Star Truck Driving School is a commercial-driver training program that prepares students to work on the road. The school has four locations in northern Illinois, and offices are set up in Oswego, Bensenville, Hickory Hills and South Holland. The courses are set up for the training to be held on an actual trucking terminal, and many of the classes are smaller so the student can benefit from more individualized instruction. The pace it takes to graduate will largely depend on the program selected, while most of the classes take four weeks. To help its students succeed, Star Truck Driving School also offers placement training in how students can be hired for the job that they want to have.
Based in Chicago and Cicero, Progressive Truck Driving School focuses on helping its students succeed inside and outside the classroom. Since its beginnings in 1974, the program has graduated more than 35,000 students, according to the company's website. Progressive also updates its program to keep on top of the latest technology and the newest industry standards. The school tries to adapt its program to what type of CDL the student wishes to achieve. Whether it is for long-distance driving or local transfers, Progressive readies the student for what they could expect while developing a career driving up and down American highways.
Eagle Training Services and its correlating schools in Rockford, Prospect Heights, Grayslake and Lake in the Hills are certified by the Illinois Secretary of State. Instructors have decades of experience behind the wheel. Eagle has also partnered with McHenry County College, where interested students can register online, over the phone or in person at the college campus located in Lake in the Hills.
In the southern part of the state, students can enroll in driving courses offered at multiple community colleges. The schools include Kaskaskia College in Centralia, Rend Lake College in Ina, Southeastern Illinois College in Harrisburg and Shawnee Community College in Ullin. All of these colleges house their training on campus. At Kaskaskia, for example, instructors develop curriculum to include lessons on work ethics, life on the road, air brakes, scale etiquette, basic maintenance and backing. The school also teaches its students how to handle on-road emergencies.