CDL Training in the New Orleans area

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area

Programs

6 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$51,540

heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers, BLS May 2025

CDL Training in the New Orleans area at a glance

Open to the public: 6 programs: 6 FMCSA registry locations
Distance from New Orleans: 6 within 10 miles; nearest 1.9 miles, farthest 7.0 miles
Length on the WIOA list: 4 listed programs give weeks: 1 to 4 weeks full time
On the WIOA list: 4 of 6 on Louisiana's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle 68% of exiters employed in the second quarter (3 report it); middle completion 97% (3 report it)
Pay here: $51,540 median for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers ($24.78 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $37,960 to $73,880; 5,500 employed in the metro area; Louisiana median $49,320 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

School or location	Where	Type	Miles
Safe Road Truck Driving SchoolWIOA list	New Orleans	Class A road	1.9
Calvin's Transportation	New Orleans	Class B road	5.3
Cooper's Defensive Driving SchoolWIOA list	New Orleans	Class A road	5.3
Porche Safety Consulting LLC	New Orleans	Class A road	5.3
Coastal Truck Driving SchoolWIOA list	Harvey	Class A road	7.0
Cross Road CDL Academy LLCWIOA list	Harvey	Class A road	7.0

WIOA in Louisiana: 1,748 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 66 of them CDL.
Company-sponsored CDL training
GI Bill