HISTORY
& OWNERSHIP
Diesel Truck Driver Training School was founded when Robert Klabacka started teaching the trades in 1959 making us one of America’s oldest and largest CDL training schools. Robert later passed the reins on to his sons who continue to maintain the same high standards and superior quality people have come to expect from Diesel Truck Driver Training School.
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In 1959, Robert Klabacka started teaching the trades, making us one of the oldest CDL training schools.
What Makes Diesel Driving School Different?
• Training that correlates to real life experience
• Professional and experienced instructors
• Stability - in business for over 60 years
• Career Services Department
• Eligible training provider with many state/federal agencies
• Affordable school housing School Credentials
• Licensed by the State of Wisconsin, Department of Safety and Professional Services.
• Licensed by the State of Wisconsin, Department of Transportation.
• US Department of Veterans Affairs—we qualify to train eligible veterans.
Payment Options
Applicants should submit an application online at www.truck-school. com. You can also call one of our Admissions Counselors who will help you complete the application over the phone.
Veteran & Military Benefits
GI Bill® is a registered trademark of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). More information about education benefits offered by VA is available at the official U.S. government Web site at https://www.benefits.va.gov/gibill.
Post 9/11 GI Bill®: Qualified veterans can receive tuition assistance. These benefits may also provide additional living expenses directly to the veteran while in School.
Veterans Vocational Rehabilitation: Applicant may be qualified if injured or disabled while in the military.
Guard and Reserve Members: Veterans may be eligible for GI Bill® Members may qualify for state military education benefits.
Housing Vouchers for Qualified Veterans: Diesel Driving School offers all eligible veterans a housing voucher which can be redeemed at our dormitory (the school’s housing facility) for the full cost of housing in a double occupancy room for the complete length of the student’s training period. To qualify, the veteran must have been honorably discharged from the military and submit their form DD214 to the school registrar. This voucher has a value of $120 per week multiplied by the number of weeks of training. This voucher can only be used for the School’s housing facility and cannot be redeemed for cash.
State and Federal Grants
Our students may also qualify for these state or federal grants:
Job Service/Workforce Development Agricultural Worker Grants
Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act Vocational Rehabilitation Trade Adjustment Act (TAA) Tribal Education Grants
Displaced Worker Grants Migrant Worker Grants
Employment Opportunities
The trucking industry has always offered one of the most stable and well paying occupations in America. There are over 3.5 million professional driving jobs in the U.S. The School has hundreds of companies who are currently hiring our graduates.
Career Services
Diesel Driving School provides the training you need to become a commercial truck driver. Our Career Services personnel have over sixty years of helping people find jobs in the industry:
Career Counseling
We work with students during training and provide students with a list of potential employers in their local area.
Employer Database
All DDS graduates are provided access to our Job Leads Database which contains the name and contact information for thousands of employers. The Career Services Department continually adds new potential employers into this database. DDS graduates have free unlimited access to www.TotalResourcesNetwork.com website. This website allows students to post their resumes which may be viewed by prospective employers, and allows prospective employers to post job openings which are searchable by DDS graduates!
We have hundreds of companies who are currently hiring our graduates.
Deadline:
Don’t wait until 2026,
TRUCK DRIVER TRAINING PROGRAMS
Our truck driving programs give students behind-the-wheel instruction/practice and a variety of experiences in operating Class-A commercial motor vehicles. The school prepares students for the CDL written tests, and CDL-A skills and road tests. The school schedules arrangements for all testing.
Class-A Commercial Driver Training Program
$4,995 - 4 weeks
• CDL-A Written Tests
• Road Driving Skills
• Backing Skills
• Coupling & Uncoupling
• Pre-Trip Inspection
• Class-A CDL Road Test
• Logbooks / Hours of Service
• Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations
• Required Entry Level Driver Training
Class-A Basic CDL Skills Program
$4,495 - 3 weeks
$3,995 - 5 weekends
• Road Driving Skills
• Backing
• Coupling & Uncoupling
• Pre-Trip Inspection
• Class-A CDL Road Test
• Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations
• Required Entry Level Driver Training
ELDT HAZMAT Training Program
$495 - 8 hours, 1 Day
• Basic Introductory HM Requirements
• Operational HM Requirements
• Reporting HM Crashes & Releases
• Tunnels & Railroad (RR)
• Loading & Unloading HM
• Bulk Packages
• Operating Emergency Equipment
• Emergency Response Procedures
• Engine (Fueling)
• Tire Check
• Routes & Route Planning
• Hazardous Materials Safety Permits (HMSP)
Housing Facilities Are Available
650 Schiller Street
Sun Prairie, WI 53590
*Check in from 3:00 pm to 10:00 pm the day before class.*
The dormitory is located at Hwy 151 (exit 102) and Hwy 19. Proceed east on Hwy 19, turn left at Burger King (Schiller Street). The Water Tower Inn is at the end of the street. The School is located approximately 6 miles North on Hwy 151 at exit 108.
The School offers housing at an additional cost with Water Tower Inn. If you need housing, we will reserve a dormitory room to cover your total length of training. The dormitory is easy walking distance to restaurants, grocery stores and shopping centers. The dormitory Inn provides 62 rooms that include cable TV, internet access, air conditioning, microwaves, refrigerators, and laundry facilities. Financial assistance, school-owned housing, and nationwide employment assistance.
CLASS SCHEDULE
4 WEEK CDL
August 18, 2025
September 8, 2025
September 29, 2025
October 20, 2025
November 10, 2025
December 1, 2025
December 29, 2025
January 19, 2026
February 9, 2026
March 2, 2026
March 23, 2026
April 13, 2026
May 4, 2026
May 26, 2026
June 15, 2026
July 6, 2026
3 WEEK CDL
August 4, 2025
August 25, 2025
September 15, 2025
October 6, 2025
October 27, 2025
November 17, 2025
December 3, 2025
January 5, 2026
January 26, 2026
February 16, 2026
March 9, 2026
March 30, 2026
April 20, 2026
May 11, 2026
June 1, 2026
June 22, 2026
5 WEEKEND CDL
February 28, 2026
April 11, 2026
September 12, 2026
October 17, 2026
HAZMAT
August 4, 2025
August 25, 2025
September 15, 2025
October 6, 2025
October 27, 2025
November 17, 2025
December 3, 2025
January 5, 2026
January 26, 2026
February 16, 2026
AFFILIATED TRAINING PROGRAMS
Other programs are offered at our affiliated school, Associated Training Services (ATS). ATS has been offering these programs at the Sun Prairie location since 1996.
Heavy Equipment Training Program - I
3 weeks
• Wheel Loaders
• Backhoes
• Compactors
• Off Road Dump Trucks
• Rough-Terrain Forklifts
• Skid Steers
Heavy Equipment Training Program - II
(Includes Heavy Equipment Training Program - I)
6 weeks
• Excavators
• Scrapers
• Off-Road Dump Trucks
• Dozers
• Motor Graders
Mobile Crane Operations - I
NCCCO Certification
3 weeks
• Fixed Cab Cranes
• Swing Cab Cranes
Mobile Crane Operations - II
Prerequiste: Mobile Crane - I
NCCCO Certification 3 weeks
• Articulated Boom Cranes
• Lattice Boom Cranes
Tower Crane & Digger Derrick
NCCCO Certification
3 weeks
• Self Erecting Tower Cranes
• Digger Derricks
