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CDL Training in the Detroit area
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area
Programs
20
10 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$59,120
heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$4,195
of 1 with a cost, IPEDS
CDL Training in the Detroit area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 20 programs: 3 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 17 FMCSA registry locations
- Distance from Detroit
- 10 within 10 miles; nearest 6.7 miles, farthest 51.1 miles
- Listed program cost
- 1 of 20 list one: $4,195 (IPEDS)
- Program length
- 1 college lists a length: 1 month (IPEDS)
- Length on the WIOA list
- 9 listed programs give weeks: 1 to 8 weeks full time
- Completions, 2023-24
- 1,024 CDL awards at the 2 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 9 of 20 on Michigan's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle 47% of exiters employed in the second quarter (5 report it); middle completion 94% (9 report it)
- Pay here
- $59,120 median for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers ($28.43 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $41,960 to $76,660; 25,780 employed in the metro area; Michigan median $57,180 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
CDL programs, nearest to Detroit first
| School or location | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gtr Trucking School INCWIOA list | Detroit | Class A road | Not reported | Not reported | 6.7 | |
| Drivexperience INC. | Detroit | Class A road | Not reported | Not reported | 7.2 | |
| Ez Truck Driving School | Detroit | Class A road | Not reported | Not reported | 7.2 | |
| Freedom TDS INC.WIOA list | Detroit | Class A road | Not reported | Not reported | 7.5 | |
| 247 smooth truck driving school LLCWIOA list | Dearborn | Class A road | Not reported | Not reported | 8.2 | |
| Rassem Trucking Driving School, IncWIOA list | Dearborn | Class A road | Not reported | Not reported | 8.2 | |
| U.S. Truck Driver Training SchoolWIOA list | Sterling Heights | Certificate | $4,195 | 1 month | 790 | 9.0 |
| Wayne County Community College District | Detroit | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 234 | 9.4 |
| Henry Ford College | Dearborn | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 | 9.5 |
| All Stars Truck School Inc.WIOA list | Detroit | Class A road | Not reported | Not reported | 9.7 | |
| Bert's Testing & Training Services, Inc. | Dearborn Heights | Class A road | Not reported | Not reported | 13.0 | |
| All Cities Truck Driving School INC | Shelby Township | Class A road | Not reported | Not reported | 14.6 | |
| Coast To Coast Truck Driving School | Macomb | Class A road | Not reported | Not reported | 18.0 | |
| Billy's CDL School LLC | Novi | Class A road | Not reported | Not reported | 19.1 | |
| Michigan Truck Driving SchoolWIOA list | Romulus | Class A road | Not reported | Not reported | 19.1 | |
| Suburban Truck Driver Training School | Romulus | Range or theory | Not reported | Not reported | 19.1 | |
| Suburban Truck Driver Training SchoolWIOA list | Romulus | Class A road | Not reported | Not reported | 19.1 | |
| Classic Driving School, Inc. | Washington twp | Class A road | Not reported | Not reported | 23.6 | |
| Classic Driving School, Inc. | Washington | Range or theory | Not reported | Not reported | 23.6 | |
| Dedicated Driving SchoolWIOA list | Port Huron | Class A road | Not reported | Not reported | 51.1 |
- 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, Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI, read October 8, 2026.
Paying for training
- WIOA in Michigan: 2,599 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 106 of them CDL.
- Company-sponsored CDL training
- GI Bill
Other Michigan metro areas
- Grand Rapids area5 programs
- Jackson area3 programs