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An Approved Commercial Driving School in Manassas, VA

The Mid-Atlantic Tri-State Area is the home of some of the nation’s largest product distributors and warehouses. Mastering truck driving when you’re minutes away from the nation’s capital can result in many lucrative employment offers.

Fortunately, AAA CDL School is located in the heart of the DC Metropolitan Area. Our institution is also operated by experienced instructors offering state-of-the-art learning facilities, hands-on training, and future job placement assistance.

Commercial Driver Training Program Near Alexandria, VA

A convenient, State Certified, CDL School

AAA CDL School focuses exclusively on providing students with the knowledge and experience they need to be safe and responsible drivers. To get your CDL, One must pass GENERAL KNOWLEDGE(Air brake) with proper CDL Endorsements. AAA CDL SCHOOL requires students to get their CDL LEARNER'S PERMIT before enrolling in our CLASS A or CLASS B Driver Education Program.

CDL Classifications

You should get your commercial driver's license (CDL) for the class of vehicle that you plan to drive.

The class of a vehicle is determined by its gross vehicle weight rating and the manufacturer's design. The vehicle's class determines the type of CDL and any endorsements that you are required to have. If you drive a redesigned or altered vehicle, the type of CDL and endorsements that you need is determined by the vehicle's original class and not by the class of the redesigned vehicle.

Class A

Any combination of vehicles with a gross combination weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 pounds or more if the vehicle(s) being towed has a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of more than 10,000 pounds. Vehicles in this class include:

Tractor-trailer

Truck and trailer combinations

Tractor-trailer buses

If you hold a class A license and you have the correct endorsements, you may also operate vehicles listed in classes B and C.

Class A Vehicles

Class B

Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 pounds or more. Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 pounds or more towing another vehicle with a GVWR of 10,000 pounds or less. This class includes:

Straight trucks

Large buses

Segmented buses

School buses

Trucks towing vehicles with GVWR of 10,000 pounds or less

If you hold a class B license and you have the correct endorsements, you may also operate vehicles listed in class C.

Class B Vehicles