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CDL Training in the Tampa area
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area
Programs
16
5 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$50,560
heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers, BLS May 2025
CDL Training in the Tampa area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 16 programs: 1 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 15 FMCSA registry locations
- Distance from Tampa
- 5 within 10 miles; nearest 2.9 miles, farthest 25.0 miles
- Length on the WIOA list
- 3 listed programs give weeks: 3 to 12 weeks full time
- Completions, 2023-24
- 56 CDL awards at the 1 college that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 3 of 16 on Florida's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle 44% of exiters employed in the second quarter (3 report it); middle completion 91% (3 report it)
- Exam and licence fees
- Commercial driver license, original $75 (read October 10, 2026)
- Pay here
- $50,560 median for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers ($24.31 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $38,850 to $72,770; 15,840 employed in the metro area; Florida median $50,640 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
CDL programs, nearest to Tampa first
| School or location | Where | Type | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roadmaster Drivers SchoolWIOA list | Tampa | Class A road | 2.9 | |
| 1st Class Truck Training | Tampa | Class A road | 4.9 | |
| Tennessee Truck Driving SchoolWIOA list | Tampa | Class A road | 4.9 | |
| CFI Truck Driving School | Thonotosassa | Class A road | 9.9 | |
| Mister CDL INC | Thonotosassa | Class A road | 9.9 | |
| Career Tech | Lakeland | Class A road | 19.9 | |
| Central Florida CDL School | Plant City | Class A road | 19.9 | |
| Propane Ninja | Plant City | Range or theory | 19.9 | |
| Sage Truck Driving Schools | Plant City | Class A road | 19.9 | |
| PCSB Transportation / Bus Driver Training | Clearwater | Class B road | 20.3 | |
| Champion Truck Driving School | Largo | Class A road | 22.3 | |
| FleetForce Truck Driver Training | New Port Richey | Class A road | 23.0 | |
| Cutino CDL Training | Zephyrhills | Class A road | 24.0 | |
| Pinellas Technical College-St. PetersburgWIOA list | Saint Petersburg | Certificate | 56 | 24.2 |
| Florida Truckers Institute, Inc. | New Port Richey | Class A road | 25.0 | |
| Snteov inc | Largo | Class A road | 25.0 |
- College programs, cost and completions: IPEDS complete data files, 2024-25 collection, read October 8, 2026.
- 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, Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL, read October 8, 2026.
- Fees: Florida HSMV, Fees, read October 10, 2026.
Paying for training
- 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
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