CDL SCHOOL

You should be able to complete your training and get your CDL within 30 days of your final sign-up and enrollment. This means you are completely paid up, we have all necessary documentation (Physical, Drug Test, MVR, etc.) and are able to put you on the training schedule.

The time you start will be completely dependent on your availability and our CDL Instructor availability. We are very flexible and can usually meet tight deadlines, but there are factors that could delay the training process.

CNS Driver Training Center was recently approved for PA CareerLink for potential students to receive tuition assistance…at times covering 100%. If you cannot afford tuition, you may qualify for this option if you are an:

• Individual with low income
• Individual with disabilities (but still able to pass all DOT physical and mental requirements)
• Individual reentering the workforce (post-incarceration)

In addition to financial aid, PA CareerLink can support a variety of other “life needs” beyond CDL tuition help.

Do you qualify? Find out by going through these steps:

1. Navigate to https://www.pacareerlink.pa.gov/jponline/ and register as a new user.
   … or…Call Lancaster CareerLink at 717-509-5613
2. Once registered, you can call our company out by name (CNS Driver Training Center of PA) or use our CareerLink ID: 175988.

   Truck Driver Training – CDL Class A
   Lititz, Pennsylvania | CNS Driver Training Center of PA | ID: 175988

3. CareerLink takes it from there.

In accordance with the licensing requirements of the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act, the license classifications are:

CLASS A – combination vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of 26,001 pounds or more, provided the gross vehicle weight rating of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
CLASS B – single vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating of 26,001 pounds or more, or any such vehicle towing a vehicle not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
CLASS C – single vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating of less than 26,001 pounds if the vehicle is: transporting hazardous materials requiring placarding; is designed to transport 16 or more passengers, including the driver; or, is a school bus.

You will need to pass the Knowledge Tests that are required for the class of license, restriction, and endorsements you wish to possess.

A general knowledge test for the Class A or Class B and C license must be successfully completed by all CDL applicants.

The information needed to pass these tests is contained in the CDL driver’s manual. This manual is available on PennDOT’s website. Please read and study this manual carefully.

Certain Oral and Spanish tests are available (by appointment only).

*SKILLS TESTS:
After obtaining knowledge test authorization(s) and passing the required knowledge test(s), you will also need to take a skills test in the class and type of vehicle you intend to drive. The skills test includes a pre-trip inspection, an off-the-road maneuver, and a vehicle parking exercise. Once again, a more detailed description of this test can be found in the CDL Driver’s Manual.

Skills testing cannot be taken until 15 days after the knowledge testing is passed and a permit is issued. However, you may call the number below to schedule skills testing immediately after passing a knowledge test or schedule on-line.

No. Currently, we are not offering weekend or evening training.

Yes, we do our best to keep you in the same truck that you trained in. CNS Driver Training Center is now a CDL Third Party Testing site. Whether you need training and a test or just the test we can help.

If you take your test in a hot shot rig, you will have an L restriction which prohibits you from driving a truck equipped with Air Brakes

You will have an E restriction which prohibits you from driving a manual commercial motor vehicle.

You will have an O restriction which prohibits you from driving a semi-tractor trailer truck with a 5^th wheel hook up.

No, a drug screen is not performed during a DOT physical.