Minimum Hours for CDL training???

I'm not sure how many hours it took me but I finished school and had my cdl in just under a month. Started on July 5th and tested and passed on Aug 4th. You could wind up with a state offical that is a real jerk like I did so why not spend the extra two weeks if you have the option.

 

...and don't forget. That 160 hours of training (or 120 or whatever) is just enough to get you past the CDL examiner on the drive test.

IT IN NO WAY MEANS THAT YOU HAVE ENOUGH EXPERIENCE TO CONSIDER YOURSELF A PROFESSIONAL TRUCK DRIVER.

Do yourself a favor and find a carrier that will give you some real training after getting your CDL.

 

This came from Wikipedia and list the different types of schools. I would think that the best would be a school that is PTDI certified. But you've got to find the type that fits you the best and which one is going to work the best.


CDL training programs have three basic types of approval categories: licensed, certified, or accredited. Licensed schools have been reviewed by a state agency and have met the state’s minimum school requirements (such as facilities, curriculum, instructors, financial, etc.). The school is regulated and licensed by the state agency, and must meet those requirements. Certified schools have been reviewed and inspected by a third party, usually an independent group that measures the school against industry standards. One example of certification is the Professional Truck Driver Institute (PTDI). Graduates are expected meet the minimum skills and knowledge standards for both the U.S. Department of Transportation and the trucking industry. Accreditation is an approval process conducted by an accrediting agency that has been authorized by the U.S. Department of Education to accredit schools that meet certain federal standards. There are only a handful of accredited CDL training programs in the United States. Trucking companies use these three categories to determine which schools they will hire from.