In the training range, both instructors; Orlando and Jose, they will give you everything that you need to get your CDL. Other than that is up to you. About the facility and equipment, the school can do better, the ones on my class was very poor. Finally, the administration should not have more than 12 students for class, its just no right (in my class, the one after and before we were more than 20 students for two instructors).

Like all the other complaints mines is similar. I called to get information told me I had to come in.. So I waisted time and gas so They can treat it as if your going for an apartment or buying a car.. they make you pay $50.00 for a background check.. thats just to get something out of your pocket to start with.. then they will call you just to tell you its either pay $6,000 or have a credit score over 620.. nd if you dont have either get a co-signer or you cant attend...

I would like to thank everyone that had a part in me gaining my CDL Class A license. Steve, Bud, Jake, Tim, Terry, Dave (cowboy), Rex, and Jack. Without your knowledge and instruction I would have never been able to do what I learned in 3 weeks.I would like to personnaly thank Todd in the office because without you helping me get into the class, i would have not been able to do anything.And thanks to all the personnel in the office who fax all my resumes and did all my paper work.The whole experiance was well worth the time and money.I would like to say anyone who doesnt put forth the effort and listen to the instruction or doesnt ask for futher instuction only have themselves to blame for not obtaining thier license.Again I cant Thank You enough for a new beginning for me and my son.

Great place to get your CDL!

Went and graduated from TDI in 1998 now retired from Trucking great school good equipment and classroom training.

Very good instructors with a lot of experience. You have enough time to learn everything you need to pass the CDL test and the driving portion. You have a 10 hour day. Unfortunately the chairs are horrible. They want you to bring your own lunch but they have the smallest and oldest microwave available in the world. It takes over 5 min to get a meal warm up. $7,000 dollars and they can’t provide a better set up for students.

Best team every. Great instructors and they are great at helping us. If you just listen to them. There is no way you can’t get your CDL. Thanks Steve, Bill, Terry, Jim, José, Orlando, Rex, Jake, Jack, And other instructors I didn’t get much time with. Keep up what y’all do. Had fun.

I attended TDI Sanford and tho the course is accelerated and my start date was changed several times, and I was put in three different classes I was able to catch on. I was sent home for three weeks and told they had no idea when I could return. Today your manager George made the decision to terminate me as a student with no cause. Its extremely disheartening and race driven.The trainers are really great caring people I just want to tell them thank you. I learned to maneuver my trailer in one week. I was terminated today because of the color of my skin and being a female the manager no longer wanted to pay for my single occupancy hotel stay. Black lives do matter we do not want preferential treatment we just want to be treated fairly. I wouldn’t recommend this school to anyone that is serious about a career in trucking. EXCELLENT TRAINERS HORRIBLE MANAGEMENT! Once they take your money that’s it! Also do not sign anything without reading it.

With regards to the incredible instructors that have the knowledge to teach. This school was not a pleasant experience. They say you can show up without a permit then require you to get it with in a day or two or you’ll be dropped. This was the case for several students while I attended there. They could have gave a warning to study for the permit test but never told any students to do so. I took upon myself to do it anyways prior to showing up.The academics portion is out dated and is not taught up to par with modern day teaching technics. They basically don’t teach you. Have fun learning yourself. The practical application portion of the school (two weeks) is done at your Pace. You may get help. You might not. On the road training the instructor will help you at all times.Unless you don’t care about how you get your license and if you are confident in yourself. Then spend your money here. If you have a hard time learning or can’t drive well. Go somewhere else. If you attend be ready to be disappointed very fast with in the first hour there.

This school doesn’t care about the community in which it’s located. Traffic in central Florida is bad enough without these trucks on the road.

After my bad experience at the TDI, I will never recommend that place. I was so excited to finally be able to get my CDL by attending the Truck Driver Institue at Sanford. During the first week, Steve my first instroctor was going through a lot of paperwork including the permit, the pretrip inspection and work applications. We had a lot of fun during that week. Nonetheless, I felt like it was a waste of my time because I already had my permit. The stressing part started on the second week which is split between Range and road. At the range, they have 3 instroctors to teach the 3 manoeuvers JOSE , ORLANDO, and BUD; They are very helpful, cool and outstanding. They will show you how each manoeuver is done a Couple of Times, work with you whenever you need help, and the rest is ledt to you to teach yourself, youtube , and classmates. A special thank you to Bud who was always going above and beyond to help everyone at the range; He is an outstanding helpfull person. The trucks with almost daily mechanical problems were a big issue at this school; they are too old and barely working with damaged tires, dirty, leaking oil from everywhere, clash and stick are very hard to control. A school that is making thousands of dollars each week and couldnt provide the tools trucks in good conditions for students. Moreover, with many students in the class, not a lot of time behind the wheel to master the 3 manoeuvers. Also Two times the school was short road drivers, so we were held in the classroom for hours while they were trying to figure out what to do which lead of course to less and less practice. Before starting the practice over the road, we were asked to choose between automatic and manual, and I choose to learn manual. However, they put me in automatic with Dave for two days. He was screaming and yelling just because he told me to stop before 7/11 and stopped infront of it because it was a right turn in a red trafic light, and I was focusing to make it perfectely, so I did not see that gas station which was right after CVS. I asked again to be put in manual which they did on my third day with Jack. He was outstanding explaining all the details and made me love to learn manual. I felt like it was my first time over the road. At the end of the day I told them to keep me in manual and was hoping to keep Jack. The next day I was so suprised when I found myself with Rex in automatic. I tried to explain to him before starting the trip that I was supposed to be in manual. He told me in a very rude way that there is noway I would be able to learn manual in that school. I finished my trip, but I was so mad and frustrated. I had to complain again to be put back in manual because I was losing days of ractice. My 5th day they put me in manual but with Terrie. He is unpleasant to be with. He never tried to teach me or show me how to downshift. He made me feel unsafe to ride with because he never wears a seat belt, states how he will have the pleasure to hit and kill people. I paid my money to learn how to drive manual, but at the end I switched back to automatic because I felt helpless and because of the attitude Terrie gave me on my second and third time of learning manual. My last Two days on the road were with Jake in automatic; he was so cool to ride with. He gave me the confident I lost from being with Terrie Thank you Jake. Finaly, These drivers Rex, Dave and Terrie made me hate the day I decided to join TDI. In conclusion, I passed my CDL, but the school TDI failed me horribly because of the daily stress with some road instroctors and the unsafe trucks they have. I felt bad for failing students because the school rush them for test before being ready. DOT MUST POP UP AND CHECK THE SCHOOL AND THOSE TRUCKS.

School instructors are great office side of thinks sucks don’t believe the promises they make

I’d like to say I highly recommend the school, all the instructors were awesome very helpful, they actually took the time to explain things to you. Out on the range is where your going to build the critical skills that you’ll need. Practice, practice, practice to get yourself in gear.

One of the best CDL school

This i a great facility, I came here 3 weeks ago and everyone is awesome, Rex, Bill, Terry, and specially Mr Jack, you guys are great and thank you for all the help and support on my new carrier. Thank you

Like other reviews, called to get information about their school and got switched around 3 different times. Recruiter was short and said I need to come in. Why waste my time and gas driving to a school I know nothing about when theres other schools willing to take the time and explain their program. Made me feel like I was buying a used car. Guy had no patience either.

TDI is a awesome school to become a truck driving. Terry, David, Rex, and Jim are great instructors who try their best to make you become a great truck driver, so you can pursue a career in truck driving. They never give up on their students and i think they have a lot of patience. I cant forget about Bill. He a cool guy who also teach you things about trucking and have great stories about his experience on the road. I recommend this school to anyone who want to become a truck driver. You wont regret it.

Great place & great people to deal with.

Would not even recomend my worste enemy to go there.Road Master,Mid Florida Tech anything but them spend $8000 and no CDL to show.

This may help many to not waste your time. Recruiter call me within 5 minutes. I told him I have Great Credit but he told me I need co-signer with great credit to attend. And told me to go to contract school is better. Thanks Dud u save me some cost.

Great school if you listen to what they tell you, you will pass... I just pass my test today and if I didnt listen to the instructors I would have not pass there great they make it fun and I just want to say thanks to all of them thanks to Joe he is one of the best teacher ever Ted a very fun guy a great instructor and all instructors help in any way they can and they are always answering your questions... Great school and lets not forget REX he is really helpful knows is stuff just great fun and ready to help... You cant go wrong with this school

They dont even deserve a 1 star due to Rex and Terry . Rex and Terry are skillful in their profession but dont have the PATIENCE to TEACH the Techniques,very abusive...!I would recommend to change instructors because its a great institution otherwise! thumbs up to Mr.Bill, Mr.Jack,and Mr.Todd!

Just called those so called institute and has been treated very rude, the guy was impatient and very rude on the phone, I was trying to clarify simple question and I have never done this before, instead of providing any clarifications, he just cut me off and in rude way told me that I need to know what I am calling about, and even did not let me explain myself. Can imagine how those clowns treat their students, stay away!!!! Will call to the county who they been referred by with the complaint

I had a friend call to get some information for me bc I have to work during their open hours. The man he talked to was VERY RUDE. That was enough for me.

Awesome school!! After checking different schools I got the right one! All instructors are nice, have the knowledge and patience to teach. Big Thanks to instructors Terrie and David. They were awesome and patience! School teach to drive manual and take you over the road since second week. Plenty space to practice the parkings and good amount of trucks. They also teach the coupling and uncoupling and you practice it every morning too. If I could give more than 5 stars I would. Thanks!!!!

Great knowledge, easy instructions and help whenever you need it! They wont do the work for you, so pay attention, stay off your phones, stay from under the shed, stay in the trucks and be willing to learn. If you have any prior knowledge of driving a commercial vehicle, FORGET IT! Follow the flow of the course and youll get your CDLs in 3 weeks!

I became a O.T.R. trainer for Stevens Transport.. I can say this is by far one of the best schools. The attention to detail from these trainers at T.D.I was very professional. Thanks to T.D.I. instructors I am where I am because of the training S.O.P. of this institute. Ill be honored to work for this company training new drivers.

If you put in the work and are there to learn, the instructors are there to help you. Rex, Bill, Terry, Jake, Van, David, Jim and the others I dont know their names, but they have so much knowledge they want to share. Ask questions, learn as much ad you can. You guys rock, thanks for everything you have taught me. My expected graduation date is 12/21/18 and there is no reason I shouldnt.

Awesome school , would highly recommend. I learned so much in a short period of time. The trainers are great and they care about each individual while attending school and afterwards.

One of the best schools in the nation hands down. I couldn’t drive to save my life and 3 weeks with these guys a whole another story now. All the trainers are cool and hands on with training. I would shout them out individual but I don’t wanna forget anyone. Thanks y’all for the great training and great memories. Game changer and life changer while having fun.Darris Lynk

When you have instructors like Bill, Terry, Rex, Jack, Dave and Tim you’ll find that you’re in the best place to be successful. I call it Terry’s Truck Driver Bootcamp. 😉You will know why when you get there.

Great school great trainers my only advice i can give you is to NOT GO WITH BIG TRUCK COMPANIES youre just a number nothing more and will make bs $ find a good small company that you can actually talk with the owner not just dispatch and they do understand home time and last warning covenant trucking will try and have you arrested if you quit and try and bring the truck back I know this from experience first hand experience

I just had a driver contact the school to ask about taking a road test to Get a manual transmission certification on his license since florida is changing the requirements and following federal regs effective 09/2019 the driver asked a simple question if he needed to bring the truck only or a truck and trailer since he already has his license and this part is for shifting only. The director of the school tells him thats a stupid question but when the driver tries to explain the director cuts him off. Very ignorant person to be the director of the school. Scary to think i was about to reach out to this school to start hiring students from them.

TDI Sanford Florida! I just graduated! Before mentioning anyone in particular, let me say this’. Study, pretrip inspection before signing up. Know the parts and what it takes to pass the pre-trip inspection. Your test will not be so overwhelming and you can focus more on your backing maneuvers needed to pass the skills test. Study and get an understanding of offset backing, straight line backing, and 90 degree alley docking. This too, will make the course go by smoother and with minimal stress. We are in Florida, it’s hot. The trucks are old, seats on some trucks broke, and trying to find a gear can really be challenging on the day cabs trucks on the range, no air conditioning for the most part. I personally feel, the money we spend for school, should be better invested in the equipment the give us to train on the range in. Ok, onto the trainers, recruiters and so on... If you show an eagerness to learn, the help is there. Asked for it. Terry, the main yard instructor is an amazing man and has a well rounded lifelong list of life achievements. He will teach you! You have to be committed. After all... who wants to be in that heat all day everyday. Terry does it and has for a long time! Ask him questions! He is more than willing to help! I love you Terry! Everyone there wants us to be successful.. But, you need to give it your all too, as I have learned at TDI SANFORD FLORIDA. I FOUGHT MYSELF, SLOWLY BUILDING CONFIDENCE! It was Terry and And the other instructors along with my own battles that gave me my CDL. Thank you Terry for believing in me. Van... he’s usually in charge it seems of teaching 90 degree alley docking. He super firm, a great instructor and does everything in his power to make this maneuver stick in you head. Without him,and Van teaching me not just how to alley dock, more important, how to fix a situation when things don’t go perfect, I would not have passed alley docking. I love you Van!! My boyfriend,,, lol.. onto another favorite of mine... Jack! He’s another instructor at TDI! Jack made me feel really good when I felt I had given up on myself. He said: Mary, I am rooting for you! That meant so very much to me! Bill, there are a few Bill’s! I don’t know his last name atm, but he was the one to test me at the end. He was very encouraging, they all were. Steve, an instructor, did not have much time with him.. but also know, he has his heart in it and also is a great instructor. The big boss/teacher Rex! Your not going to get too much humor there. I have nothing bad to say. He is to the point and a no nonsense kind of guy.. jokes don’t work! Lol, Rex! Thank you for everything. Well, I more than likely missed a few people. It’s a good school. Please, don’t forget, study before signing on... life and class will go much smoothers! Thank TDI SANFORD FLORIDA AND THE ENTIRE CREW! I will try and send you a cool blast of air from somewhere up north!

Great School all the instructors are very knowledgeable and are always ready to help if youre looking for a Great Truck Driving school I recommended TDI.

I just got my cdl today best school and i want to thank you all instructors there

Best school in Central Florida! First and foremost, I would like to acknowlege my recruiter, Vahe, because I probably was headed to the other school in Orlando if not for him. The classroom and range experience here is superb and will be ready to succeed if you apply yourself and listen to the instructors. I want to thank: Steve (my Road instructor), Terry (Lead Range Instructor), Bill The man, Bill, Van, Rex, Jim (Pre-trip guru), Jake, Jack, David, and everyone in the front office. Dont be fooled by the one star ratings below...if you want to be ready for your Class A in three weeks- this is your best choice. If you want to drive a manual- request for Steve to be your road instructor. All instructors here are good and helpful.

Hands down best school around..... all the instructors were awesome kind and helpful..............

Graduated on February 18, 2013! Great school to learn the safe way to operate a CMV. I would recommend this school over most because they are thoroughly safe, knowledgeable and fun to learn from. Great Truck Driving School, PERIOD!

The recruiters, instructors and office folks were great. Todd, George, Terrie, Rex, Van, Jake, Jim, Tim, Jack, Bill, and Bill all made it a good experience. Im glad I went there.

Great place to learn how to drive trucks. Personally I didnt had no experience at all and thanks to all the instructors I graduated on 6/10/16 on my first shot. Obviously this is a trucking school not a college or a high school dont expect for instructors to pad you in the back or baby you around, the course is 3 week only and they have a lot of ground to cover. They are going to point your flaws and what you need to improve but trust me if you follow their lead you will prevail. Thanks to Sarge, Terry, Joe and all the other instructors that I dont remember their names they showed interest and made sure I understand the maneuvers. Last but not least special thanks to Rex eve though hes the strictest and toughest of them all, hes a teddy bear on the inside and will also help you a lot. Thank You TDI

Called for some information on the school for my son in law.I can only assume that business is either very good or the people answering the phones cant be bothered with basic Q&A.Needless to say, I did not get past the boiler room phone technique with a person going by the name of Rodney.. Our chat lasted about 15 seconds..

Although i appreciate the fact you are attempting to Train Drivers, how about getting legal. Your Trailer Tandems are set in violation of Florida Bridge, regardless of weight, you,re too long.

I JUST graduated today, 2/12/16 from TDI and have nothing but positive and good things to say. Everyone from my recruiter Todd, the ladies in the office who checked and faxed applications to the instructors were absolutely fantastic. The instructors were patient on the range as well as on the road and helped you with any thing you had questions about. You can not sit back and expect to learn. You have to talk to the instructors and ask them questions, jump in the range trucks whenever you can. TDI has put me on the road to success and now its up to me to do the rest. Thank you Tim, Sarge, Terry, Rex, Billy, David, Tom, Todd and anyone else I may have forgotten.

Awesome place..got my CDL from there

Effective crash curse. Just a little language barrier sometimes due to the strong southern accent but you will even learn that in 3 weeks 😁

My experience was not any good in the range the bearded teacher just threw me in truck and an said drive basically didnt get enough driving time with 12 students I only got 15mins of driving time in range with no help but had great experience with on the road driving with mike hes great guy with a lot of patience with his students and the financial services dont care they just want there money or they will sue

Called every day over the course of 3 weeks to schedule pre trip test and left a message everytime. When I finally get a hold of the department (by continuing to call, no call back from them) the guy George tries to make you feel like your bothering them and as if you are stupid for asking very basic questions. Guy sounds like he hates his job and life. Not professional at all.

Nice

Attended a month ago. It is not a peice of cake but very doable. Everyone I know of in attendance at the time, maybe 20 people, left with a prehire with a company and will make approx 50k a year after their company orientation period. If youre standing on a corner flipping a sign its something to think about. Also, if you do not speak English, do not attend. All you need is a clean driving record to attend but you have to be able to read and communicate in English. If you cant, you will fail. Trust me. Cost is 5k, maybe 7k if you finance. Most if not all trucking companies will pay this off for you. Road trucks are good, backing/range trucks not so much but serve the purpose. There is only one instructor I didnt care for but that was my problem, not yours. Rest of the staff is fine but Joe and Sarge deseve a call out for going above and beyond what is needed. Side note, no one yells at you as others have said, there is plenty of time to practice backing and my class was 13 folks, they do just throw you in a truck but I wouldnt expect a golf cart.

Got my license in 2005 from TDI I paid 3k, went thru the three weeks. Your license is what you make of it, TDI did their job. Thanks TDI!!

Awesome school thank you all ❤️❤️

I had a really wonderful experience with TDI. All the trainers, especially Joe, Tim, Terry, and Sarge, went above and beyond to really help me get it and succeed and pass my tests. There were days when I was so frustrated at myself for not getting it, I would have to go to the bathroom to cry it out before I could continue, but they were very understanding while still being firm and direct with their instruction.Trust me, Im pretty sure they probably thought I was NEVER going to get it, but they never stopped trying and helping and giving valuable advice, and I cant tell you how much it meant to me that they all cared enough to go the distance with me!I had a really small class of 7 with a bunch of awesome people, which made the day to day a little easier and a lot more fun. I learned a lot in 3 weeks, though I really feel that, for the money, they should strongly consider extending it an extra week, and make sure the classes dont get too full. The class before us had 14 people, and all but 5 of them failed their DOT tests. So ask them, if you decide to go, how full the class is. If its more than 10, schedule for the next week! Your time on the range practicing the maneuvers is valuable...if there are too many people, you wont get the time you need to succeed.I highly recommend TDI to anyone who is serious about becoming a truck driver.I compared TDI with some other schools, (RoadMasters, Mid-Florida Tech, etc.) and I took the chance with TDI; I will never regret that decision. I will always remember my experience at TDI as a positive one and do recommend it to anyone who is serious about becoming a driver and wants a quality education..Thanks TDI!!P.S. If you are having trouble getting the money together to attend, here in Florida the state run job placement centers will pay the cost of the tuition. You have to jump through a million hoops and it takes a lot of time and filling out a forest worth of papers, but if youre serious and you have the time to wait for them to approve it (about 90 days in FL), its an option for folks who dont have good credit or co-signers or cant pay cash outright. My brother-in-law lives in Indiana and they also paid for his truck driver training, so maybe its a nationwide thing?

Had a great experience here. Hats off to all the trainers, especially Sarge, Terry, Joe, Dave, Tim, Wild Bill and of course Rex. George and Rodney were very helpful as well. Had awesome classmates, we had a lot of laughs while training. Learned a lot in 3 weeks. As promised job placement was easy. After my 2nd week, I had 10 job offers. Look forward to a successful future. I highly recommend TDI to anyone who is serious about getting into the trucking industry. Looking at some of the other reviews I understand that not everyone may have had the experience that I have had. I know that there is no place that is perfect. I compared TDI with some other companies, I took the chance with TDI, and was not disappointed. I also know, You will never please everyone. But I wanted people to know that there are people that have had good experiences. I was one of them. People are always ready to post something bad, but not everyone takes the time to post something good. In closing, I will always remember my experience at TDI as a positive one and do recommend it to all. Thanks TDI!!!

I called to get basic info, the rep wouldnt provide any information over the phone and pushing to setup a in person interview to disclose all the information at time of the interview.

Very awesome people, Todd is amazing guy.

Person who answer the phone is so rude and nasty they lost my business companys should call there own company to see who and how people answer and talk to others no classes.

Trying to get information they were not very helpful

Good school

Loved it