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Commercial Driver School - Auburn

Last updated: 09/2026

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Commercial Driver School™ is a privately owned, commercial driver’s license (CDL) training school with four convenient Washington-state campuses (Auburn, Lakewood, Olympia and Port Orchard, WA and Twin Falls, ID).

Company’s instructors – all experienced commercial drivers – provide top-notch, easy-to-understand classroom and on-the-road training for men and women who are interested in earning or renewing their Class A, B, and/or C CDLs. In order to accommodate their students busy schedules and preferences, new classes begin most every week and they offer day (6 am – 2:30 pm) and evening (3:30 pm-midnight) classes Monday through Friday.

Even better, due to their partnerships with many respected companies, Commercial Driver School™ also provides ongoing job placement assistance to its graduates, so they can take advantage of the many local and/or regional opportunities that exist in the trucking industry today.

Given this, Commercial Driver School™ is one of the fastest growing and most respected truck driver training schools in the United States. Owners Victor and Petra Ratz credits this success to Commercial Driver Schools’™ outstanding team of professionals who not only deliver world-class CDL training but also embrace and demonstrate the company’s following four core principles:

Nurturing authentic human relationships with customers, employees and colleagues must be every company’s number one goal.
- Yes, technology, streamlined systems, and other tools are also im

2141 West Valley Hwy N

Auburn, WA 98001

(253) 983-0200

www.cdstruckschool.com

Admissions

253-236-8599

kccinfo@cdstruckschool.com

Commercial Driver School - Auburn at a glance

Private career school-cert/dipl

Academics at Commercial Driver School - Auburn

Programs

Program name	Location	Length	ETPL	Workforce Pell
Refresher Course for Class A Training Certificate	Auburn, Online	2 Weeks	Yes	No
Passenger/School Bus Endorsements Training Certificate	Auburn, Online	1 Weeks	Yes	No
Emergency Vehicle Driver Training Certificate	Auburn, Online	10 Days	Yes	No
Class B Truck Driver Training Certificate	Auburn	2 Weeks	Yes	No
Class B Truck and Passenger/School Bus Certificate	Auburn	3 Weeks	Yes	No
Class B Truck and Hazmat Certificate	Auburn, Online	4 Weeks	Yes	No
Class B Bus Driver Training Certificate	Auburn, Online	14 Days	Yes	No
Class A Truck Driver Training Certificate	Auburn, Online	4 Weeks	Yes	No
Class A Truck and Cement Mixer Truck Training Certificate	Auburn, Online	5 Weeks	Yes	No
Dump Truck Training Certificate	Auburn, Online	3 Days	Yes	No
Class A, Hazmat Training Certificate	Auburn, Online	5 Weeks	Yes	No
Class A, Dump Truck Training Certificate	Auburn	5 Weeks	Yes	No
Class A, Bus, Dump, Cement Mixer Truck, Hazmat, and Forklift Training Certificate	Auburn	7 Weeks	Yes	No
Cement Mixer Truck Training Certificate	Auburn, Online	4 Days	Yes	No
Class ‘A’ Automated Truck Driver Training Certificate	Auburn, Online	4 Weeks	Yes	No
Class A, Forklift Training Certificate	Auburn, Online	4 Weeks	Yes	No
Hazmat Training Certificate	Auburn, Online	2 Days	Yes	No
Forklift Training Certificate	Auburn, Online	1 Days	No	No
Class A, Bus Certificate	Auburn	5 Weeks	Yes	No

Details
Program name: Refresher Course for Class A Training Location: Auburn, Online Length: 2 Weeks ETPL: Yes Workforce Pell: No
Program name: Passenger/School Bus Endorsements Training Location: Auburn, Online Length: 1 Weeks ETPL: Yes Workforce Pell: No
Program name: Emergency Vehicle Driver Training Location: Auburn, Online Length: 10 Days ETPL: Yes Workforce Pell: No
Program name: Class B Truck Driver Training Location: Auburn Length: 2 Weeks ETPL: Yes Workforce Pell: No
Program name: Class B Truck and Passenger/School Bus Location: Auburn Length: 3 Weeks ETPL: Yes Workforce Pell: No
Program name: Class B Truck and Hazmat Location: Auburn, Online Length: 4 Weeks ETPL: Yes Workforce Pell: No
Program name: Class B Bus Driver Training Location: Auburn, Online Length: 14 Days ETPL: Yes Workforce Pell: No
Program name: Class A Truck Driver Training Location: Auburn, Online Length: 4 Weeks ETPL: Yes Workforce Pell: No
Program name: Class A Truck and Cement Mixer Truck Training Location: Auburn, Online Length: 5 Weeks ETPL: Yes Workforce Pell: No
Program name: Dump Truck Training Location: Auburn, Online Length: 3 Days ETPL: Yes Workforce Pell: No
Program name: Class A, Hazmat Training Location: Auburn, Online Length: 5 Weeks ETPL: Yes Workforce Pell: No
Program name: Class A, Dump Truck Training Location: Auburn Length: 5 Weeks ETPL: Yes Workforce Pell: No
Program name: Class A, Bus, Dump, Cement Mixer Truck, Hazmat, and Forklift Training Location: Auburn Length: 7 Weeks ETPL: Yes Workforce Pell: No
Program name: Cement Mixer Truck Training Location: Auburn, Online Length: 4 Days ETPL: Yes Workforce Pell: No
Program name: Class ‘A’ Automated Truck Driver Training Location: Auburn, Online Length: 4 Weeks ETPL: Yes Workforce Pell: No
Program name: Class A, Forklift Training Location: Auburn, Online Length: 4 Weeks ETPL: Yes Workforce Pell: No
Program name: Hazmat Training Location: Auburn, Online Length: 2 Days ETPL: Yes Workforce Pell: No
Program name: Forklift Training Location: Auburn, Online Length: 1 Days ETPL: No Workforce Pell: No
Program name: Class A, Bus Location: Auburn Length: 5 Weeks ETPL: Yes Workforce Pell: No

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