CDL Prep HeroCDL schools in Tennessee
91 public, in-person CDL training locations in 48 Tennessee cities are registered with FMCSA. 60 are registered for Class A training (55 for Class A or B behind-the-wheel), 68 for Class B and 24 for hazmat theory.
Source: FMCSA Training Provider Registry, data as of . Listings show only fields published in the registry.
CDL training by city
Cities with 3 or more locations have their own page:
- Memphis (12)
- Nashville (7)
- Chattanooga (6)
- Murfreesboro (5)
- Christiana (3)
- Clarksville (3)
- Jackson (3)
- Johnson City (3)
- Knoxville (3)
- Lenoir City (3)
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- Birchwood (1)
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- Columbia (1)
- Crossville (1)
- Crump (1)
- Eads (1)
- Fort Campbell (1)
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- Johnson City (3)
- Knoxville (3)
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- Maryville (1)
- McMinnville (1)
- Memphis (12)
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- Mt. Juliet (1)
- Murfreesboro (5)
- Nashville (7)
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- Ooltewah (1)
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- Readyville (1)
- Rockvale (1)
- Selmer (1)
- Sharon (1)
- Shelbyville (2)
- Soddy-Daisy (1)
- Springfield (1)
- Surgoinsville (1)
- Waverly (1)
- Woodbury (1)
Training by license class and endorsement
Class B training by city
All Tennessee locations by city
Cities with 3 or more locations are listed on their own pages.
Birchwood (1)
Jones Transportation
Birchwood, TN 37308
Class B: theory, range, public road · Passenger: theory, range, public road · School bus: theory, range, public road
Blountville (1)
CENTRAL BUSES INC
Blountville, TN 37617
Class B: theory, range, public road · Passenger: theory, range, public road · School bus: theory, range, public road · Hazmat: theory
Bristol (1)
Holston Bus Co.
1837 Weaver Pike, Bristol, TN 37620-4948
Class B: theory, range, public road · Passenger: theory, range, public road · School bus: theory, range, public road
Chattanooga (6)
See all 6 CDL schools in Chattanooga (2 registered for Class A training).
Christiana (3)
See all 3 CDL schools in Christiana (1 registered for Class A training).
Clarksville (3)
See all 3 CDL schools in Clarksville (3 registered for Class A training).
Cleveland (2)
Kincannon Bus training
438 Sheep Ranch Rd SE, Cleveland, TN 37323-8906
Class B: range, public road · Passenger: range, public road · School bus: range, public road
Tommy Leach - Individual Trainer
750 Lauderdale Memorial Hwy, Cleveland, TN 37312-6406
Class B: range, public road · Passenger: range, public road · School bus: range, public road
Columbia (1)
Superior Drivers Institute, LLC
302 Rutherford Ln, Columbia, TN 38401
Class A: theory, range, public road · Class B: theory, range, public road · Passenger: theory, range, public road · School bus: theory, range, public road · Hazmat: theory
Crossville (1)
TCAT Upper Cumberland
451 Interchange Dr, Crossville, TN 38571
Class A: theory, range, public road · Class B: theory, range, public road
Crump (1)
TCAT Crump
Provider: Tennessee College of Applied Technology Crump
3070 US-64, Crump, TN 38327Class A: theory, range, public road · Class B: theory, range, public road · Passenger: theory, range, public road · School bus: theory, range, public road
Eads (1)
901 CDL School
2700 N Collierville Arlington Rd, Eads, TN 38028
Class A: theory, range, public road · Class B: theory, range, public road
Fort Campbell (1)
Troops into Transportation - Fort Campbell
Provider: The CDL Schools LLC
5663 Screaming Eagle Blvd, Fort Campbell, TN 42223Class A: theory
Hampshire (1)
Capital Truck Driving Institute Inc. - Hampshire TN.
Provider: Capital Truck Driving Institute Inc.
4315 biffle lane, Hampshire, TN 38461Class A: theory, range, public road · Class B: theory, range, public road
Harriman (1)
Tennessee College of Applied Technology of Harriman
Provider: Truck Driving Program at TCAT- Harriman
1745 Harriman Hwy, Harriman, TN 37748Class A: theory, range, public road · Class B: theory, range, public road · Passenger: theory, range, public road · School bus: theory, range, public road · Hazmat: theory
Henning (1)
Annette Haycraft - Transportation
Provider: Annette Haycraft
480 Green Chapel Rd, Henning, TN 38041-5726Class B: theory, range, public road · Passenger: theory, range, public road
Hohenwald (1)
TCAT Hohenwald
Provider: TCATHohenwald
813 W Main St, Hohenwald, TN 38462Class A: theory, range, public road · Class B: theory, range, public road
Humboldt (1)
Buddy Laster Services
Humboldt, TN 38343-6603
Class A: theory, range, public road · Class B: theory, range, public road · Passenger: theory, range, public road · School bus: theory, range, public road · Hazmat: theory
Jackson (3)
See all 3 CDL schools in Jackson (2 registered for Class A training).
Johnson City (3)
See all 3 CDL schools in Johnson City (3 registered for Class A training).
Knoxville (3)
See all 3 CDL schools in Knoxville (1 registered for Class A training).
La Vergne (1)
ELDT Solutions - Nashville
Provider: ELDT Solutions
La Vergne, TN 37086-2461Class A: theory, range, public road · Class B: theory, range, public road · Passenger: theory, range, public road · Hazmat: theory
Lenoir City (3)
See all 3 CDL schools in Lenoir City (0 registered for Class A training).
Livingston (1)
TCAT Upper Cumberland @ Livingston
Provider: TCAT Upper Cumberland
740 Hi Tech Drive, Livingston, TN 38570Class A: theory, range, public road · Class B: theory, range, public road · Passenger: theory, range, public road
Madison (1)
Tennessee CDL School inc.
207 Roosevelt ave, Madison, TN 37115
Class A: theory, range, public road · Class B: theory, range, public road · Passenger: theory · School bus: theory · Hazmat: theory
Madisonville (2)
Cooley bus service
4260 US-411, Madisonville, TN 37354
Class A: theory, range, public road · Class B: theory, range, public road · Passenger: theory, range, public road · School bus: theory, range, public road
Miles Bus Service
Madisonville, TN 37354-1237
Class A: theory, range, public road · Class B: theory, range, public road · Passenger: theory, range, public road · School bus: theory, range, public road
Manchester (2)
Coffee County Schools Transportation
Provider: Coffee County School Transportation
Manchester, TN 37355-3136Class B: theory, range, public road · Passenger: theory, range, public road · School bus: theory, range, public road
Tennessee College of Applied Technology - McMinnville at Coffee County
Provider: Tennessee College of Applied Technology - McMinnville
2790 Woodbury Highway, Manchester, TN 37355-6455Class A: theory, range, public road
Maryville (1)
ASB Bus Training, LLC.
Provider: ASB Bus Training LLC.
425 Continental Dr, Maryville, TN 37804-5432Class B: theory, range, public road · Passenger: theory, range, public road · School bus: theory, range, public road
McMinnville (1)
Tennessee College of Applied Technology - McMinnville
241 Vo-Tech Drive, McMinnville, TN 37110
Class A: theory, range, public road
Memphis (12)
See all 12 CDL schools in Memphis (12 registered for Class A training).
Millington (1)
Roadmaster Drivers School (MIL)
Provider: Roadmaster Drivers School
8050 Singleton Avenue, Millington, TN 38053Class A: range, public road
Mt. Juliet (1)
ARK DRIVING ACADAMY LLC
145 Bear Xing SUIT 100, Mt. Juliet, TN 37122
Class A: theory, range, public road
Murfreesboro (5)
See all 5 CDL schools in Murfreesboro (3 registered for Class A training).
Nashville (7)
See all 7 CDL schools in Nashville (5 registered for Class A training).
Newbern (1)
Tennessee College of Applied Technology Newbern
340 Washington St., Newbern, TN 38059
Class A: theory, range, public road
Oneida (1)
Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Oneida/Huntsville
Provider: Tennessee College of Applied Technology Oneida
180 Eli Ln, Oneida, TN 37841-6052Class A: theory, range, public road · Class B: theory, range, public road · Hazmat: theory
Ooltewah (1)
Jones Transportation
Ooltewah, TN 37363-9245
Passenger: theory, range, public road · School bus: theory, range, public road
Parsons (1)
Tennessee College of Applied Technology Crump Parsons Campus
Provider: Tennessee College of Applied Technology Crump
256 W 9th Street, Parsons, TN 38363Class A: theory, range, public road · Class B: theory, range, public road · Passenger: theory, range, public road · School bus: theory, range, public road
Powell (2)
Priority Coach, Inc
2628 Clinton Hwy, Powell, TN 37849-7615
Class B: theory, range, public road · Passenger: theory, range, public road · School bus: theory, range, public road
Tennessee Truck Driving School
7142 Clinton Highway, Powell, TN 37849
Class A: theory, range, public road · Class B: theory, range, public road
Readyville (1)
Madiston PowerTel, Inc.
281 Dry Crk Ln, Readyville, TN 37149-5185
Class A: theory, range, public road · Class B: theory, range, public road · Passenger: theory, range, public road
Rockvale (1)
R&R Transportation
Provider: Angela Carrigan (Individual trainer)
Rockvale, TN 37153Class B: theory, range, public road · Passenger: theory, range, public road · School bus: theory, range, public road
Selmer (1)
McNairy County School Transportation Department
892 High School Rd, Selmer, TN 38375-3253
Class B: theory, range, public road · Passenger: theory, range, public road · School bus: theory, range, public road
Sharon (1)
ROADRUNNER DRIVING SCHOOL, LLC
106 Industries Park Road, Sharon, TN 38255
Class A: theory, range, public road · Hazmat: theory
Shelbyville (2)
Bedford County Department of Education
324 Dover St, Shelbyville, TN 37160
Class B: theory, public road · Passenger: theory, public road · School bus: theory, public road
Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Shelbyville
224 Eagle Blvd., Shelbyville, TN 37160
Class A: theory, range, public road · Class B: theory, range, public road
Soddy-Daisy (1)
CHATTANOOGA STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE/TCAT CDL PROGRAM
Provider: CHATTANOOGA STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE/ TCAT
9090 Dayton Pike, Soddy-Daisy, TN 37379-4312Class A: theory, range, public road
+1 423-697-5711 · chattanoogastate.edu/commercial-truck-driving
Springfield (1)
South Haven Baptist Church
Springfield, TN 37172
Class B: range, public road · Passenger: range, public road
Surgoinsville (1)
TCAT Morristown Hawkins County Branch
Provider: TCAT Morristown
323 Phipps Bend Rd, Surgoinsville, TN 37873-5132Class A: theory, range, public road · Class B: theory, range, public road · Hazmat: theory
Waverly (1)
HUMPHERYS COUNTY BOE
Provider: HUMPHREYS COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION /TRANS DEPT
2443 Hwy 70 E, Waverly, TN 37185-2223Class B: theory, range, public road · Passenger: theory, range, public road · School bus: theory, range, public road
Woodbury (1)
Estes Bus Service
Provider: TN CDL Academy
Woodbury, TN 37190Class A: theory, range, public road · Class B: theory, range, public road · Passenger: theory, range, public road · School bus: theory, range, public road
Traveling training providers in Tennessee
These 36 providers registered as "traveling": they train at locations other than a fixed school address, for example at an employer's yard. The registry publishes no address for them.
Show 36 traveling providers
1 Mile At A Time Trucking & Training LLC
Provider: 1Mile At A Time Trucking & Training LLC
No fixed address (traveling provider)Class A: theory, range, public road · Class B: theory, range, public road · Passenger: theory, range, public road · School bus: theory, range, public road · Hazmat: theory
1st Premier Trucking Academy
No fixed address (traveling provider)
Class A: theory, range, public road · Class B: theory, range, public road · Passenger: theory · School bus: theory · Hazmat: theory
5star C.D.L. Training Corp
No fixed address (traveling provider)
Class A: theory, range, public road · Class B: theory, range, public road
AD Smith CDL Training
No fixed address (traveling provider)
Class A: theory, range, public road · Class B: theory, range, public road · Passenger: theory, range, public road · School bus: theory, range, public road · Hazmat: theory
Advanced CDL Solutions LLC
No fixed address (traveling provider)
Class A: range, public road · Class B: range, public road · Passenger: range, public road · School bus: range, public road
Brian Tackett - Independent Instructor
No fixed address (traveling provider)
Class A: theory, range, public road · Class B: theory, range, public road · Passenger: theory · School bus: theory · Hazmat: theory
Browning Mountain Training
No fixed address (traveling provider)
Class A: theory, range, public road · Class B: theory, range, public road · Passenger: theory, range, public road · School bus: theory, range, public road · Hazmat: theory
CDL Training and Testing Center
No fixed address (traveling provider)
Class A: theory, range, public road · Class B: theory, range, public road · Passenger: theory, range, public road · School bus: theory, range, public road · Hazmat: theory
Cheapest ELDT only 2500 for CDL
Provider: D&L Management LLC
No fixed address (traveling provider)Class A: theory, range, public road · Class B: theory, range, public road · Passenger: theory, range, public road · School bus: theory, range, public road · Hazmat: theory
Copeland Farms
No fixed address (traveling provider)
Class A: theory, range, public road · Class B: theory, range, public road
CoSCC CDL Training
Provider: Columbia State Community College
No fixed address (traveling provider)Class A: theory, range, public road · Class B: theory, range, public road
DICKSON COUNTY SCHOOLS
Provider: Dickson County Schools Transportation
No fixed address (traveling provider)Class B: theory, range, public road · Passenger: theory, range, public road · School bus: theory, range, public road
DONNELL BUS SERVICE LLC
No fixed address (traveling provider)
Class B: theory, range, public road · Passenger: theory, range, public road · School bus: theory, range, public road
Eclipse DOT
No fixed address (traveling provider)
Class A: theory, range, public road · Class B: theory, range, public road · Passenger: theory, range, public road · School bus: theory, range, public road · Hazmat: theory
ELDT Academy, LLC - Travelling CDL Instructors
Provider: ELDT Academy, LLC - Online & Travelling CDL Training
No fixed address (traveling provider)Class A: theory, range, public road · Class B: theory, range, public road · Passenger: theory, range, public road · School bus: theory, range, public road · Hazmat: theory
ELDT Solutions - On Site Training (TN)
Provider: ELDT Solutions
No fixed address (traveling provider)Class A: theory, range, public road · Class B: theory, range, public road · Passenger: theory, range, public road · Hazmat: theory
Five Star Driver Training and Safety Consulting
Provider: 5 Star
No fixed address (traveling provider)Class B: theory, range, public road · Passenger: theory, range, public road · School bus: theory, range, public road
Freight God Inc.
Provider: GY Trucking LLC.
No fixed address (traveling provider)Class A: theory, range, public road · Class B: theory, range, public road · Passenger: theory, range, public road · School bus: theory, range, public road · Hazmat: theory
Gear up ELDT
No fixed address (traveling provider)
Class A: theory, range, public road · Class B: theory, range, public road · Passenger: theory, range, public road
Glenn Lipford
Provider: Mountain Valley Driving Academy
No fixed address (traveling provider)Class A: theory · Class B: theory, range, public road · Passenger: theory, range, public road · School bus: theory, range, public road · Hazmat: theory
Go 2 You ELDT
No fixed address (traveling provider)
Class B: theory, range, public road · Passenger: theory, range, public road · School bus: theory, range, public road
Judy's ELDT
Provider: Judy's ELDT training
No fixed address (traveling provider)Class A: theory, range, public road · Class B: theory, range, public road · Passenger: theory, range, public road · School bus: theory, range, public road · Hazmat: theory
Lynn Henderson - Individual Trainer
No fixed address (traveling provider)
Class A: theory, range, public road · Class B: theory, range, public road · Passenger: theory, range, public road · School bus: theory, range, public road
Madiston PowerTel, Inc.
No fixed address (traveling provider)
Class A: theory, range, public road · Class B: theory, range, public road · Passenger: theory, range, public road
Marshall Transportation LLC
No fixed address (traveling provider)
Class B: theory, range, public road · Passenger: theory, range, public road · School bus: theory, range, public road
Morgan Transportation
Provider: Morgan Transportation LLC
No fixed address (traveling provider)Class B: theory, range, public road · Passenger: theory, range, public road · School bus: theory, range, public road
My Mobile Training Solutions LLC
No fixed address (traveling provider)
Class A: theory, range, public road · Class B: theory, range, public road
Robert Boykin
No fixed address (traveling provider)
Class A: theory, range, public road · Class B: theory, range, public road · Passenger: theory, range, public road · School bus: theory, range, public road
Sallie Brown DBA Sallie Brown
No fixed address (traveling provider)
Class A: theory, range, public road · Class B: theory, range, public road · Passenger: theory, range, public road · School bus: theory, range, public road
Sams Farm Charm LLC
No fixed address (traveling provider)
Class A: range, public road · Class B: range, public road
Southeast Transportation Safety, LLC
No fixed address (traveling provider)
Class A: theory, range, public road · Class B: theory, range, public road · Passenger: theory, range, public road · School bus: theory · Hazmat: theory
Tennessee Mobile CDL Training by Elite ELDT
Provider: Elite ELDT
No fixed address (traveling provider)Class A: theory, range, public road · Class B: theory, range, public road · Passenger: theory, range, public road · Hazmat: theory
The academy
Provider: Tha academy llc
No fixed address (traveling provider)Class A: theory, range, public road · Class B: theory, range, public road · Passenger: theory, range, public road · School bus: theory, range, public road · Hazmat: theory
The CDL Coach
Provider: Atlanta Career Training - The CDL Coach
No fixed address (traveling provider)Class A: theory, range, public road · Class B: theory, range, public road · Passenger: theory, range, public road · School bus: theory, range, public road · Hazmat: theory
Traveling provider
Provider: Individual 1 on 1 behind the wheel training
No fixed address (traveling provider)Class A: theory, range, public road · Class B: theory, range, public road · Passenger: theory, range, public road · School bus: theory, range · Hazmat: theory
TRCC Transport INC.
No fixed address (traveling provider)
Class A: theory, range, public road · Class B: theory, range, public road · Passenger: theory, range, public road · Hazmat: theory
Quick CDL Practice Quiz
Test your knowledge with these sample CDL questions. Questions cover topics from the General Knowledge test.
Question 1: What happens when too much weight sits on the steering axle?
Question 2: You're using controlled braking with no ABS. The wheels lock, and you need a bigger steering correction. What do you do?
Question 3: You have to back up. What's the right way to check the path first?
Question 4: Which description matches an automatic air-tank drain?
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What is ELDT, and do you need it?
Entry-level driver training (ELDT) is a federal requirement that took effect on February 7, 2022. FMCSA says it applies to people getting a Class A or Class B CDL for the first time, upgrading a Class B CDL to Class A, or getting a school bus (S), passenger (P) or hazardous materials (H) endorsement for the first time. The training must come from a provider listed on the Training Provider Registry, and the provider reports your completion to the registry before your state can give you the CDL skills test (or, for hazmat, the knowledge test). See FMCSA's ELDT overview and its applicability fact sheet for exceptions.
The registry lists two kinds of training for each license class and endorsement (hazmat is theory only). Theory is classroom or online instruction, which ends with an assessment you must pass with a score of at least 80 percent. Behind-the-wheel training is split into range (an area away from traffic where you practice maneuvers such as backing) and public road driving. Your instructor evaluates and documents your behind-the-wheel proficiency. Federal rules let you take theory and behind-the-wheel training from different providers, but the range and public-road portions must come from the same provider, and a behind-the-wheel provider must confirm you hold a valid commercial learner's permit (49 CFR 380.707, 380.715).
Class A or Class B?
A Class A CDL covers combination vehicles with a gross combination weight rating of 26,001 pounds or more when the towed vehicle is rated over 10,000 pounds: most tractor-trailers. A Class B CDL covers single vehicles rated 26,001 pounds or more, or such a vehicle towing a trailer rated 10,000 pounds or less: straight trucks, dump trucks and many buses. The definitions are in 49 CFR 383.91. A Class A holder with the right endorsements may also drive Class B and C vehicles, but a location registered only for Class B training cannot give you Class A training.
How to use this list
- Pick the license class and endorsements you need, then use the training filter to match them.
- Check that the location is registered for the parts you still need: theory, range and public road. Some locations register only theory, or only behind-the-wheel.
- Call or visit the school's website to confirm schedules, cost and what is included.
- Look the provider up in the official registry search to confirm it is still listed.
- While you wait for class to start, get your learner's permit knowledge tests out of the way with our free CDL practice tests and your state's official CDL manual.
Related resources
- Is my CDL school registered? — search the FMCSA registry
- Tennessee CDL practice test — state-specific page with manual, practice tests, and school links
- Tennessee CDL manual and other state handbooks
- Free CDL practice tests for the permit knowledge tests
- Pre-trip inspection guide for the skills test
About this list
CDL Prep Hero is not affiliated with, paid by, or endorsing any school listed here, and we have not inspected or ranked them. Names, addresses, phone numbers, websites and training types come from the FMCSA Training Provider Registry download dated October 2, 2026. We do not add prices, ratings or reviews. Registry entries are self-reported by providers and can change daily, so confirm the location, schedule, cost and current registry status with the school, and look the school up in the official registry, before you enroll or pay.
We list only in-person locations that the registry marks Active and open to the public. Locations marked "private enrollment only" (usually carriers training their own hires), online-only providers, and records without an Active status are left out.
Study for the permit test before class starts
You need a commercial learner's permit before you can practice driving a commercial vehicle on public roads, and getting one means passing the knowledge tests. Start with the General Knowledge practice test, then Air Brakes and Combination Vehicles if you are going for Class A. The CDL Prep Hero app has the full course, free to start on iPhone and Android.