
Yuma Truck Driving School

Information about Yuma Truck Driving School
Opening hours
- sunday: (closed)
- monday: 8h-17h
- tuesday: 8h-17h
- wednesday: 8h-17h
- thursday: 8h-17h
- friday: 8h-17h
- saturday: (closed)
Yuma Truck Driving School offers several training and testing programs to meet your individual needs. We offer day, evening and weekend classes, training by the hour, refresher courses and road testing. We can tailor a CDL program that is certain to drive your career forward. Yuma Truck Driving School was announced as a Military Friendly Gold School for the 2023 - 2024 school year!
Our comment from DrivingSchools.Directory about Yuma Truck Driving School:
Yuma Truck Driving School is highly regarded for its comprehensive training programs and dedicated instructors. Many students have shared their positive experiences, highlighting the following strengths:
- Knowledgeable Instructors: The instructors at Yuma Truck Driving School are consistently praised for their expertise and dedication. Students appreciate their thorough teaching methods and willingness to offer personalized support.
- Supportive Staff: From the office staff to the trainers, the entire team is noted for being friendly, approachable, and attentive, making the learning environment comfortable and encouraging.
- Excellent Training Experience: Many reviews commend the effective training curriculum, which equips students with the necessary skills to succeed in their trucking careers.
- Helpful Resources: The school provides ample resources and guidance to help students navigate the process of obtaining their CDL.
- Positive Outcomes: Numerous graduates have successfully secured jobs in the trucking industry, thanks to the solid foundation and networking opportunities provided by the school.
However, a few concerns have been noted:
- Some users mentioned that the instructor-to-student ratio can be challenging, leading to limited practice time.
- A few students expressed concerns about the school's vehicle availability.
- There were mentions of occasional inconsistencies in instructor performance.
Overall, Yuma Truck Driving School is highly recommended for anyone looking to start a career in trucking, particularly due to its commitment to student success and supportive learning environment.
Yuma Truck Driving School: Reviews
Fantastic experience: I had a great experience at the Yuma Truck Driving School. The instructor are great, very knowledgeable. The office staff is friendly and attentive.
Thank you Craig, we always strive to ensure our students are taken care of!
Fantastic experience: The office staff was very helpful by letting me know what I needed and where to go to complete all the required tasks such as the physical, tests and hazmat endorsement. The instructors well demonstrated the exercises as well as gave me tips on how to improve with their wide range of experience. In addition their plethora of knowledge in the trucking industry gave me a lot to go on when I go out driving.
This makes us happy to hear, we love when our students feel confident about their skills after completing our training. Thank you Luis!
Fantastic experience: Excellent training program, with exceptional training staff! Most accommodated and helpful office staff! I had a great experience and appreciate this program and school greatly thank you.
We appreciate the positive review Felipe, thank you for sharing!
Fantastic experience: Great experience, awesome trainers, good environment, will do it all over again.
We appreciate this Carlos, thank you!
Fantastic experience: Overall, the staff was pretty good on getting things going shut up to Yanin on for being organized. All the instructors were pretty good but the ones that stuck out and went above and beyond to make it easy to learn were Jack, Jesus Jamar and Mike. All made it very informative, fun and easy. Shout out to all you five out of five
This is awesome to hear Emiliano, thank you!
Fantastic experience: Great truck driving school.
What a great compliment, thank you so much for the 5-stars!
Fantastic experience: Student Donovan Francis endorses Yuma Truck Driving as a great place to prepare for your CDL. Everyone was helpful, courteous and resourceful. I am happy to have chosen them for my educational needs.
We are so glad you had a good experience, thank you for the 5-stars!
Fantastic experience: Awesome staff members
Thanks for the 5-star review George!
Fantastic experience: Do guys still have the rooster?
Thanks for the 5-stars Jess! We absolutely still do!
Positive experience: The school was decent. Not enough space nor vehicles for the amount of students. Some instructors are very good at instructing others not so much. Some can be quite condescending especially if you've never driven stick before. At times it seems they do need more instructors to give proper directions to complete skills.
Thanks for the review and feedback Layshad, we will pass this on to our team to try to make adjustments where possible.
Fantastic experience: I am so thankful for all the help i recieved,
Thanks for your feedback Misael!
Fantastic experience: Los mejores y gracias a ellos y su paciencia y en especial a yanine que me ayudó mucho ahora ya tengo tengo mi CDL. Muchas gracias
Thanks for sharing your experience with us Waldo & Thanks for your 5-star review!
Fantastic experience: Son un buen equipo y te dan toda la ayuda y confianza yo en mi persona los doy muchas gracias a cada uno de ellos y a los compañeros que al igual te ayudan mucho y a Sr. Jack mill gracias
Thank you very much for your review!
Fantastic experience: I had a great experience while at Yuma Truck Driving School. I couldn’t fail because they pushed and never gave up on me being successful. They taught me well and would highly recommend them.
We're happy to hear that you had such a great experience with us Brittney! Thanks for giving us a positive review!
Fantastic experience: I had a great experience attending Yuma Truck Driving School. Would highly recommend them and attending in the winter months.
Thanks for the 5-star review Michael! We enjoyed having you here with us!
Fantastic experience: Omg. This is the best school ever. Every instructor here wants you to pass. And the staff in the office are the nicest people ever. I can tell you, you will be driving the second day on the yard. And then on the road, we were practice driving the fourth day. You will definitely pass this school.
Thank you for the 5 star review Heather, we appreciate the positive feedback! It was a pleasure having you train with us. We wish you the absolute best in your new career as a CDL driver!
Fantastic experience: The instructors and staff are great. My only complaint would be sometimes limited practice time because of the number of students to truck ratio. Otherwise had a great time got my CDL and now I’m a professional truck driver.
Thanks for the feedback Randy, we will pass this on to our team and try to make adjustments where possible.
Fantastic experience: Very good school, the instructors are extremely patient and comprehensively, I would definitely recommend it.
Thanks for the 5-star review Ruben!
Fantastic experience: The best team ther Yuma Arizona
Thanks for the positive review Jason!
Fantastic experience: Everyone at Yuma Trucking School is top notch in my opinion! The instructors, the office staff, the managers and the testers were all amazing and easy to talk to and it felt like a family. I had a lot of fun getting my cdl. Cheryl Gietzen
Thanks for the 5 star review! We are so happy to here that you had a positive experience with us. We hope you are enjoying your new career as a CDL driver!
Fantastic experience: Very good school and very good instructor
Thanks for the 5-star review Julio!
Fantastic experience: I used the GI Bill to cover for the 310 hr program. Overall, it’s a good school. The instructors give you the knowledge and tools to help you become successful, but it is up to you to put in the extra effort to study on your own time and ask questions. I would recommend this school to anyone looking to obtain a commercial license.
Thanks for the positive review Denny! Good luck in this next chapter.
Fantastic experience: Great school great instructors. Great people. Thanks to Ralph for putting the motivation and mentorship before heading out to the field. Definitely would recommend!
Thank you for your 5-star review and feedback Benito! We'll pass on the message!
Fantastic experience: Great School. Thank You Yuma Trucking Driving School!
Thanks for the five star review Jason!
Negative experience: Enrolled at this school thinking i was going to be taught no, you have to teach yourself. You have to wait hours to get a turn to do anything with the truck some days are just full on waiting days, instructors are never out in the yard i’ve seen plenty of people teach themselves.
Hi XPOANON, we are very sorry to hear this has been your experience with our campus. We do take the reviews we receive very seriously and use them to improve our program. Please give us a call or email [email protected] with more information about your experience, so our team can investigate.
Fantastic experience: I would like to thank all the instructors at Yuma Truck Driving School. Informative, professional, and a genuine good experience.
Thank you for the positive comment Michael! We hope you enjoy your new career as a CDL driver.
Negative experience: I just graduated from here and honestly I have very few positive things to say. First, I wanna say Butz, Allen, Andrew, and Lino are awesome. They are all helpful and they care. And the front desk staff are awesome. Now onto the negatives, the equipment. So many issues every day we came in there was a new problem. One week we only had 2 working trucks, the rest were all broken down and it took a week to get them up and running. 2 trucks between 35-40 students. The automatic was constantly broken and they take their time getting the trucks fixed. The “instructors” think they don’t actually have to instruct and they’ve had multiple students call them out on it. They show you once and then they tell you to figure it out yourself. They don’t teach and walk you through it, the only people who helped me the most were Butz and Allen. And Steve, I managed to go my whole 6 weeks not talking to him until my last day. He was always yelling and extremely rude to everyone, nobody could stand him. And the one interaction we had was exactly that. Anyways, it’s not a school I would recommend. However it’s also the only school in Yuma so.
Hi Miranda, we are sorry to hear you did not have a great experience with our school. We are working on making improvements and your feedback helps. Your honest review is appreciated.
Fantastic experience: I graduated almost 8 years ago the instructors were awesome I don't know how many are still there & Toby is the only name I can remember but they were all great no BS they told you how it is right or wrong I've recommended people to go & I will continue to recommend the school
Richard, thank you for the review and your kind words! It was a pleasure having you and we wish you the best in your new career as a CDL driver!
Positive experience: I had a great time at Yuma Truck Driving School. The staff were very supportive. The instructors were true professionals truckers and excellent mentors. The school needs more instructors to balance the instructors to student ratio.
-Thank you for your honest feedback Mel. We hope you are enjoying your new career as a CDL driver!
Fantastic experience: Good
We are so glad you enjoyed your CDL training with us! Thank you for the recommendation Manuel.
Fantastic experience: Great trucking school with great instructors that thoroughly teach you & let you know what you’re doing wrong!! Steve & Butz are the best!
Thank you for the recommendation Joe. It was a pleasure having you here. We wish you the best in your new career as a CDL driver!
Fantastic experience: I had an awesome experience with this company. They're really good with maintaining their equipment, the staff was awesome at teaching / coaching me. Shout out to Roger & Boots for having patients, it takes great teachers to put their CDL on the line while teaching individuals how to drive and operate while staying calm all at the same time. AJ. B
Arend, thank you for the review and your kind words! It was a pleasure having you and we wish you the best in your new career as a CDL driver!
Fantastic experience: I had a great experience staff was great and fellow students were awesome met some Amazing people And they also help me land a job working with Swift. I Highly recommend Yuma trucking school
Rudy, thank you for the review and your kind words! It was a pleasure having you and we wish you the best in your new career as a CDL driver!
Fantastic experience: Great instructors, Especially tommy! You can tell he genuinely cares about his students and loves watching us learn.
Kevin, thank you for the review and your kind words about our instructors! We wish you the best in your new career as a CDL driver!
Fantastic experience: I attended Yuma Truck Driving School through a military program called Skill Bridge. When I started I learned quickly that the instructors are very informative and tailor it to your learning style. They genuinely care about your learning, and will assist you in every way possible to ensure you’re understanding the material. Wether it be driving, pre trip, or just general information these instructors know their stuff and would 100% recommend this course to other service members that are thinking about going.
Noe, thank you for the review and your kind words about our instructors! It will a pleasure having you!
Fantastic experience: Amazing School, Amazing staff (not just because I work here) but because our instructors and office staff bend over backwards to help each student that comes through the front door. I am a YTDS alumni too Come! Come check us out! Tour the school and meet our instructors.
Marisela, thank you for the review and your kind words!
Fantastic experience: Great instructors, super flexible around your schedule and really attentive when it comes to the class work.
Thanks for the review Sam, We are so glad we were able to help you obtain your CDL. We wish the absolute best in your future career!!
Fantastic experience: Awesome ,very helpful and attentive to your learning needs .The staff are very professional.
Thanks for the review Salvador, We are so glad we were able to help you obtain your CDL. We wish the absolute best in your future career!!
Positive experience: Still attending school here
Hey Adam, we see that you gave us 3 stars. Please let us know if there is anything we can improve upon during your experience with us.
Fantastic experience: Great range staff, great road staff, great office staff. I did a 40 hour refresher course to reactivate my CDLA. Many thanks to all that were involved.
Thanks for review Drex! We hope you are doing well with your CDL.
Fantastic experience: This is the university for truck driving. Everyone is patient with us and teachers do an amazing job. My favorite instructors is Oscar and Donnie who helped me a lot. Thank you!
Thanks for the review Robert. It was amazing having you as a student and we wish you the absolute best in your new career as a CDL driver!
Fantastic experience: My husband and I both used our GI Bill to attend Yuma Truck Driving School. We had a great experience and agree it was worth it. Training was equally distributed among all students. The instructors and staff were very helpful and knowledgeable!
Thanks for the review Jazmon! We are happy to hear you and your husband enjoyed your experience with us. We hope you all enjoy your new career's as CDL drivers!
Negative experience: I went in recently to get some information to attend the school. i spoke with i believe her name is Ally she’s the manager and i was kind of thrown off we were in the middle of a conversation and her phone started ringing and she picked up and started havin a a convo with the person, as well as answering text messages as i just sat there and waited. I didn’t appreciate my time being wasted with her on her phone as she is was helping me.
Hi, we're very sorry you didn't have the best experience at our school. We've talked with the team to ensure that only emergency calls are taken and if they need to step away that they get someone else to assist in their place. We appreciate the feedback and hope if you're still interested in getting your CDL that you'll come back in and give us another shot. Best of wishes to you!
Fantastic experience: Great place! If you take it seriously and try you will succeed here!
Thanks for the review Matt!
Fantastic experience: Great staff! Very helpful
Thanks for the review! We are always happy to help!
Positive experience: Amazing instructors Toby, Steve, and Doni!!! They are all very helpful they take their time and teach u everything u need to know. 100% would recommend this school. Great staff! I appreciate them helping me get started. Don't have many complaints except not getting enough drive time. Also the girl who does the hours I had asked her questions several different times and she would get rude with me and raise her voice when i let her kow i was there a day she said i wasnt. Other than that great school!!!!!
Thank you for your honest feedback. We always strive to give our students the best experience possible. We will take your feedback into account and try to improve. Thanks for choosing Yuma Truck Driving School!
Fantastic experience: Can't stress this enough. Donnie and Steve some of the coolest and full of knowledge instructors I know. Their ability to portray the immense amount of information to you is unbelievable. They make sure you understand. They are super clear and always willing to help if you get stuck. I've learned so much in Just a WEEK. The staff in general is amazing as well. Everybody is always nice. Maricela, Brittney, Odalis, Ally. Everybody. They are always there with a helping hand. Thank you Yuma trucking!
Thank you for the review David! We wish you the best in your new career as a CDL driver! It was a pleasure to have you as a student.
Fantastic experience: I have to say as a student of YTDS, it has been a great learning experience. While I am still a student and will have my CDL soon, the knowledge I have gained, will take me far in this career. All staff, Donny, Toby, Roland and Steve have truly made sure that my driving skills are top notch. They have invested in my future and it's no wonder that the school has a high rating. With their patience as instructors, I have gained so much more than I ever thought I would. For that I will always be thankful. Great work guys, I hope all other students feel as accomplished as I do.
Hey Erin, thank you for the review. It makes us happy to hear how great your experience with us has been. Thanks for choosing Yuma Truck Driving School and we wish you the best in your future career as a CDL driver!
Fantastic experience: Fantastic school for transitioning Veterans looking to change careers into the civilian sector. This school is one of the few Truck driving schools that is VA certified and accredited utilizing the skillbridge program as well as chapter 33. Many courses to choose from to fit your needs. Great down to earth staff... The instructors will provide you with the knowledge needed to drive your future career forward. Semper Fi
Hey Jay, thanks for the review! We feel lucky to be able to serve those who have served our country. We wish you the best in your new career as a CDL driver!
Fantastic experience: The staff were all wonderful and friendly. The instructors do a great job explaining things. I came in with no experience with manuals or big trucks at all and was able to leave with the ability to drive a semi truck without being a giant boulder in the road.
Thanks for the review Skylar Pelletier! We hope you are doing great in your new career as a CDL driver!
Fantastic experience: Was very helpful, friendly staff and great instructors I recommend yuma trucking school
Thanks for the review Yolando! We hope you are doing well with your CDL!
Fantastic experience: Great staff. Good place to get your CDL
Thank you for the review Daniel!
Positive experience: Good place to prepare to obtain your CDL.
Thanks for the review Ismael!
Fantastic experience: Good staff,great experience. Got my CDL class A no restrictions. Ally,Don,Rudy,Ricardo,John.Thank You
Thank you Sergio! It was a pleasure having you as a student. We hope you're doing great with you new career as a CDL driver.
Fantastic experience: I had a great experience, along with great instructors, at first I was afraid but in the end I won the victory with extensive knowledge
We are happy to hear you had a pleasant experience with us! We hope your career as a CDL holder is amazing!
Fantastic experience: Great instructors
Fantastic experience: This will be a lengthy review so as to fairly and accurately describe this facility and it's staff. Starting with the receptionist, I was greeted with a smile and a cheerful hello, instantly making me feel welcome. Then came the process of signing up. Very smooth and well explained as to what I could expect and what would be required of me. Then came the instructors. Shar (sp?) was a peach. Old school. Straight to the point, direct and blew no smoke up anyone's back side. YOUR HAND DOESN'T LIVE THERE!!! She comes across as very gruff and almost nagging but she is the only one that could make that a positive. She is that way in order to ensure the student learns and doesn't just "skate by". Rudy was always smiling and checking the progress of each student, asking them how things were going. Ricardo was always attentive to students and their questions. Juan and Roland also showed concern and care for the students. Paul was always helping and guiding his students. Toby was always attentive to what was going on and assisting anyone who seemed to need help. John reminded me of R. Lee Ermey. Very professional and an asset to the school. When I first walked in, it was like I was a n orangutan being told to play the saxophone. After being taught and guided by the staff here, I began to feel more like Michaelangelo with a paint brush. This school and the staff have started me on a path that will positively change my life and for that, I will be eternally thankful. If you are even remotely thinking about attaining your CDL, this is the ONLY place I would recommend. Thank you Yuma Truck Driving School, I truly, sincerely and eternally thank you for everything you all have done for me.
We are so happy that you had a pleasant experience with the school. We hope that your career as a CDL holder is nothing short of amazing.
Fantastic experience: Great program and the instructors/staff are outstanding. I would highly recommend this program to anyone who is interested in obtaining a CDL
Hey Don, we are pleased to hear that you had a positive experience with us. Thanks for the kind words and we wish you the best in your trucking career!
Fantastic experience: I earned my CDL here a awhile back; but even today I vouch for them. A CDL opens doors ico jobs and it's always smart to have it for a "Plan B." With lifetime (of the school) assistance plus a friendly and helpful staff, it's worth looking into. Hint: their frequent Open House events are a great place to start.
We're so glad that getting a CDL has opened up so many doors for you! Thanks for the positive Review CJ.
Fantastic experience: I went to the Phoenix location off 51st and lower buckeye rd. I was homeless at the time on the streets and went here got my CDL and literally went across the street in Phoenix and got my first trucking job. I have been there for 8 years it all started with this place. Phoenix location
Thank you for the positive feedback, Bert! We are happy to hear it worked out well for you!
Fantastic experience: Great experience, all the staff is exceptionally helpful and patient Rick and the rest of the instructors go the extra mile to ensure you complete the course and graduate as a professional driver The atmosphere is a comfortable learning environment. Well worth your time.
Thank you, Robert! Congratulations on getting your CDL.
Fantastic experience: Really great school, had Rick as my instructor and the guy knows his stuff, Thor too great guy very patient, when I was there there was a lady that just started we called her grandma she was really good too. I really appreciate the time and effort you guys put to make us professionals. God Bless
Thank you, Armando. We greatly appreciate the kind words. Best of luck to you!
Fantastic experience: Great instructors great staff...having a great time learning about CDL.
Thank you, Jacob!
Fantastic experience: This school is great , i had a great learning experience here at YTDS. I was able to finish as soon as possible. Once i finished the class work i was able to finish in 3 weeks. Tommy Lund leads a great group here at this facility. I had a great time learning here , toby has a great group of instructors , they shared a wealth of knowledge and answered any questions i had. I started this program with no prehires and left pre-qualified for a company that im about to work for. I would definitely recommend to anyone looking to get into the industry.
Fantastic experience: Thanks for everything!!!!
Fantastic experience: Best school to learn about driving big rigs and buses. I went and graduated and went straight to work and the student trainer for the company I was hired to work for had never seen any student right out of school with as much knowledge as i had about driving and knowing the ins an outs of a big rig. An with that knowledge that I got from Yuma truck driving school in Yuma Arizona I was able to graduate to solo truck driving in less than 3 weeks instead of the 4 week training period for a person right out of school. I would recommend anyone that wants to be trained in truck driving or bus driving an to be able to know everything about what it takes to be a great driver in there field I would suggest going to the best at Yuma truck driving school in Yuma Arizona.
Positive experience: Small class but it gets it done.
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