rock Star Luxury Limos LLC. | Ceres | Range or theory | 2.5 |
| Avon Truck Driving School Inc | Modesto | Class A road | 2.8 |
| CTDS Truck Driving School | Modesto | Class A road | 2.8 |
| J&R Trucking SchoolWIOA list | Modesto | Class A road | 2.8 |
| Mission Truck Drving School LLC | Modesto | Class A road | 2.8 |
| Centro truck driving school | Modesto | Class A road | 3.5 |
| The Truck Master School | Modesto | Class A road | 3.5 |
| Western Pacific Truck School | Modesto | Class A road | 3.5 |
| Empire Truck Driving School | Turlock | Class A road | 9.6 |
| Turlock Unified School District | Turlock | Class B road | 9.6 |
| Truck Nation School | Salida | Class A road | 10.6 |
| Oakdale Joint Unified | Oakdale | Class B road | 17.3 |
| Patterson Joint Unified School District - Patterson High School | Patterson | Range or theory | 21.4 |
- WIOA list: DOL TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171), read October 8, 2026.
- Training registry: FMCSA Training Provider Registry location file, read October 27, 2026.
- Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, Modesto, 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
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