Academic Model

Commercial Truck Driver Training (NDP.CTDT)

Designed for the person with little to no commercial driving experience, this certificate program is Entry Level Driver Training (ELDT) rule compliant and provides everything a student needs to obtain an entry level driving position in the transportation industry.

The Lake Land Commercial Truck Driver Training Program works with many trucking companies that will pre-hire students. Truck driving is one of the few occupations where students who complete training are almost certain to go to work immediately. Most students receive job offers prior to completion of their training.

Training is conducted at the Lake Land College Workforce Development Center, 5001 Lake Land Blvd., Mattoon, IL, the Lake Land College Eastern Region Center, 224 S 6th St, Marshall, IL, and the Effingham Technology Center, 1201 Althoff Dr, Effingham, IL. For more information about the program, job opportunities and payment options, contact the Transportation Training Coordinator at 1-800-789-1282 or visit the website at lakelandcollege.edu/cdl.

Commercial Driver's License Requirements

1. Applicants must have a valid regular (non-commercial) Illinois or Indiana driver's license and be at least 18 years old (Intrastate); Must be at least 21 years old to drive a commercial motor vehicle across state lines (interstate).

2. An applicant "must provide to the State proof of citizenship or be lawfully in the United States and in possession of a valid H-2A, H-2B, or E2 Visa per Federal guidelines.

3. Applicants must pass all applicable background screens.

4. Applicants must have no active driver's license suspensions or revocations in any state

5. Applicants must certify that he/she is not "subject to any disqualification under FMCSA 383.51 (complete list of disqualifications), or any license disqualification under State law, and that he/she does not have a driver's license from more than one state or jurisdiction".

6. Applicants must be able to read and speak the English language sufficiently to converse with the general public, to understand highway traffic signs and signals in the English language, to respond to official inquiries, and to make entries on reports and records.

7. An applicant must be physically qualified to drive a commercial motor vehicle and has passed a Department of Transportation Physical and Drug Screen.

Program requirements may change over time. Specific degree/graduation requirements are determined by a degree audit.