Commercial Driver School - Lakewood

Last updated: 04/2026

Be Home Every Night® Commercial Driver School isGI Bill Acceptedat our Olympia/Lacey and Port Orchard Campuses.Click Here for Information on GI Bill Benefits Commercial Driver School™ is a privately owned, commercial driver’s license (CDL) training school withfour convenient Washington-state campuses(Auburn, Lakewood, Olympia and Port Orchard, WA and Twin Falls, ID). Company’s instructors – all experienced commercial drivers – provide top-notch, easy-to-understand classroom and on-the-road training for men and women who are interested in earning or renewing their Class A, B, and/or C CDLs. In order to accommodate their students busy schedules and preferences,new classes begin most every week and they offer day (6 am – 2:30 pm) and evening (3:30 pm-midnight) classes Monday through Friday. Even better, due to their partnerships with many respected companies,Commercial Driver School™ also provides ongoing job placement assistance to its graduates, so they can take advantage of the many local and/or regional opportunities that exist in the trucking industry today. Given this, Commercial Driver School™ is one of the fastest growing and most respected truck driver training schools in the United States. Owners Victor and Petra Ratz credits this success to Commercial Driver Schools’™ outstanding team of professionals who not only deliver world-class CDL training but also embrace and demonstrate the company’s following four core principles: Nurturing authentic human relationships with customers, employees and colleagues must be every company’s number one goal. Yes, technology, streamlined systems, and other tools are also important for operational excellence, but they should never be substituted for accessible and genuine human interaction. Companies who value diverse people, cultures,and ideas are better poised to compete in today’s complex and over-crowded marketplace. In other words, businesses that use diversity to arrive at creative solutions for complex challenges

11000 34th Ave South

Lakewood, WA 98499

(360) 819-4841

Admissions

(253) 983-0200

Commercial Driver School - Lakewood at a glance

Private career school-cert/dipl

Academics at Commercial Driver School - Lakewood

Programs

Program name
Location
Length
ETPL
Workforce Pell
Hazmat Training Certificate Lakewood, Online 2 Days Yes No
Emergency Vehicle Driver Training Certificate Lakewood, Online 2 Weeks Yes No
Class ‘A’ Truck and Cement Mixer Truck Training Certificate Lakewood, Online 5 Weeks Yes No
Class A, Forklift Training Certificate Lakewood 4 Weeks Yes No
Passenger/School Bus Endorsements Training Certificate Lakewood 4 Days Yes No
Class B Truck Driver Training Certificate Lakewood, Online 3 Weeks Yes No
Class B Truck and Passenger/School Bus Certificate Lakewood 4 Weeks Yes No
Dump Truck Training Certificate Lakewood, Online 3 Days Yes No
Refresher Course Certificate Lakewood, Online 2 Weeks Yes No
Class ‘A’ Automated Truck Driver Training Certificate Lakewood 4 Weeks Yes No
Class A, Bus Certificate Lakewood 5 Weeks Yes No
Class A Truck Driver Training Certificate Lakewood 4 Weeks Yes No
Cement Mixer Truck Training Certificate Lakewood, Online 3 Days Yes No
Class B Bus Driver Training Certificate Lakewood 3 Weeks Yes No
Class A, Hazmat Training Certificate Lakewood 4 Weeks Yes No
Class A, Bus, Dump, Cement Mixer Truck, Hazmat, and Forklift Training Certificate Lakewood 7 Weeks Yes No
Class B Truck and Hazmat Certificate Lakewood 3 Weeks Yes No
Class A, Dump Truck Training Certificate Lakewood 5 Weeks Yes No
Forklift Training Certificate Lakewood, Online 1 Days No No
Details

Program name: Hazmat Training

Length: 2 Days

ETPL: Yes

Workforce Pell: No

Program name: Emergency Vehicle Driver Training

Length: 2 Weeks

ETPL: Yes

Workforce Pell: No

Program name: Class ‘A’ Truck and Cement Mixer Truck Training

Length: 5 Weeks

ETPL: Yes

Workforce Pell: No

Program name: Class A, Forklift Training

Length: 4 Weeks

ETPL: Yes

Workforce Pell: No

Program name: Passenger/School Bus Endorsements Training

Length: 4 Days

ETPL: Yes

Workforce Pell: No

Program name: Class B Truck Driver Training

Length: 3 Weeks

ETPL: Yes

Workforce Pell: No

Program name: Class B Truck and Passenger/School Bus

Length: 4 Weeks

ETPL: Yes

Workforce Pell: No

Program name: Dump Truck Training

Length: 3 Days

ETPL: Yes

Workforce Pell: No

Program name: Refresher Course

Length: 2 Weeks

ETPL: Yes

Workforce Pell: No

Program name: Class ‘A’ Automated Truck Driver Training

Length: 4 Weeks

ETPL: Yes

Workforce Pell: No

Program name: Class A, Bus

Length: 5 Weeks

ETPL: Yes

Workforce Pell: No

Program name: Class A Truck Driver Training

Length: 4 Weeks

ETPL: Yes

Workforce Pell: No

Program name: Cement Mixer Truck Training

Length: 3 Days

ETPL: Yes

Workforce Pell: No

Program name: Class B Bus Driver Training

Length: 3 Weeks

ETPL: Yes

Workforce Pell: No

Program name: Class A, Hazmat Training

Length: 4 Weeks

ETPL: Yes

Workforce Pell: No

Program name: Class A, Bus, Dump, Cement Mixer Truck, Hazmat, and Forklift Training

Length: 7 Weeks

ETPL: Yes

Workforce Pell: No

Program name: Class B Truck and Hazmat

Length: 3 Weeks

ETPL: Yes

Workforce Pell: No

Program name: Class A, Dump Truck Training

Length: 5 Weeks

ETPL: Yes

Workforce Pell: No

Program name: Forklift Training

Length: 1 Days

ETPL: No

Workforce Pell: No