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Best CDL Schools in Phoenix (2026)

An independent, government-verified ranking of 58 CDL training schools across the Phoenix metro — scored on FMCSA verification, funding access, reputation, and the program factors students actually search for.
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The top-ranked CDL school in Phoenix is Apache Junction Unified School District #43 — FMCSA ELDT-verified. Of 58 schools indexed, 3 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
58
FMCSA verified
3 (5%)
WIOA-funded
0
VA / GI Bill
1
Onsite testing
0
Avg rating
4.1★
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$0 tuition possible

WIOA workforce-funded
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For veterans

VA / GI Bill approved
  1. Arizona Automotive Institute GI Bill ✓

Highest rated

by real students
  1. Truck Driving Schools of America 5★ (4)
  2. John Wheeler CDL School 4.1★ (11)
  3. Phoenix Truck Driving Institute 3.2★ (37)

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1 C Apache Junction Unified School District #43
Apache Junction
+1 480-982-1110 ext. 2203
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%34.7
2 C 160 Driving Academy
Phoenix
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%33.2
3 C 160 Driving Academy
Glendale
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%33.2
4 D Truck Driving Schools of America
Avondale
+1 623-207-1231
FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 5★ (4)
data 9%25.8
5 D John Wheeler CDL School
Mesa
+1 602-888-4040
FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 4.1★ (11)
data 9%24.4
6 D Phoenix Truck Driving Institute
Phoenix
+1 602-484-7901
FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 3.2★ (37)
data 9%23.4
7 E Arizona Automotive Institute
Glendale
+1 866-937-1850
FMCSAWIOA✓ VAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 18%15.9
8 E Safe Smart CDL Training
+1 713-816-0967
FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite test✓ 3 endo
 unrated
data 0%12.5
9 E 1st Premier Trucking Academy
+1 601-658-9525
FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite test✓ 3 endo
 unrated
data 0%12.5
10 E 1 Mile At A Time Trucking & Training LLC
+1 504-708-9541
FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite test✓ 3 endo
 unrated
data 0%12.5
11 E CDL future trucking academy (On site training)
+1 346-664-3095
FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite test✓ 3 endo
 unrated
data 0%12.5
12 E BOTELLO’S Transportation And Logistics, LLC
+1 575-840-1413
FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite test✓ 3 endo
 unrated
data 0%12.5
13 E ELDT Solutions - On Site CDL Training
+1 319-389-9178
FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite test✓ 3 endo
 unrated
data 0%12.5
14 E ELDT Academy, LLC - Travelling CDL Instructors
+1 855-353-8235
FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite test✓ 3 endo
 unrated
data 0%12.5
15 E Cheapest ELDT only 2500 for CDL
+1 609-666-4907
FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite test✓ 3 endo
 unrated
data 0%12.5
16 E Eclipse DOT
+1 970-749-9449
FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite test✓ 3 endo
 unrated
data 0%12.5
17 E The CDL Coach
+1 470-536-8833
FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite test✓ 3 endo
 unrated
data 0%12.5
18 E Five Star Driver Training and Safety Consulting
+1 563-210-9936
FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite test✓ 2 endo
 unrated
data 0%11.5
19 E Dream One Trucking Schools
+1 505-721-9071
FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite test✓ 2 endo
 unrated
data 0%11.5
20 E Dishchii'Bikoh Community School
+1 928-332-2444
FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite test✓ 2 endo
 unrated
data 0%11.5
21 E Student Transport
+1 260-349-7753
FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite test✓ 2 endo
 unrated
data 0%11.5
22 E Advanced CDL Solutions LLC
+1 816-547-9011
FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite test✓ 2 endo
 unrated
data 0%11.5
23 E Chevelon Butte Elementary School District No. 5
+1 928-595-0496
FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite test✓ 2 endo
 unrated
data 0%11.5
24 E ALS
+1 304-561-8787
FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite test✓ 1 endo
 unrated
data 0%10.5
25 E Compass CDT LLC
+1 253-348-9377
FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 0%9.5
26 E Kulish III Enterprises
+1 412-310-0263
FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 0%9.5
27 E Another Level Of CDL School, LLC
Phoenix
+1 602-434-8457
FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 0%9.5
28 E Embark Truck Driving Schools Phoenix
Phoenix
+1 623-889-5725
FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 0%9.5
29 E 160 Driving Academy - Phoenix Yard
Phoenix
+1 480-255-0455
FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 0%9.5
30 E Transportation Training Yard
Phoenix
+1 602-484-4104
FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 0%9.5
31 E Heartland Training Institute Phoenix
Phoenix
+1 319-626-3350
FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 0%9.5
32 E Fast Pass Trucking Training
Phoenix
+1 317-459-7193
FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 0%9.5
33 E Roadmaster Drivers School (PHX)
Phoenix
+1 800-831-1300
FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 0%9.5
34 E Southwest Truck Driver Training - Phoenix
Phoenix
+1 602-352-0704
FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 0%9.5
35 E CDL Truck School, Inc.
Phoenix
+1 602-278-9159
FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 0%9.5
36 E Knight CDL Academy, LLC
Phoenix
+1 602-679-4905
FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 0%9.5
37 E Waste Management Training Center-Arizona
Glendale
+1 970-212-6733
FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 0%9.5
38 E Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and the Blind/Phoenix Day School for the Deaf
Phoenix
+1 602-771-4401
FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 0%9.5
39 E Swift Driving Academy PHX
Phoenix
+1 602-477-3555
FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 0%9.5
40 E SAGE Truck Driving Schools- Phoenix
Phoenix
+1 520-476-3280
FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 0%9.5
41 E Pan American Charter School
Phoenix
+1 520-450-3748
FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 0%9.5
42 E 160 Driving Academy - Phoenix Classroom
Glendale
+1 480-255-0455
FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 0%9.5
43 E John Wheeler CDL School LLC
Mesa
+1 602-888-4040
FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 0%9.5
44 E Littleton Elementary School
Avondale
+1 623-478-5614
FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 0%9.5
45 E Imagine Schools
Phoenix
+1 602-547-7920
FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 0%9.5
46 E MG Truck Driving School LLC,
Glendale
+1 833-626-4281
FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 0%9.5
47 E Chinle Unified School Dist
Chinle
+1 928-674-9712
FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 0%9.5
48 E Gilbert Public Schools #41
Gilbert
+1 480-497-3311
FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 0%9.5
49 E East Mesa Service Center, Transportation Training Room
Mesa
+1 480-644-3331
FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 0%9.5
50 E Gilbert Public Schools
Mesa
+1 480-497-3311
FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 0%9.5
51 E American Leadership Academy
Mesa
+1 480-420-2101
FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 0%9.5
52 E Imagine Schools
Apache Junction
+1 480-355-0530
FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 0%9.5
53 E buckeye elementary school
Buckeye
+1 623-925-3440
FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 0%9.5
54 E Hotshot Training
Buckeye
+1 626-926-7161
FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 0%9.5
55 E Uriel Perez
FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite test✓ 1 endo
 unrated
data 0%9
56 E Joe Greene travel
FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 0%8
57 E Easy Driving International School
Phoenix
+1 480-249-0725
FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 0%1.5
58 E Empower College Prep
Phoenix
+1 602-622-2551
FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 0%1.5
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What is the best CDL school in ${MET}?
By our composite index, Apache Junction Unified School District #43 ranks first — FMCSA-verified. 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 Arizona Automotive Institute. Verified against the VA GI Bill Comparison Tool.
Are these schools FMCSA-approved?
3 of 58 (5%) 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: 58 schools within 50 mi of Phoenix; average data completeness 1% and rising as collection continues. Refreshed quarterly.
Cite this ranking: “CDL Schools USA Index — Phoenix (2026),” CDL Schools USA, as of 2026-07-29. Underlying data available on request.
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