Student
My online instructor James was very thorough and enthusiastic. Had a great time in his class. Ms. Flores was great as well. Very enthusiastic and broke the material down in a way that was easy to understand.
Ahkia T.
160 Driving Academy Success Stories
Student
Instructor James was very good and Liz Flores was good to for the 10 hours I had her.
Dumond H.
Waukegan yard review training
This training yard has 3 very good trainers. Lead trainer Keith would get a 9.5 out of 10. Danny would get a 9 out of 10. Maureen would get a 8 out of 10 they each have great teaching points in their own ways. These 3 trainers made the training fun. Each Thursday they have BBQ day (Thursday is the day for DMV testing) and Keith is great around the grill. The forth testers name is Dan, he is very dangerous and in my opinion should not be anywhere near trucking students. My first day training with him on the town was aweful, he yelled at both of us in the cab and while I was in the middle of a turn grabbed the wheel and almost caused an accident. A couple of weeks later during a discussion with other students it was said that he did the same exact thing with at least 3 other students. I was told he was written up on multiple occasions but he is still a trainer. The trainers do the best with what they have but the trucks breakdown often and this causes interruptions in training sometimes over a week at a time. There was one time when a mechanic was fixing an issue and slammed the hood down in high winds causing electrical lines to be pinched and some turning signals and other issues that put the truck out of service. They finally found a shop to take the truck in for repair and the truck was away for just under 2 weeks. This caused delays in some students getting certified. There needs to be 5 students to test before a tester will come onsite to test students. T h are were several weeks that there was not enough students ready to test so that delayed testing for at least 1 week on several occasions. I give the trainers a 9 out of 10 for 3 trainers and 1 out of 10 for the aweful trainer Dan (if your going to choose this yard to get your CDL do yourself a favor and stay clear of Dan. Please don't mix Dan and Danny up as Danny is a great trainer and will take time to work with students and he is very patient and cares for each student. I wish all the trainers nothing but the best and if you choose this yard you will get great training with that 1 exception.
Eric H.
review
In my time gong thought your 160 driving school program for my class b both instructors Vinny and Jason were of great help. Very knowledgeable teachers and learned a lot in the time I was here.
Christopher P.
Great Place to train
I honestly loved learning here, the only thing I would change is mostly all the trucks that keep breaking down, because it affects the students from completing their training or getting their hours to finish up, and possibly show the students how to drive a manual and do the proper steps with shifting up and down, it was a huge challenge for me to downshift without being shown how as im a visual and hands on learner. Other than that the instructors were wonderful, i learned a lot from the head instructor Chris and Matt showed us what not to do and do and one instructor needs to learn how to stay calm and be patient with the trainees, as learning how to drive a Semi is not an easy task, we all know they are much bigger vehicles and can cause more damage on the road if an issue were to occur, but that is all part of the learning process.
Jessica R.
Mrs. Josephine class aka. Joe
This has been the best experience I ever had in the classroom mrs. Joe very informative and understanding as far as explaining and teaching the class, great teacher very grateful that I ended up at 160 Academy that goes where everybody else that I interacted with like my student success and everybody that I have spoken with from the beginning. Go back to Mrs. Josephine. She’s got a passion for teaching. Thank you, Mrs. Josephine.
Anthony C.
CDL Class
Instructor Joesphine, Did amazing job make sure everyone was on the same page and never left anyone behind and took time to help everyone out that had a problem along the way. I would recommed anyone to her and take her class. The passion she has for this job and her students is out of this world.
Johnathon P.
Was it worth it?
Was it worth getting great tuition advice from Donna in order to get started? YES Was it worth getting a DOT physical and drug screening? YEP Was it worth the in-classroom instruction to learn the basics? ABSOLUTELY Was it worth showing up at the yard before the sunrise to learn how to straight back and parallel park from Keith, Dan, Shauna and the team? OF COURSE Was it worth going over the pre-trip again and again? YOU BET Was it worth studying at home as well? WITHOUT A DOUBT Was it worth the stress on test day at the yard? UH-HUH Was it worth getting 6 months of experience at a mega carrier? INVALUABLE TO SAY THE LEAST Why all the questions? After all is said and done I now make $2500-$3300 per week. Yes, I said per week! Invest in yourself and put forth the effort and it will pay off! Thank you 160 Waukegan!
Joseph W.
Online class
Hi I just wanted to let everyone know that my online class. With jose was amazing I learned a lot and laughed so much. Thank you very much. And thank you to Dave and 160 for the great experience.
BRIAN W.
Stephen perk on CDL Training - Hilliard - OH
I've just completed my online portion of my training i had an amazing experience being taught by Jojo I couldn't ask for a better process and support from everyone involved to help me reach the next step in my CDL journey so thanks to all the 160 driving team
Stephen P.