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CDL Training in the Nashville area
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area
Programs
20
3 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$60,630
heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers, BLS May 2025
CDL Training in the Nashville area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 20 programs: 20 FMCSA registry locations
- Distance from Nashville
- 3 within 10 miles; nearest 3.6 miles, farthest 34.0 miles
- Length on the WIOA list
- 5 listed programs give weeks: 2 to 4 weeks full time
- On the WIOA list
- 5 of 20 on Tennessee's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle 79% of exiters employed in the second quarter (5 report it); middle completion 91% (5 report it)
- Pay here
- $60,630 median for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers ($29.15 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $44,600 to $83,940; 18,860 employed in the metro area; Tennessee median $58,620 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
CDL programs, nearest to Nashville first
| School or location | Where | Type | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELDT Solutions | La Vergne | Class A road | 3.6 |
| 5star C.D.L. Training Corp | Murfreesboro | Class A road | 8.7 |
| United Truck Driving SchoolWIOA list | Murfreesboro | Class A road | 8.7 |
| Frcs CDL | Murfreesboro | Class B road | 13.8 |
| Zum Service SF | Nashville | Class B road | 14.1 |
| Angela Carrigan (Individual trainer) | Rockvale | Class B road | 15.0 |
| Ark Driving Acadamy LLC | Mt. Juliet | Class A road | 15.0 |
| 160 Driving Academy | Nashville | Class A road | 17.9 |
| Premier Truck Driver Training | Nashville | Class A road | 18.3 |
| Focus Freight LLC | Nashville | Class A road | 20.0 |
| Tennessee CDL School inc.WIOA list | Madison | Class A road | 20.0 |
| Cumberland | Murfreesboro | Class B road | 20.3 |
| KIPP Academy | Nashville | Class B road | 20.3 |
| Sallie Brown DBA Sallie Brown | Murfreesboro | Class A road | 20.3 |
| 160 Driving AcademyWIOA list | Nashville | Range or theory | 22.5 |
| Professional Driving Academy Nashville LLC | Nashville | Class A road | 22.5 |
| Adams Bus Services, LLC | Christiana | Class B road | 23.4 |
| Erica McNeal - Independent Instructor | Christiana | Class B road | 23.4 |
| Truck Driver Institute, Inc.WIOA list | Christiana | Class A road | 23.4 |
| Superior Drivers Institute, LLCWIOA list | Columbia | Class A road | 34.0 |
- 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, Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN, read October 8, 2026.
Paying for training
- WIOA in Tennessee: 1,718 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 47 of them CDL.
- Company-sponsored CDL training
- GI Bill
Other Tennessee metro areas
- Memphis area26 programs
- Chattanooga area9 programs
- Knoxville area7 programs
- Clarksville area7 programs
- Jackson area4 programs
- Kingsport area4 programs
- Cleveland area3 programs
- Johnson City area3 programs