L&M Commercial Driving School, Inc.

• Must be at least 21 years of age for a Class A CDL and 18 years of age for a Class B CDL (Intrastate until 21)
• Be able to obtain the proper learner's permit through the Department of Motor Vehicles
• Be able to pass a DOT physical

 The Federal Governments Bureau of Labor Statistics Reports:

• Opportunities in truck driving are good because this occupation has among the greatest number of job openings each year.
• Competition is expected for jobs offering the highest earnings or most favorable work schedules.
• A commercial drivers license is required to operate larger trucks.
• Growth in demand for truck drivers will create thousands of openings.
• Employment of truck drivers is expected to increase 21 to 25 percent through the year 2008 as the economy grows and the amount of freight carried by trucks increases.

As reported by the American Trucking Association, May 25,2005:

• The United States is experiencing a national shortage of 20,000 truck drivers
• By 2014 this shortage will reach 111,000
• ATA President & CEO says, "It's critical that we find ways to tap a new labor pool, increase wages and recruit new people into the industry that keeps our national economy moving."
• Over the next 10 years, economic growth will generate a need for a 2.2% average annual increase in long-haul heavy truck drivers, or 320,000 jobs overall.
• Another 219,000 must be found to replace drivers 55 and older who will retire in the next decade, putting total expansion and replacement hiring needs at 539,000 or an average of 54,000 new drivers per year for the next decade.