Getting a CDL in South Florida, how?

East coast or west coast?

There are third party testing sites that will rent you a truck for one day practice on their range and testing next day in same truck. Some of the trucks are beer wagons...single axle international with 5 speeds like a car and 35' trailers. 700-1200 bucks.

You need to show up with permit, which are super easy to take test at DMV. Permits are good for 6 months and can be extended 6 more months.

 

Suncoast Trucking in Punta Gorda North of Fort Myers is one. They will work with you first day for a few hours, set up cones for backing practice, parallel parking, dock backing. They will assist you in the pre trip. But you do need to be able to drive.

You could look for other third party testing sites on Google. Maybe on your local county DMV site.

Over here on West coast Florida the DMV don't give the skills test. You have to go to a third party testing place. One is the local beverage company, but they just do the testing for their own revolving door new hires and never return your call for third party testing. The other place is that Suncoast Trucking. I know several people who went there who work for local contractors.

 

Here is a link to testing sites by city. Check it out.

http://www.flhsmv.gov/ddl/cdlsites.html

 

I am fairly sure the Metropolitan (MTTI) was the one I thought was a bit sketchy... Their training area looks like an old junk yard was cleared off. If I am thinking of the right place. And sometimes their answers were a bit vague like they were trying not to give you the full answer. Would not allow me to take a copy of their courses/pricing list either.

 

Where you located in Florida?