Interstate Truck Driving is owned and operated by Bill Collins, a professional truck driver who has been instructing drivers since 1976. In 1983, he opened Interstate Driving and after success with teaching police officers how to drive squad cars, Bill began offering truck driving courses in 1998. As of 2010, Interstate Truck Driving has two campuses -- the main campus in St. Paul and a secondary campus in St. Cloud. Programs include short-term courses designed to help students pass the CDL test and comprehensive, long-term programs for those wanting to drive big rigs for a living. Interstate Truck Driving has connections with major truck driving companies and assists graduating students with job placement.
Heavy Metal Truck Training offers everything from extensive, 160-hour class A courses to personalized, one-on-one training. Two campuses, one in Monticello and one in Inver Grove Heights (near St. Paul), make Heavy Metal Truck Training convenient for most Minnesota natives. The school assists its students in finding job placement and offers a "prehire" service, in which students get hired by truck driving companies before graduation. Recruiters also frequently visit the campuses of Heavy Metal Truck Driving looking to hire qualified truck drivers. Online enrollment is available.
The school's motto is "Excellence in education" and it prides itself on its reputation for success. Approved by Minnesota's Department of Higher Education and licensed by the State of Minnesota Department of Public Safety, the Transportation Center for Excellence is a fully accredited truck driving school offering truck driver, class A license and CDL training. Appropriately located off Highway 55 in Eagan, the school prepares students for life on the road. The school provides students with prehire services, job placement assistance and offers financing to those in need of financial assistance.
Located in Worthington, in the Southwest corner of the state, the Minnesota West Community & Technical Center offers truck driver training. The truck driver training program consists of a total of 16 credit hours, including "Basic Vehicle Operation and Control Systems," "Safe Operation Fundamentals" and "Advanced Operating Procedures Internship," in which students work hands-on by driving trucks for school credit. Students must be at least 21 years of age at the time of enrollment.
Offering truck driving courses since the 1970s, the Dakota County Technical College is located on the Eastern border of Minnesota. The school works hand-in-hand with companies that utilize warehouses and offers a customized Dock-to-Driver training program, in which employees are trained to a company's specific truck driving requirements. The Dakota County Technical College also offers truck driving courses to the public, which include training in class A and class B CDL licensing. The school requires a potential truck driving student to obtain a class B CDL permit and pass both the Department of Transportation physical examination and a drug test to be accepted as a student.