A criminal record does not disqualify you from obtaining a CDL job. Please call our consultants at 630-628-1111 for more information.

Alpha Truck Driving School will prepare you for your written exam with in-class instructional training. Once you obtain your CDL learners permit, your education will be focused on learning the fundamentals of inspecting a commercial tractor-trailer, proper trip planning techniques, and DOT safety guidelines. Upon satisfactory completion, the student will continue his training at our driving range. Our curriculum consists of 20 hours of behind-the-wheel training on local streets and interstate roads, 20 hours of skills training, and 20 hours of observational instruction.

YES, we can provide the knowledge to pass additional endorsements, all you need to do is pay the Secretary of State fee. Alpha Truck Driving School DOES NOT CHARGE EXTRA FOR ADDITIONAL ENDORSEMENTS.

Driver must be at least 18 years of age to drive a commercial motor vehicle within state lines, operator must be at least 21 years of age to drive a commercial motor vehicle across state lines. You also need to be 21 years old to transport hazardous materials or passengers.

Class A CDL is a Commercial Driver’s License that allows you to drive any combination vehicle in access of 26,000 pounds. A combination vehicle is a vehicle that has a pulling unit and a trailer or trailers (driver must have appropriate endorsements). Class A CDL is the highest category of a driver’s license and allows the holder to operate smaller vehicles (class B or class C).

Endorsements are required to haul certain types of cargo or to drive a combination vehicle with more than one trailer. Available endorsements are passenger endorsement – to drive a bus, hazardous material endorsement – to allow transporting hazardous materials in the amount requiring placards, tanker endorsement, double-triple trailers. In order to obtain an endorsement on the CDL license, a series of tests must be taken – mostly written. Passenger endorsement also requires an over-the-road test – driving a bus. Hazardous materials (Hazmat) endorsement requires to go through the background screening.