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CDL Training in the San Francisco area
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area
Programs
31
15 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$66,450
heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers, BLS May 2025
CDL Training in the San Francisco area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 31 programs: 31 FMCSA registry locations
- Distance from San Francisco
- 15 within 10 miles; nearest 3.4 miles, farthest 47.8 miles
- Length on the WIOA list
- 1 listed program gives weeks: 8 weeks full time
- On the WIOA list
- 1 of 31 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
- $66,450 median for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers ($31.95 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $48,300 to $94,280; 16,450 employed in the metro area; California median $60,230 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
CDL programs, nearest to San Francisco first
| School or location | Where | Type | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Performing Solutions | Oakland | Class A road | 3.4 |
| National Driving School Inc | San Lorenzo | Class A road | 4.2 |
| Zum Service SF | Oakland | Class B road | 4.6 |
| CDL instructor trucking LLC | Hayward | Class A road | 5.6 |
| AC Transit | Hayward | Class B road | 7.6 |
| Bestway Truck & Bus CDL Driving School | Hayward | Class A road | 7.6 |
| CDL Truck Rental & Sales INC | Hayward | Class A road | 7.6 |
| Fremont Truck Driving School | Hayward | Class A road | 7.6 |
| North American Drivers Association | Hayward | Class A road | 7.6 |
| The Truck Master School | Hayward | Class A road | 7.6 |
| Atkar Trucking | Hayward | Class A road | 8.8 |
| City of Hayward | Hayward | Class B road | 8.8 |
| San Ramon Unified School District | San Ramon | Class B road | 9.0 |
| Academy of Truck DrivingWIOA list | Oakland | Class A road | 9.8 |
| Bestway Truck & Bus CDL Driving School | Oakland | Class A road | 9.8 |
| North American Drivers Association | Union City | Class A road | 11.0 |
| Zum Service SF | San Francisco | Class B road | 12.7 |
| San Mateo Union High School District | San Mateo | Class B road | 14.6 |
| Stege Sanitary District | El Cerrito | Class B road | 15.1 |
| Zum Service SF | Redwood City | Class B road | 15.1 |
| Sequoia Union High School District | Redwood City | Class B road | 17.1 |
| Domestic Truck Driving School | Newark | Class A road | 17.4 |
| Apex Truck Driving School | Concord | Class A road | 18.7 |
| Fremont Unified School District | Fremont | Class A road | 19.5 |
| Contra costa trucking driving school llc | Richmond | Class A road | 19.9 |
| Antioch Unified School District | Antioch | Class B road | 25.4 |
| West Coast Truck Driving School | Antioch | Class A road | 25.4 |
| Doaba Truck Driving School INC | Santa Clara | Class A road | 25.9 |
| Liberty Union High School District | Brentwood | Class B road | 28.4 |
| Moga Truck School Inc. | Petaluma | Class A road | 40.9 |
| Easy Affordable Truck Academy | Vallejo | Class A road | 47.8 |
- 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, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, 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
- Bakersfield area23 programs
- San Diego area21 programs
- Stockton area22 programs
- Modesto area17 programs
- Hanford area12 programs