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Best CDL Schools in New York–Newark (2026)

An independent, government-verified ranking of 179 CDL training schools across the New York–Newark metro — scored on FMCSA verification, funding access, reputation, and the program factors students actually search for.
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The top-ranked CDL school in New York–Newark is Sea Star Commercial Driving School Inc. — FMCSA ELDT-verified. Of 179 schools indexed, 61 are verified against the federal FMCSA Training Provider Registry, 0 accept WIOA workforce funding, and 0 are approved for VA / GI Bill benefits. Verified tuition runs $0–$0.

Live · FMCSA + WIOA + VA + Yelp · as of 2026-07-29 · reproducible methodology below
Schools indexed
179
FMCSA verified
61 (34%)
WIOA-funded
0
VA / GI Bill
0
Onsite testing
0
Avg rating
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#TierSchool & contactVerified badgesRatingScore ▾
1 C Sea Star Commercial Driving School Inc.
Brooklyn
+1 929-422-3951
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%34.7
2 C HUDSON COUNTY TRANS INC
Jersey City
+1 201-332-0800
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%34.7
3 C IDEAL DRIVING SCHOOL, INC
UNION CITY
+1 201-617-9404
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%34.7
4 C VPV Transport
Kearny
+1 973-900-9250
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%34.7
5 C Red Hook Commercial Driving School Inc
Brooklyn
+1 917-838-5177
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%34.7
6 C PROVIDENCE DRIVING SCHOOL, LLC (110 CHOSIN FEW WAY)
Bayonne
+1 201-823-0200
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%34.7
7 C Providence driving school
BAYONNE
+1 201-823-0200
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%34.7
8 C new york city transit authority
Brooklyn
+1 347-643-7936
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%34.7
9 C Harbor Freight Transport Corp
Newark
+1 908-967-4624
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%34.7
10 C CROSSWAY DRIVING SCHOOL INC.
BRONX
+1 718-353-2381
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%34.7
11 C US MULE CDL DRIVING PROGRAM
Brooklyn
+1 929-302-2122
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%34.7
12 C New Entry
Newark
+1 973-230-0875
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%34.7
13 C Truckar Driving School, LLC
Bronx
+1 718-742-0220
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%34.7
14 C New York Commercial Driving School, Corp
Bronx
+1 212-927-0007
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%34.7
15 C ELEGANT DRIVING SCHOOL INC.
BRONX
+1 718-466-7717
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%34.7
16 C Sea Star Commercial Driving School Inc.
Brooklyn
+1 929-422-3951
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%34.7
17 C CROSSWAY DRIVING SCHOOL INC.
BRONX
+1 718-906-7174
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%34.7
18 C Tashkent Driving School
Brooklyn
+1 347-567-5267
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%34.7
19 C CROSSWAY DRIVING SCHOOL INC.
BRONX
+1 718-873-9181
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%34.7
20 C SAMNA TRANSPORTATION INC
NEWARK
+1 201-522-4694
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%34.7
21 C Nutley DPW
Nutley
+1 973-284-4982
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%34.7
22 C CROSSWAY DRIVING SCHOOL INC.
BRONX
+1 718-509-0866
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%34.7
23 C TEC SAFETY SOLUTIONS LLC
Elizabeth
+1 201-772-8515
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%34.7
24 C Lesotach Llc
Elizabeth
+1 908-884-8058
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%34.7
25 C jose encarnacion inc
bronx
+1 917-216-0480
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%34.7
26 C Bronx Driving School Corp
Bronx
+1 718-409-0171
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%34.7
27 C Two Ways Driving School
Bronx
+1 917-801-0888
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%34.7
28 C ABCDL TRAINING
BRONX
+1 347-868-1210
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%34.7
29 C ROAD SCHOLAR DRIVING SCHOOL
Bloomfield
+1 973-415-0055
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%34.7
30 C NYCDL FATORY LLC
BRONX
+1 347-506-9444
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%34.7
31 C Madame Driving School Corp.
Bronx
+1 347-427-7663
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%34.7
32 C Ideal Driving School,Inc
Clifton
+1 973-773-4030
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%34.7
33 C Ama Transportation LLC
Clifton
+1 973-979-8401
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%34.7
34 C Villani Bus Company
Linden
+1 908-862-3333
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%34.7
35 C Al Sorano's Professional Truck Driving School
Bronx
+1 718-547-3000
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%34.7
36 C Tasneem Transportation
CLIFTON
+1 973-668-0068
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%34.7
37 C American First Choice Transportation LLC.
PATERSON
+1 973-968-8888
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%34.7
38 C pulino transportation
Paterson
+1 973-849-5136
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%34.7
39 C WE CARE SCHOOL TRANS.
Paterson
+1 201-989-7833
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%34.7
40 C City Wide Med Transportation
Paterson
+1 551-223-3251
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%34.7
41 C SCHOOL BUS TRANSPORTATION
Paterson
+1 646-291-7059
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%34.7
42 C MADISON COACH
Paterson
+1 973-680-1123
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%34.7
43 C KRIS TRANSPORT INC.
Paterson
+1 973-225-0090
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%34.7
44 C Global Transportation Inc.
Yonkers
+1 914-656-4973
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%34.7
45 C alpha generation, llc
Paterson
+1 973-341-0101
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%34.7
46 C Mar-Can Transportation, Inc.
Mount Vernon
+1 914-668-3772
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%34.7
47 C Aka Transportation LLC
Paterson
+1 917-402-6621
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%34.7
48 C Aldin Trans Corporation
Paterson
+1 973-925-5000
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%34.7
49 C Heritage Auto School
New Rochelle
+1 914-636-6933
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%34.7
50 C iron mountain
Yonkers
+1 914-380-0196
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%34.7
51 C Ancora for Nassau Community College
Garden City
+1 866-937-1850
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%34.7
52 C ABC Trans Corp
North Brunswick Township
+1 732-856-1651
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%34.7
53 C AUTHORITY DRIVING SCHOOL LLC
North Brunswick
+1 732-317-4143
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%34.7
54 C May Transportation
dayton
+1 609-613-3780
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%34.7
55 C Driving Academy
Hauppauge
+1 631-407-7055
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%34.7
56 C Warwick Valley Central school District Transportation Dept
Warwick
+1 845-987-3035
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%34.7
57 C EZ Wheels Driving School INC (LAKEWOOD TRAINING FACILITY)
Lakewood
+1 732-201-4909
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%34.7
58 C Hartnett Transit Service, Inc.
Lakewood
+1 732-370-5999
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%34.7
59 C Above All Transport LLC
Jersey City
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%33.2
60 C BLESSINGS TRANSPORTATION LLC
Jersey City
✓ FMCSAWIOAVAOnsite testendo?
 unrated
data 9%33.2
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Questions students ask
What is the best CDL school in ${MET}?
By our composite index, Sea Star Commercial Driving School Inc. ranks first — FMCSA-verified. Rankings weight federal verification, funding access, reputation, and program fit.
Which Houston CDL schools accept WIOA funding?
0 indexed schools are on the Texas ETPL and accept WIOA workforce grants, including .
Which Houston CDL schools are VA / GI Bill approved?
0 are VA-approved for veterans, including . Verified against the VA GI Bill Comparison Tool.
Are these schools FMCSA-approved?
61 of 179 (34%) are verified on the FMCSA Training Provider Registry — required to legally train CDL drivers. Schools on the FMCSA removed list are excluded.
How is the ranking calculated?
A 100-point weighted composite: government verification 50, reputation 22, student-fit factors 20, transparency 8. Full weights and sources are published on the page. Pass-rate and placement claims are never scored.
How current is this ranking?
Refreshed quarterly from live government and review sources. This snapshot is as of 2026-07-29.
Methodology · Cited · Reproducible The CDL Schools USA Index — 100-point weighted composite. Legitimacy-weighted, because ELDT registration is federally required to train CDL drivers.
Government Trust Spine · 50 — FMCSA ELDT 25 · clean standing 8 · WIOA 7 · VA GI Bill 6 · onsite testing 4
Reputation · 22 — rating 14 · review volume 5 · sentiment 3
Student factors · 20 — manual 4 · endorsements 5 · placement 4 · financing 3 · lodging 2 · type 2
Transparency · 8 — verified contact 3 · claimed 3 · completeness 2
Sources: FMCSA Training Provider Registry · state WIOA/ETPL lists · VA GI Bill · Yelp. Pass-rate & placement claims are shown as context only, never scored (FTC fabrication risk). Coverage: 179 schools within 45 mi of New York–Newark; average data completeness 3% and rising as collection continues. Refreshed quarterly.
Cite this ranking: “CDL Schools USA Index — New York–Newark (2026),” CDL Schools USA, as of 2026-07-29. Underlying data available on request.
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