Graduated Students
frustrated
From the start was good but after that was not good wasn't in class but a couple days a week for like 4 to 5 hours for training. I have been waiting over 5 months to take my test to graduate with my CDL license and get a job. The people at the school don't seem to care to get the students in for testing now that they got my money for the class.
Great experience start to finish!
Met with Jennifer, Baytown Branch Manager, on Friday afternoon, and was sitting in the classroom on Monday morning beginning my professional driving careers. Jennifer is always on top of every piece of the entire process to make sure every student progresses through the training, and sets you up for physical, drug screen, and written test appointments with the DMV without delay. She is truly top notch! The 40 hour classroom training was interesting. That made the week go by fast. I took every practice exam on available in the training portal, and was engaged every day on the classroom instruction. I passed all parts of the written exam on the same day, and even passed the tanker endorsement. The 120 hour training at the yard was also a very exciting and fun experience. Interacting with the instructors, whom are all expert drivers with many years of experience, was the best. They each shared their many real life experiences… the good, the bad, and the ugly! I got a lot of valuable insight about how to use my skills to think and work through many different issues that may arise while on the road. On top of that, they all knew the entire curriculum very well. We were taught how to conduct a thorough pre-trip inspection, and were tested many times. I can sing the pre-trip inspection my sleep to any tune that you would like to hear. They teach you how to complete the range skills maneuvers, and are always testing your progression. The road training was equally excellent. All of the instructors have more patience than the Pope, and are always calm in every situation. They know when to let you work through a problem and when they need to step in to help. Mr G, the training lead at the HOU2 yard runs a tight school. He gives every instructor and student their marching orders both morning and afternoon in order to facilitate a comprehensive training schedule every day. He rotates instructors around each group of students, and pairs the students perfectly to achieve quality learning. Although Mr G is busy running the yard, he will not hesitate to step in and personally show you how to master every piece of the training. All of the instructors are very much expert drivers! Mr Cordell, Mr Harold, Mr Ozzie, and Mr Danny each have their own unique way of teaching, and are all very effective at teaching new drivers. Safety is always top priority at all times! They teach safety, they practice safety. We even had spur of the moment safety stand-down meetings when Mr G would see a pattern of unsafe acts that students were not aware of what they were doing. You would hear the whistles blow and the instructors pointing to the outside meeting area. Everyone knew to shut down the trucks and muster to hear what Mr G had to say, and what he had to say was always valuable. I can’t say enough good things about my experience. I got my CDL, and enjoyed every minute of the training process.
Worth it! Really helpful team
160 Driving Academy instructors really helped me obtain my CDL. I’m so grateful to Arturo, Rick, Martin, Robert and Allan for their time and support and they never gave up on me when I was struggling. Training is great here the team is real helpful, I drove an hour everyday to get here and it was worth it
Class A Certification
Niko, And Andre are very good and Patient instructors. And will work with you to get the instruction you need to complete the class hours. And learn how to drive
Class A CDL
Mr Robert and Mrs Lisa were absolutely amazing. They are both great teachers and I couldn’t be more grateful for the experience and time spent with both. Heath at the office was also amazing helping me get everything I needed before the yard and talking me through the process. Overall 160 was awesome and I’ll forever recommend them to everyone.
160 Driving Academy Experience
My experience at 160 driving academy was very positive. The road instructors Rob and Lisa were very helpful throughout the process from start to finish. I'd definitely recommend this driving to school to new students with and without familiarity of driving semis and regular trucks + trailers.
One and done at Rochester, MN
Charles and Keoni make a great and complimentary instructor team at the Rochester MN site. They provide standard and personalized training you need to be confident in your real world skills and are always happy to work through how the academics translate to the real world. They excel at bringing real-world industry perspective that goes beyond the DMV exam, for an engaging experience. Highly recommended for anyone with a determination to become a Class A driver. I came in looking to learn with a manual transmission, and they helped me both decide and ultimately achieve the unrestricted license. Thank you team Charles and Keoni!
CDL Student
My experience at 160 driving academy was amazing I had 2 wonderful instructor I would recommend everyone I know to come to this school they were hands on with me in class everyday I really appreciate Rob and Ms.Lisa thank you for believing in me
Great School
I came to 160 Driving Academy to switch my career path with no experience or knowledge of trucks. From the very beginning, Sam clearly explained how the school worked and walked me through all the enrollment options available to me, which made the decision easy. The transition from classroom to the yard training was well instructed and was easy to locate. Arturo and his instructors are very nice and understanding, they make sure you get the training you need to pass your exam at the dmv. Thanks to the instruction I received, I passed my CDL exam on the first attempt. I went from knowing nothing about trucks to understanding how they operate and making myself feeling confident driving one. I highly recommend 160 Driving Academy to anyone looking to start a career in trucking.
The best school ever
I had the best experience with the school all the instructor are nice and they show you and explain how to do everything you need to get you prepared for your test
