CDL Training in the Lakeland area

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL metro area

Programs

2 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$57,090

heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$5,995

of 1 with a cost, DOL WIOA list

CDL Training in the Lakeland area at a glance

Open to the public: 6 programs: 5 FMCSA registry locations, 1 known only from the WIOA list
Distance from Lakeland: 2 within 10 miles; nearest 8.3 miles, farthest 18.0 miles
Listed program cost: 1 of 6 list one: $5,995 (DOL WIOA list)
Length on the WIOA list: 2 listed programs give weeks: 4 each weeks full time
On the WIOA list: 2 of 6 on Florida's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
Exam and licence fees: Commercial driver license, original $75 (read October 10, 2026)
Pay here: $57,090 median for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers ($27.45 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $39,560 to $80,990; 7,820 employed in the metro area; Florida median $50,640 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

School or location	Where	Type	Program cost	Miles
Career Tech-IsWIOA list	Lakeland	WIOA list only	$5,995	8.3
Career Tech LLC	Lakeland	Class A road	Not reported	10.0
A&E Trucking	Mulberry	Class A road	Not reported	11.8
Florida Big Rig Academy	Mulberry	Class A road	Not reported	11.8
FleetForce Truck Driver TrainingWIOA list	Winter Haven	Class A road	Not reported	12.9
Lake Wales Charter Schools	Lake Wales	Class B road	Not reported	18.0

WIOA in Florida: 2,364 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 75 of them CDL.
Company-sponsored CDL training
GI Bill