Training school vs OTJ training

No matter what training or who gives it you want documentation of it!

 

After about a year or so, of driving. School does not mean much. But it needs to be proven

 

I went through a community college in my state. They are governed by the state Department of Education so they are more reliable for higher standards. Most of my class was being paid for through there county jobs so you might find some financial aid for accredited schools.

 

I thought OJT style training was out a year ago. Now only registered training facilities count? Check this out:

How do I get a Commercial Driver's License? | FMCSA

 

If you can document you have Entry-Level Driver Training from a provider on the FMCSA training provider registry your CDL will be valid anywhere I know of. The answer is a yes or a no. Do you have ELDT documents of completion, if that's what happens when you pass it.

Nobody cares after you get your CDL where/how you got it unless you skipped some required step. You don't want to interrupt your career in a few years to go back to CDL school to make the Feds happy. The cost, inconvenience, or unfairness of repeating the training will not, even slightly, make it less mandatory. You either have the legal requirements or you don't have the requirements. Don't take anyone's word, it is your license and career. The regs are readable, free, and online. Lost of people just ask any ol person until they hear the answer and then they stop asking. I'd read the regs carefully and then ask my state if your training is adequate. No guy on the internet giving you his opinion is going to help you if he is wrong.