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Best CDL Schools in Dallas–Fort Worth (2026)

An independent, government-verified ranking of 71 CDL training schools across the Dallas–Fort Worth metro — scored on FMCSA verification, funding access, reputation, and the program factors students actually search for.
◆ The answer

The top-ranked CDL school in Dallas–Fort Worth is Vision Truck Driving School — FMCSA ELDT-verified, rated 5★ by students. Of 71 schools indexed, 63 are verified against the federal FMCSA Training Provider Registry, 0 accept WIOA workforce funding, and 1 are approved for VA / GI Bill benefits. Verified tuition runs $0–$0.

Live · FMCSA + WIOA + VA + Yelp · as of 2026-07-29 · reproducible methodology below
Schools indexed
71
FMCSA verified
63 (89%)
WIOA-funded
0
VA / GI Bill
1
Onsite testing
0
Avg rating
5★
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$0 tuition possible

WIOA workforce-funded
  1. none yet

For veterans

VA / GI Bill approved
  1. C1 Truck Driver Training - Ft. Worth GI Bill ✓

Highest rated

by real students
  1. Vision Truck Driving School 5★ (4)
  2. Texas Hotshot CDL Driving School 5★ (1)

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#TierSchool & contactVerified badgesRatingScore ▾
1 B Vision Truck Driving School
DESOTO
+1 800-213-0037
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 5★ (4)
data 18%51
2 B Texas Hotshot CDL Driving School
Grandview
+1 682-300-1107
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 5★ (1)
data 18%49.8
3 C C1 Truck Driver Training - Ft. Worth
Fort Worth
+1 817-922-5400
✓ FMCSAWIOA✓ VAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 27%41
4 C IBEST LOGISTICS LLC - 3RD PARTY TESTER
DALLAS
+1 469-866-1803
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%34.7
5 C Virtuous CDL Training Institute
Dallas
+1 469-720-3797
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%34.7
6 C Sage Truck Driving Schools - Dallas
Dallas
+1 469-935-4306
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%34.7
7 C Career solutions institute
Dallas
+1 682-288-0296
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%34.7
8 C Big Klass CDL School
Dallas
+1 469-212-7330
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%34.7
9 C Continental Truck Driver Training And Education School
Dallas
+1 972-224-5551
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%34.7
10 C No Limit Truck Driving School Inc
Mesquite
+1 469-650-0217
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%34.7
11 C 210 Driving Academy LLC
Dallas
+1 214-813-6675
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%34.7
12 C CDL Training Express
Irving
+1 214-791-8907
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%34.7
13 C iTrucking
Dallas
+1 972-808-7976
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%34.7
14 C Progress Institute INC
Dallas
+1 945-230-8684
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%34.7
15 C Roadmaster Drivers School (DAL)
Dallas
+1 800-831-1300
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%34.7
16 C ETEX CDL Fast Track
Grand Prairie
+1 903-348-5289
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%34.7
17 C Lone Star Truck Driving Academy
Dallas
+1 833-268-9722
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%34.7
18 C Alpha Medical Institute
Dallas
+1 972-629-9797
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%34.7
19 C KLLM Driving Academy, Inc. (TX)
Lancaster
+1 800-569-9200
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%34.7
20 C NextGen CDL Academy
Garland
+1 469-935-7541
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%34.7
21 C Fast Track CDL, LLC
Garland
+1 972-697-6134
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%34.7
22 C Safety First Trucking Academy Inc.
Duncanville
+1 318-280-3464
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%34.7
23 C MT Training Center, LLC
DeSoto
+1 972-262-5395
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%34.7
24 C CDL Connection LLC
Lancaster
+1 972-880-6002
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%34.7
25 C CDL Truck Driving Training Academy LLC
DESOTO
+1 469-935-8622
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%34.7
26 C Transitions Driving Academy
Garland
+1 469-543-2160
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%34.7
27 C H & H XPRESS
Lancaster
+1 972-799-5561
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%34.7
28 C Continental Truck Driver Training And Education School
Desoto
+1 972-224-5551
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%34.7
29 C JH CDL Truck Rental
Garland
+1 469-531-5006
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%34.7
30 C TRUCKSMART CDL ACADEMY
Grand Prairie
+1 682-241-6593
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%34.7
31 C Smart CDL Academy
Irving
+1 214-336-7647
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%34.7
32 C truckgod cdl training llc
Grand Prairie
+1 214-664-2593
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%34.7
33 C South Texas Vocational Technical Institute Arlington
Arlington
+1 866-937-1850
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%34.7
34 C South Texas Vocational Technical Institute (STVT)
Arlington
+1 866-937-1850
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%34.7
35 C TEEX - Mesquite
Mesquite
+1 979-645-6538
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%34.7
36 C Dolphin Carriers LLC
Grapevine
+1 469-438-8388
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%34.7
37 C CDL Service Plano
Plano
+1 214-493-9023
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%34.7
38 C Alpha CDL Academy DFW
Pantego
+1 682-358-8132
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%34.7
39 C Advance Career Education
Mansfield
+1 817-864-8086
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%34.7
40 C Lone Star Truck Driving Academy
Mansfield
+1 833-268-9722
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%34.7
41 C B.T.M. Trucking Academy, LLC
Fort Worth
+1 800-887-1680
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%34.7
42 C Level Up Bus CDL training
Fort Worth
+1 817-495-5726
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%34.7
43 C GNG CDL Training school
Forest Hill
+1 682-223-3629
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%34.7
44 C 3Rivers CDL Truck Rental
Fort Worth
+1 682-847-9141
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%34.7
45 C ALMEIDA DFW TRUCKING
Forest Hill
+1 682-203-3761
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%34.7
46 C CDL Service- Dallas
Fort Worth
+1 214-971-6738
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%34.7
47 C GATM TRANSPORT LLC
Roanoke
+1 682-788-0798
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%34.7
48 C Goodwill of North Central Texas
Fort Worth
+1 817-332-7866
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%34.7
49 C North Central Texas College
Corinth
+1 940-230-4724
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%34.7
50 C Career Trucking School
Kaufman
+1 903-596-7744
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%34.7
51 C LAST STEP CDL LLC
Fort Worth
+1 469-943-1381
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%34.7
52 C Premier Truck Driving School
Fort Worth
+1 956-267-2223
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%34.7
53 C Roadmaster Drivers School (FTW)
Fort Worth
+1 800-831-1300
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%34.7
54 C Impact CDL Training Texas
Denton
+1 940-301-0045
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%34.7
55 C S Bar C CDL Training
Rice
+1 940-783-1217
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%34.7
56 C Choice Trucking LLC
Wills Point
+1 469-576-0981
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%34.7
57 C 160 Driving Academy
Dallas
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%33.2
58 C 160 Driving Academy
Dallas
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%33.2
59 C ON TRACK TRUCK DRIVING SCHOOL LLC
ARLINGTON
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%33.2
60 C Spartan CDL Training LLC
Fort Worth
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%33.2
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What is the best CDL school in ${MET}?
By our composite index, Vision Truck Driving School ranks first — FMCSA-verified and 5★-rated. Rankings weight federal verification, funding access, reputation, and program fit.
Which Houston CDL schools accept WIOA funding?
0 indexed schools are on the Texas ETPL and accept WIOA workforce grants, including .
Which Houston CDL schools are VA / GI Bill approved?
1 are VA-approved for veterans, including C1 Truck Driver Training - Ft. Worth. Verified against the VA GI Bill Comparison Tool.
Are these schools FMCSA-approved?
63 of 71 (89%) are verified on the FMCSA Training Provider Registry — required to legally train CDL drivers. Schools on the FMCSA removed list are excluded.
How is the ranking calculated?
A 100-point weighted composite: government verification 50, reputation 22, student-fit factors 20, transparency 8. Full weights and sources are published on the page. Pass-rate and placement claims are never scored.
How current is this ranking?
Refreshed quarterly from live government and review sources. This snapshot is as of 2026-07-29.
Methodology · Cited · Reproducible The CDL Schools USA Index — 100-point weighted composite. Legitimacy-weighted, because ELDT registration is federally required to train CDL drivers.
Government Trust Spine · 50 — FMCSA ELDT 25 · clean standing 8 · WIOA 7 · VA GI Bill 6 · onsite testing 4
Reputation · 22 — rating 14 · review volume 5 · sentiment 3
Student factors · 20 — manual 4 · endorsements 5 · placement 4 · financing 3 · lodging 2 · type 2
Transparency · 8 — verified contact 3 · claimed 3 · completeness 2
Sources: FMCSA Training Provider Registry · state WIOA/ETPL lists · VA GI Bill · Yelp. Pass-rate & placement claims are shown as context only, never scored (FTC fabrication risk). Coverage: 71 schools within 50 mi of Dallas–Fort Worth; average data completeness 8% and rising as collection continues. Refreshed quarterly.
Cite this ranking: “CDL Schools USA Index — Dallas–Fort Worth (2026),” CDL Schools USA, as of 2026-07-29. Underlying data available on request.
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