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CDL Training in the Memphis area

Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area (Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee)

Programs
26
16 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$63,070
heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$11,152
of 1 with a cost, IPEDS

CDL Training in the Memphis area at a glance

Open to the public
26 programs: 4 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 22 FMCSA registry locations
Distance from Memphis
16 within 10 miles; nearest 2.3 miles, farthest 29.4 miles
Listed program cost
1 of 26 list one: $11,152 (IPEDS)
Program length
1 college lists a length: 5 months (IPEDS)
Length on the WIOA list
9 listed programs give weeks: 3 to 50 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24
789 CDL awards at the 4 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list
9 of 26 on Tennessee's, Mississippi's or Arkansas's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle 86% of exiters employed in the second quarter (5 report it); middle completion 90% (5 report it)
Pay here
$63,070 median for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers ($30.32 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $44,200 to $96,150; 19,460 employed in the metro area; Tennessee median $58,620 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

CDL programs, nearest to Memphis first

School or locationWhereType Program costLengthCompletions Miles
160 Driving Academy Memphis, TN Class A road Not reported Not reported 2.3
C.E.J. Driving Academy LLC. Memphis, TN Class A road Not reported Not reported 2.3
Mid-South Trucking Academy LLC. Memphis, TN Class A road Not reported Not reported 2.3
Mid-South Trucking Academy LLC. Memphis, TN Class A road Not reported Not reported 2.3
160 Driving AcademyWIOA list Memphis, TN Range or theory Not reported Not reported 3.7
Class A Driving Academy IncWIOA list Memphis, TN Class A road Not reported Not reported 4.7
Legacy Academy Southaven, MS Class A road Not reported Not reported 5.2
Right Turn Driving Academy LLC Southaven, MS Class A road Not reported Not reported 5.2
Delta Technical College-MississippiWIOA list Horn Lake, MS Certificate $11,152 5 months 703 5.7
Lw trucking llc Southaven, MS Class A road Not reported Not reported 6.4
Future Truck Drivers of AmericaWIOA list Memphis, TN Class A road Not reported Not reported 6.6
Xcelente Trucking & Logistics LLC.WIOA list Memphis, TN Range or theory Not reported Not reported 6.6
Northwest Mississippi Community College Olive Branch, MS Class A road Not reported Not reported 7.5
Northwest Mississippi Community College Olive Branch, MS Class A road Not reported Not reported 7.5
R&J Elite CDL TrainingWIOA list Olive Branch, MS Class A road Not reported Not reported 7.5
ELDT Solutions Memphis, TN Class A road Not reported Not reported 9.6
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-MemphisWIOA list Memphis, TN Certificate Not reported Not reported 59 12.2
Gray Eagle Driving Academy Memphis, TN Class A road Not reported Not reported 12.3
Gray Eagle Driving Academy Memphis, TN Class A road Not reported Not reported 13.0
Elite CDL Training Center Walls, MS Class B road Not reported Not reported 13.2
KB Operations Byhalia, MS Class A road Not reported Not reported 17.1
Trucking On Faith Byhalia, MS Range or theory Not reported Not reported 17.1
Arkansas State University Mid-SouthWIOA list West Memphis, AR Certificate Not reported Not reported 2 19.8
Roadmaster Drivers SchoolWIOA list Millington, TN Class A road Not reported Not reported 22.5
Northwest Mississippi Community College Senatobia, MS Certificate Not reported Not reported 25 26.3
Trucking On Faith Holly Springs, MS Class A road Not reported Not reported 29.4

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