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CDL Training in the Chicago area
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area (Illinois, Indiana)
Programs
94
24 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$62,300
heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers, BLS May 2025
CDL Training in the Chicago area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 94 programs: 2 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 90 FMCSA registry locations, 2 known only from the WIOA list
- Distance from Chicago
- 24 within 10 miles; nearest 1.1 miles, farthest 55.3 miles
- Length on the WIOA list
- 24 listed programs give weeks: 2 to 16 weeks full time
- Completions, 2023-24
- 185 CDL awards at the 2 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 24 of 94 on Illinois's, Louisiana's or Indiana's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle 79% of exiters employed in the second quarter (3 report it); middle completion 85% (3 report it)
- Pay here
- $62,300 median for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers ($29.95 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $41,300 to $88,230; 62,210 employed in the metro area; Illinois median $60,320 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
CDL programs, nearest to Chicago first
| School or location | Where | Type | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borchardt Transport Inc | Summit, IL | Class A road | 1.1 | |
| Professional Truck Driving SchoolWIOA list | Summit, IL | Class A road | 1.1 | |
| ALAMO TRUCK DRIVING SCHOOL iNCWIOA list | Chicago, IL | Class A road | 2.0 | |
| Blue Horizon CoWIOA list | Chicago, IL | Class A road | 2.0 | |
| Bulldog Driving School | Chicago, IL | Class A road | 2.0 | |
| America Business College | Cicero, IL | Class A road | 4.3 | |
| Progressive Truck Driving School, INC | Cicero, IL | Class A road | 4.3 | |
| Xmax Driving Solutions LLC | Hickory Hills, IL | Class A road | 4.7 | |
| Star Truck Driving School IncWIOA list | Hickory Hills, IL | WIOA list only | 4.8 | |
| America Business CollegeWIOA list | Chicago, IL | Class A road | 5.1 | |
| Columbia Driving School | Chicago, IL | Class A road | 5.1 | |
| Latino Express, INC | Chicago, IL | Class B road | 5.1 | |
| Echo Windy City Transportation | Broadview, IL | Class B road | 5.3 | |
| All Pro Truck Driving School LLCWIOA list | Chicago, IL | Class A road | 5.6 | |
| United Quick Transportation | Chicago, IL | Class B road | 6.1 | |
| 160 Driving Academy | Palos Hills, IL | Range or theory | 6.2 | |
| Bulldog Driving School | Palos Hills, IL | Class A road | 6.2 | |
| Expert Driving School, INC. | Chicago, IL | Class A road | 6.8 | |
| Juarez Driving School | Chicago, IL | Class A road | 8.1 | |
| Juarez Driving School | Chicago, IL | Class A road | 8.1 | |
| Experior Truck Driving School | Alsip, IL | Class A road | 8.8 | |
| Bulldog Driving School | Elmwood Park, IL | Class A road | 9.1 | |
| Bulldog Driving School | Chicago, IL | Class A road | 9.4 | |
| Clutch Peformance Truck Driving AcademyWIOA list | Chicago, IL | Class A road | 9.7 | |
| Center Cass School District #66 | Downers Grove, IL | Class B road | 10.8 | |
| Midcity Truck DrivingWIOA list | Chicago, IL | Class A road | 10.8 | |
| Greater West Town Project - YouthWIOA list | Chicago, IL | WIOA list only | 11.1 | |
| Division Truck Driving SchoolWIOA list | Blue Island, IL | Class A road | 11.3 | |
| Progressive Truck Driving School, INCWIOA list | Chicago, IL | Range or theory | 11.3 | |
| J.t. Barrier LLC | Lemont, IL | Class A road | 11.7 | |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey CollegeWIOA list | Chicago, IL | Certificate | 90 | 12.5 |
| 160 Driving AcademyWIOA list | Chicago, IL | Range or theory | 13.1 | |
| First International CDL school | Riverdale, IL | Class A road | 13.2 | |
| Prodriver CDL School | Des Plaines, IL | Range or theory | 13.8 | |
| Expert Driving School, INC.WIOA list | Chicago, IL | Range or theory | 14.2 | |
| Compass Transportation | Chicago, IL | Class B road | 14.3 | |
| Alpha Truck Driving School INC. | Addison, IL | Range or theory | 14.4 | |
| College of DuPage Truck Driving SchoolWIOA list | Addison, IL | Class A road | 14.4 | |
| 160 Driving Academy | Harvey, IL | Class A road | 14.7 | |
| Viking Driving School | Park Ridge, IL | Class A road | 15.6 | |
| 160 Driving Academy | Niles, IL | Class A road | 16.5 | |
| 160 Driving Academy | South Holland, IL | Range or theory | 17.0 | |
| Transport911 | Morton Grove, IL | Class A road | 17.5 | |
| Select CDL Driving School Inc. | Hammond, IN | Class A road | 18.6 | |
| 160 Driving Academy | Des Plaines, IL | Class A road | 18.7 | |
| School City of Hammond | Hammond, IN | Class B road | 20.3 | |
| Progressive Truck Driving School, INCWIOA list | Lansing, IL | Class A road | 20.4 | |
| T&t CDL Training Academy Plus LLC | Joliet, IL | Range or theory | 20.7 | |
| Getcdlschool Holdings LLC | Schaumburg, IL | Class A road | 21.3 | |
| Desa Logistics inc | Schaumburg, IL | Class A road | 22.1 | |
| Getcdlschool Holdings LLC | Schaumburg, IL | Range or theory | 22.1 | |
| Alpha Truck Driving School INC. | West Chicago, IL | Class A road | 22.2 | |
| Mon Pride Express Inc | West Chicago, IL | Class A road | 22.2 | |
| Road Runner Driving School | Park Forest, IL | Range or theory | 22.4 | |
| Road Runner Driving School | Park Forest, IL | Class A road | 22.4 | |
| 160 Driving AcademyWIOA list | Chicago Heights, IL | Class A road | 22.5 | |
| Wolf Driving School | Schaumburg, IL | Range or theory | 23.1 | |
| Wolf Driving School | Schaumburg, IL | Range or theory | 23.1 | |
| CDL AmericaWIOA list | Aurora, IL | Class A road | 23.3 | |
| 160 Driving Academy | Joliet, IL | Class A road | 23.6 | |
| T&t CDL Training Academy Plus LLC | Joliet, IL | Class A road | 23.6 | |
| Driving Academy | Gary, IN | Class A road | 24.2 | |
| Timeless Xpress | Gary, IN | Class B road | 24.2 | |
| Hawk Truck Driving School LLCWIOA list | Palatine, IL | Class A road | 26.2 | |
| Cadence Premier Global | Joliet, IL | Class A road | 26.4 | |
| Fast-Pass Trucking Training | Griffith, IN | Class A road | 27.2 | |
| 160 Driving Academy | Montgomery, IL | Range or theory | 27.6 | |
| 160 Driving Academy | Montgomery, IL | Class A road | 27.6 | |
| Advantage Driver TrainingWIOA list | Joliet, IL | Class A road | 27.6 | |
| Mon Pride Express Inc | Elgin, IL | Class A road | 27.9 | |
| Fast-Pass Trucking Training | Gary, IN | Class A road | 28.2 | |
| Elgin Community CollegeWIOA list | Elgin, IL | Certificate | 95 | 30.8 |
| DriveCo CDL Learning Center | Gary, IN | Class A road | 30.9 | |
| Elgin Community College | Elgin, IL | Class A road | 31.2 | |
| Lada Trans Inc | Merrillville, IN | Class A road | 32.4 | |
| Merrillville Community School Corporation | Merrillville, IN | Class B road | 32.4 | |
| Hanover Community Schools Corp. | Cedar Lake, IN | Class B road | 33.4 | |
| Prodriver CDL School | East Dundee, IL | Class A road | 33.6 | |
| Wolf Driving School | East Dundee, IL | Class A road | 33.6 | |
| Minooka Transporation | Minooka, IL | Class B road | 33.8 | |
| Siteline CDL | Lake Bluff, IL | Class A road | 34.6 | |
| Fast-Pass Trucking Training | Portage, IN | Class A road | 35.2 | |
| Portage Township Schools | Portage, IN | Class B road | 35.2 | |
| 160 Driving Academy | Waukegan, IL | Range or theory | 39.2 | |
| 160 Driving Academy | Waukegan, IL | Class A road | 39.2 | |
| Kotra Truck Driving SchoolWIOA list | Park City, IL | Class A road | 39.2 | |
| Eagle Training ServicesWIOA list | Crystal Lake, IL | Class A road | 40.6 | |
| Tri-Creek School Corporation | Lowell, IN | Class B road | 41.6 | |
| Fast-Pass Trucking Training | Valparaiso, IN | Class A road | 41.8 | |
| Premier Truck Driving SchoolWIOA list | Valparaiso, IN | Class A road | 41.8 | |
| Valparaiso Community Schools | Valparaiso, IN | Class B road | 47.5 | |
| Marengo Elementary SD #165 | Marengo, IL | Class B road | 52.3 | |
| East Porter County Schools | Kouts, IN | Class B road | 53.2 | |
| Kishwaukee College | Malta, IL | Class A road | 55.3 |
- 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, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, read October 8, 2026.
Paying for training
- WIOA in Illinois: 3,233 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 98 of them CDL.
- Company-sponsored CDL training
- GI Bill
Other Illinois metro areas
- Springfield area4 programs