I just received my CDL after attending ATDS in Waco. The instructors at this school are top notch and they never give up on you even when you feel like you can't do it. Highly recommend this school!

This people are so rude my truck broke down at the gator truck stop was walking to the next town to get help well gps sent me the wrong way... I stopped to ask if I can drink out of there water hose and female with short blonde/white hair said no.. in this heat you can't refuse water to anyone especially walking...hope one day your in this situation and no one helps you...

I Went in 1988 @ Coldwater , Michigan love to hear from others see some photos of the old OG trucks if anybody would like to share I'd be grateful for the memories it was really cool when i would drive by the Texas school or the Michigan school and see the real semi truck up in the sky sign now semi retired/disabled miss driving a truck but don't miss being a truck driver the way it is now spent my life in truck 3 rd gen. driver

I was at the Flyin J in Waco, TX earlier today when one of the training trucks came into the lot. Truck number was 326. Since these are student drivers, I hold the instructor accountable. The truck was parked in the middle of the driveway...even though there were quite a few open spots. Teaching new drivers that it’s ok to pop your brakes anywhere is doing them a great disservice. Teach them truck stop etiquette. Teach them how to properly park the truck. Don’t teach them to be inconsiderate, rude, park wherever you want jerks. Downright shameful.

Graduated Jan of 2013, love that school,, just applied for an instructor position, anxiously waiting!!!

This place is great. The instructors are awesome and the learning experience is amazing. If you fail to get your CDL from here it is your own fault. They teach you and give you everything you need to pass and pass the first time. I will be back to visit one day and show off my new truck. Thanks to all the instructors for all you done for me. For helping me open a door to a whole new world..

Just a word of warning it's almost impossible to get a job if you're under 21 after you graduating and getting your CDL

Class of Dec. 93. Attended ATDS when it was in Prairie View, Tx. We had old runways to practice on. Was great location and top shelf instructors. Finished with a 98. All these years later still driving. Only one non preventable accident. Fantastic school. Although, I must say the job is not as fun as it use to be. And I believe the bar to get into this industry needs to be much much higher. But ATDS is a great place to start.

Outstanding school! Everyone on staff was great. Super helpful and professional. My instructor, Tim Loch, was very knowledgeable and has an awesome aptitude for teaching. Every instructor I met went above and beyond, when it came to their students. Thanks guys for everything!

Great place to get your class a cdl. Clint is the man, if he's your instructor consider yourself lucky. He a great teacher, real driver (flat bedder), and will make the time enjoyable.

This is the absolute best place to go if you are looking to get your CDL all the instructors are very experienced CDL drivers an have a host of knowledge bout the trucking industry an you will get the proper knowledge and everything you need to get your CDL and be very successful in the trucking industry I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS CDL SCHOOL FRFR thank y'all for everything s/o to my instructor CLINT I appreciate you for everything you taught me brother an s/o Mr.Larry for the motivation an Mr.James From Frank Moss class of 2023

I went to school here back in 2012 and for the past 15 months I've been an owner operator and loving it.. Everything they taught me here is useful to me every day.. Thank you ATDS!!

Absolutely love this school great instructors and you will most definitely learn alot! They really make sure you know everything you need to know to get your cdl. I would most definitely recommend this place!

Amazing school. Very patient & dedicated instructors that go way beyond expectations. Bill, Steve, Charles, Ken, & Larry are are all very knowledgeable & have a lot of experience in the industry. Highly recommend this school. ?

I should of posted this 8 years ago. I went to this school and had a blast. Our class was a class the instructors would never forget. 3 years later I own my own trucking business in the Oilfields. 3.9 GPA class aug10th 2012

Illegal as heck, the students are not taught to do daily driving logs while at the school, and do not do driving logs. Those are legal documents that are not done. They do not own a backing pad, so the students fail backing at the DPS test (unless they have a friend or family member help them on the side). Very unsafe, the trucks do not have seatbelts. The instructors are not taught how to train, they use "trucker" lingo and do not know how to put their thoughts into layman's terms. The map and trip planning class was 3-5 minutes long (literally). As many as 50 students standing around in a day, waiting to get into a truck (I counted them, and knew them all by name). And, the trucks are extremely old and unkempt. You're yelled at, talked down-to in a condescending voice at all times, never respectfully (by *most* of the trainers. Rob Hunt and Susan Denton spoke respectfully, they're in the office though, not training you). I saw three men at separate times turn away and tear up, they were treated so harshly (bullied basically) and embarrassed and cut down by Larry Scott. Bobby is the very best trainer, at ALL times he is top notch, last I knew, he was leaving though (Larry was hateful to not only the students, but the other three trainers.) The one good thing I can say about this school, the female trainer that thought it was funny to literally hit a student while they were driving, with a belt if they made an error, immediately got fired. I know many people sitting at home after 6-8 weeks at this school and do not have their CDL yet, they keep failing backing at the DMV in Waco. Do yourself a huge favor and check out Roadmaster in Dallas. They have a cement backing pad, they have million mile truckers who've been trained to train, they are professional, patient and kind. They have you keep driving logs and have an 8 hour class on map reading, trip planning and log keeping that is an excellent class. All the trucks have seat belts and they make sure you get your CDL.

Bobby (left) ,Justin, and Mike were the best instructors. I learned how to pre-trip so well that the dps tester told me to "ok, just shut up and get in the truck, I can tell you know this". I still use some of the notes I took to this day when I'm unsure about something. As far as not having a backing pad... the truck lot is bigger than most Love's and if you need fresh black asphalt with white lines to back properly, you are in for a rude awakening when you get out into the real world. I passed on my first try.