CDL Schools in Connecticut: Behind-the-Wheel Training

About CDL training in Connecticut

Connecticut's registered locations are spread across its small towns, one to a place, and many of them are school bus operators or school districts rather than truck driving schools. The I-91 and I-95 corridors put most drivers within an hour of schools in Massachusetts and New York as well.

Of the 18 CT locations on the registry, 7 (39%) are registered for Class A training, 18 (100%) for Class B, 14 for the passenger (P) endorsement and 11 for school bus (S); 5 also hold hazmat (H) theory, which has no driving portion, so the hazmat endorsement course can be taken online. 3 of the names are a school district, transit agency, college or other public body, which often trains only its own drivers, so the number open to the public may be smaller.

Where each class is taught: Class A in Bridgeport (1), Cheshire (1) and Colchester (1); Class B in New Britain (2), Avon (1) and Branford (1); the passenger (P) endorsement in Avon (1), Branford (1) and Bridgeport (1); school bus (S) in Avon (1), Branford (1) and Guilford (1).

16 of the 18 list a phone number and 6 publish a website. 1 record was updated by the provider in 2026 and 17 carry an older date; the newest CT record (160 Driving Academy) is from September 2026. Treat an old date as a reason to call first, not as proof that a school has closed.

The locations are spread over 17 cities; the biggest clusters are New Britain (2), Avon (1), Branford (1), Bridgeport (1) and Cheshire (1). Also listed: Colchester (1), Guilford (1), Meriden (1), Middletown (1), Milford (1), Newington (1), Oakdale (1), Orange (1), Preston (1) and Seymour (1). Each city heading below is a jump link, and every card shows the classes that location is registered for.

No registered location is listed in New Haven, Stamford, Hartford or Waterbury; use the ZIP search for the closest one.

Not sure a provider is still registered? Read how to check a provider's registry record, and what separates theory from behind-the-wheel before you compare schools.

Before behind-the-wheel in Connecticut

Schools in Connecticut can only put you on the range once you hold a Commercial Learner's Permit from the Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV); the agency lists the CLP fee as $20 (new CLP; general knowledge test $16). Federal rules then require at least 14 days with the permit before the skills test, and the agency must see both your theory and your behind-the-wheel completions in the FMCSA registry before it gives you that test. So finish theory first, with any registered provider, then bring the permit to one of the 18 CT locations on this page (7 of them train Class A).

The Connecticut ELDT guide covers the CT permit steps, agency fees and testing rules, and the online theory part costs $20 per course.

Registered schools within 60 miles in neighboring states

Straight-line distance from the closest CT location on this page. Each link opens the school's card on its own state page; the same registry rules apply across the line.

• US Taekwondo Center

  Agawam, MA · 10 mi

• United Tractor Trailer School, Inc.

  Holyoke, MA · 16 mi

• KINGS PARK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

  Kings Park, NY · 21 mi

• Amark Express Service Inc.

  Hauppauge, NY · 25 mi

• The LEARN Center

  Ronkonkoma, NY · 26 mi

• Heritage Auto School Inc

  Brewster, NY · 27 mi

• VICTOR'S CDL SERVICES

  Medford, NY · 28 mi

• Precision Driving School CDL Inc

  Brentwood, NY · 28 mi