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Commercial Driver School - Olympia

Last updated: 09/2026

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Commercial Driver School is GI Bill Accepted at our Olympia/Lacey and Port Orchard Campuses. 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 important for operational excellence, but they should never be substituted for accessible and genuine human interaction.
Companies who value diverse people, cultures, and ideas are better poised to compete in today’s complex and over-

6800 Martin Way E

Olympia, WA 98516

(360) 819-4841

cdstruckschool.com

Admissions

(360) 819-4841

olcinfo@cdstruckschool.com

Commercial Driver School - Olympia at a glance

Private career school-cert/dipl

Academics at Commercial Driver School - Olympia

Programs

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

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

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