Reviews of Shippers' Choice CDL Training (Driving School)

Eslam Abouelzahab

They helped me too much for I can get my driving license, never am forget my instructor ( Constantine ) he was learning me everything, Romero and the lady manger they help me and my brother for select a quick appointment for the exam in dmv and the nice instructor in dmv he was friendly and very nice guy helping people a lot in dmv thanks everyone

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I want to be as candid as possible so you can be unequivocal, evident, to the right choice. the school is well structured. I was skeptical too when joining a school but after seeing multiple school I had to be audacious. To All the trainers, consintin, Jose,Charlie,Jeff and Carlos. Tremendous people very cognizant, bodacious and caring. Servile people who come with positive attitude showing you all the tricks. As student you need to put part of your own if your reticent on what you have to work on, your not going to pass! They give you all the tools don’t lack! Ask question, practice, practice, practice. Take advantage of the time you have there after all your paying for it. To future students who want to obtain Cdl license this school is the place. It was sublime I would do it again!

John Cisney

The Good 1. Their staff are all very knowledgeable in all aspects of trucking. It's very rare that they can't answer your questions. The instructors all seem to have decades of experience behind the wheel. My favorite instructors are Constantine, Jose, and Carlo. I find that they have positive attitudes, are easy to get along with, patient and always willing to help you out when you need it, provided they have time. Constantine especially is very patient, I've never seen him get upset or frustrated with a struggling driver. He's generous with positive reinforcement and is very encouraging. 2. Your results may vary, but the classmates I have are all very nice and friendly, and the atmosphere of the class is geared toward helping eachother. It's a very diverse class, people come from all cultures and walks of life here, but everyone feels welcome and part of the group. You're all trying to learn the same skills and you help eachother out. When you go into this class, be as friendly as possible with your fellow students and make friends early on. You're probably going to need their help. 3. They accept GI benefits, so I was able to attend these classes for free. If you have some hangups with paperwork or dealing with the VA, they are patient and won't kick you out just because there's a delay in getting everything you need. Robin in the office seems very good at dealing with these issues and can usually help you out. The guy they have in charge of student enrollment is also very good, although I forgot his name (sorry). 4. If you don't have everything down by the time the four weeks is up, they'll let you keep coming in for practice time after your official course has ended. The students still there from older classes are usually just practicing parallel parking, and they often help the newer classes learn pre-trip and straight-back. I look at them as auxiliary instructors. If the instructors are too busy, seek out one of the senior students from the previous class. 5. When you're trying to get your learner's permit, they count time spent at the DMV as class time, so you don't have to try to go to the DMV on the weekends to take those tests. 6. There's a wide variety of recruiters that visit Shipper's Choice, and the instructors often have personal experience working for these companies. Jeff especially seems to have been all over. There are plenty of companies to choose from and all of them will train and hire you fresh out of school. The Bad 1. The class sizes are too big compared to the number of trucks and instructors. It's hard to get any private time with an instructor because they're usually busy with other students. When you're in the lot, you'll generally be learning more from the other students than from the instructors. 2. Since there are so many students, you're going to be competing with the others for seat time. You'll only get maybe five minutes of practice in the truck before you have to switch with another student, and the most times I've ever been in a truck in one day is two. So out of the three hours you spend in the lot, you might only get 10-15 minutes actually in the truck. 3. As previously stated, all of the instructors are good. But I do have a small complaint about two of them. Jeff seems to get frustrated more easily than others when a student gets stuck, and I think it flusters some people and makes it more difficult for them to learn. Charlie seems to have a bad habit of answering questions with "you tell me". If we knew the answer, we wouldn't have asked the question. It just annoys the student and gets in the way of learning. 4. They should be more up-front about how long it REALLY takes to get your CDL. While the course itself is 4 weeks, a lot of people need to spend more time practicing after their official course ends. A few of the senior students are still here from two classes ago! Don't go into this thinking you'll be done and working for a company in 4 weeks. Plan ahead for extra practice time.

De Bills

Shippers choice is the best CDL school for me hands down no debate. Manassas was great. I knew nothing when I got there the first week. Two weeks later I was a pro. Instructors are always punctual and factual. They work hard to make sure you understand the trucks inside and out. I learned so much through hands on experience that I was able to pass my pre-trip,skills and road test on first try. A great school. Thank you shippers choice. IBRAHIM.

D W

Wow! Don’t know how to start. Just took my test for my class A CDL. And I passed first try. This school is great. I went weekends only. The instructors really have a good understanding of what people are good at and what you may need Work on. Nobody will hold your hand. You have to bring it every time you come. Listen and actually understand what these are teaching and you will be fine. All they need is some effort from you. Constantine and Herb and all of the guys, those guys have over 20 plus years in trucking. So if you are patient and just listen to them you will succeed. Thank you Shippers Choice.

William Galvez

(Translated by Google) very good school thank you for helping me get my good teachers (Original) muy buena escuela gracias por ayudarme a sacar mi lisencia buenos instructores

Денис Носов

Got the best CDL instruction in VA. Shippers helped through the whole process. Very hands on.

Medo Dedo

It’s very bad school u wast ur money and ur time and no body will teach u anything here student teach each other no body will teach u skills you will configure how you do the skills by ur self I will explain exactly how your 4 weeks will be first week just be inside for paper work and get exams will not helping you at all in future just try to keep you inside the class as long as them can you will not touch the truck after that u will go out side do some skills be ready for long line of student waiting to practice the skills u wait at least an hour to just practice 5 to 10 minutes and the instructor will not tell you how you can do it the first week will pass and you don’t know anything about trucks just paper work , second week will let you practice about shifting it’s funny will put u on not working truck and told you practice and imaging the truck working and you shifting and again a lot of exams and paper work will never helping you in future for anything, third week u will start practicing but be sure new class join and you will be waiting more time in line to practicing and always asking you to pass the pre trip and if you are ready will make you fail to stay longer in the school I meet some students them still in the school for 4 months forget about to be ready for one month that’s impossible, last week them will put u inside class again and do a lot of exams and u not practice enough and told you that’s end of ur class u should be ready u never touch the road I touch the road one time only and skills few times 100% u going to dmv exam be sure u will fail if you pass the pre trip you will fail in skills and road test because no body teach you that and go back to school for month practicing to pass u will spent at least 3 months in the school maybe more some students here for 5 months and not ready I can’t recommend this school for everyone u will pay a lot of money and not get any services looking for anther school can give you better practice and help you to pass the exam not only paper work Lot of my friends going to anther school them make them ready in less than month and get jobs already and we are stuck here not ready yet

George Costanza

TLDR version - Shipper's Choice is an excellent school and I highly recommend it for anyone seeking to get a class A or B license. Shipper's Choice is designed to help you succeed. The instructors were instrumental to my success. I was given lots of practice time both in the yard and on the road to prepare me for the CDL driving test. The office staff was very helpful and encouraging. They have driver recruiters that hire directly from the school. If you're wanting to jump start a new career, this is definitely an excellent option. Thank you for the awesome service, professionalism, and mentorship! I'm off to my new job at Werner, and all thanks to Shipper's Choice!

Jason Lambert

Awesome place to get your CDL from. The instructors are great. I enjoyed my time here. A few times I wanted to give up but one of the instructors convinced me to push on and I now not only have my CDL but a great career making over 80k a year in my first year.

Ray Gad

Very good instructors. They gave me a lot of one on one training when I was having trouble. I had bad great credit and still received a loan and I didn't have to sign my car as collateral like CDS tractor trailer

TruckinMonster 21

Excellent Trainers they give you all you need to pass the CDL and work with you one on one It was my dream to drive 18 wheelers out on the road nd because of there help and time they put in to me i accomplished my dream of obtaining my Class A Cdl thank you to everyone at Shippers Choice !

Handy Man

GREAT School. The wonderful lady in charge is quite hot and made it hard to focus on my studies, but I did pass my CDL on the first try. All of the instructors are great and genuinely care that you are learning. The instructor Jose is wonderful and I feel the training would not have been as fun if he had not been there. The gray cat is the hardest worker there, the school would have to shut down if that cat wasn't there to keep the rest of the crew in order. The one bad thing is the commotion that would occur for truck time. It would be nice if you had a system to prevent all the BS of taking turns. Or you can just demo the barn taking up space in the middle and add more trucks.

Syed IFTIKHAR

CDL commercial driving school

TJ Riley

My wife went there over 10 years ago to get her CDL. 3 days into it she decided it wasn’t for her. Now we are paying back over $10000 all because of a promissory note she signed on the first day. They wouldn’t let her get out of it and she didn’t receive the training. Terrible thing to do to people

Tim Busby

I enjoyed my experience at Shipper's Choice in Manassas... Never thought at my age I'd be going back to school. The instructors there put things in a way that was easy for me to grab and understand and retain as I prepared for my DMV testing. Thank you so much gentlemen. You've helped me achieve a new level in my life.

David Corley

Work with you on scheduling classes

mohamed x

Thanks shippers choice i graduate November 29 2015 and know I am owner operator have my own tructor and trailer working 4 days a week and I making 15,000 to 17,000 dollar a month thanks to shippers choice

Joey Bliem

Great teachers

Jose Rodriguez

Best school ever