What should I ask a CDL school?

The questions I asked:
1 - Ask for a copy of the Training Curriculum
2 - What is their pass/fail rate on testing for the 1st time, 2nd time.
3 - What is their retest policy?
4 - What if you need more than x number of hours to grasp a skill?
5 - Is the training 1 on 1, or group?

Now for the pre-work, check to see if your state has an Agency tasked with evaluating schools, if so, see if they have any open/closed investigations or complaints. Do not rely on Yelp or Google reviews, if you find a school , ask here, see what others have to say.
What I did when I was looking was to park across the street, watch, wait for a break and talk to students before talking to anyone else. They will tell you what their thoughts are, don't let the school select who you talk to. Good luck.

 

Main question to ask is how long is the school.
160 hrs. is best because you'll have more options as to companies to choose from.
Some companies will hire with less than 160 hrs. but your options are limited.

 

Ask how much BTW you get vers classroom . The more time on the truck the better. also what is the placement rate? No reason a school shouldn't be at least 95%. We have had a few students that just obtained the CDL for a backup job in case they were laid off. We use 1 truck for 2 students, this works well. You don't want anymore than that, otherwise you get to much "Lag Time". They learn from each other, and they tell me it is better to watch someone else, they really help each other. Good luck wherever you go to school. Do your best!

 

Ask for a receipt when you pay
Don't laugh, I never got one