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CDL Training in the Des Moines area
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area
Programs
5
3 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$60,720
heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers, BLS May 2025
CDL Training in the Des Moines area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 5 programs: 5 FMCSA registry locations
- Distance from Des Moines
- 3 within 10 miles; nearest 1.9 miles, farthest 12.4 miles
- Pay here
- $60,720 median for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers ($29.19 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $43,950 to $79,240; 7,840 employed in the metro area; Iowa median $58,070 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
CDL programs, nearest to Des Moines first
| School or location | Where | Type | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) Transportation Institute | Des Moines | Class A road | 1.9 |
| Custom CDL Training LLC | Johnston | Class A road | 6.9 |
| 1-Day CDL, LLC | Altoona | Class A road | 7.0 |
| Legacy Plumbing and contracting LLC | Grimes | Class B road | 11.0 |
| CDL-Now | Mitchellville | Class A road | 12.4 |
- Training registry: FMCSA Training Provider Registry location file, read October 27, 2026.
- Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA, read October 8, 2026.
Paying for training
- WIOA in Iowa: 1,025 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 33 of them CDL.
- Company-sponsored CDL training
- GI Bill
Other Iowa metro areas
- Cedar Rapids area6 programs
- Davenport area6 programs
- Waterloo area3 programs