| Fact | SAGE Truck Driving Schools |
|---|---|
| Type | Private CDL training school chain; in-person classroom, yard and road training |
| Locations | 25 in 13 states (AZ, CO, FL, ID, IN, MT, NM, NC, PA, SC, TX, UT, WY) |
| Credentials | Certificates of completion that prepare for state CDL knowledge and skills tests |
| Program length | Class A 150–160 clock hours, about 4–5 weeks full-time; Class B 40 or 80 hours; refresher 40 hours |
| Accreditation | No institutional accreditor; state licensing or approval confirmed in CO, TX, FL and ID, and the Arizona catalog says it is licensed there |
| Federal aid | No (not a Title IV school) |
| Founded / owner | 1989; owned since May 2022 by International Education Corporation (Irvine, CA) |
| Facts checked | October 2026 |
A CDL-only chain owned by International Education Corporation
SAGE Truck Driving Schools has trained commercial truck drivers since 1989, earlier under the names Sage Corporation and Sage Technical Services, and before 2022 was headquartered in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania. In May 2022 International Education Corporation of Irvine, California, which also owns UEI College, bought the chain, then 22 campuses in 12 states, per the Orange County Business Journal. SAGE now lists 25 locations in 13 states; Las Vegas, Nevada, is no longer among them. It teaches only CDL courses, in person: Class A, Class B, Class B to A and a refresher. SAGE says its training is fully aligned with the federal entry-level driver training (ELDT) standard. SAGE is not accredited, its state licensing or approval is confirmed in Colorado, Texas, Florida and Idaho, and it does not take federal student aid.
SAGE’s four CDL programs
| Program | Credential | Clock hours | Full-time length | Where offered | Prepares for | Sample cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class A: Tractor Trailer Driver, Basic (TTD150 / TTD160) | Certificate of completion | 150–160 (44–52 behind the wheel) | About 4–5 weeks; about 12 weeks in the 2025 Dallas catalog | All locations | State CDL Class A tests | $4,995 tuition (Phoenix, Dallas, 2025); $5,450 all-in (Idaho 2025-26); about $5,595 with fees (Denver, 2025) |
| Class B to A: Tractor Trailer Driver, Advanced (TTD80) | Certificate of completion | 80 (28 behind the wheel) | 2–3 weeks | Listed in the Florida catalog; ask elsewhere | Class A upgrade for Class B holders | $4,550 all-in (Plant City, 2024-25) |
| Class B: Straight Truck (STB40 / STB80) | Certificate of completion | 40; 80 in Idaho | 1–3 weeks | All locations | State CDL Class B tests | $2,995 tuition (Phoenix, Dallas, 2025) to $4,450 (Idaho 2025-26) |
| Refresher (TTD40) | Certificate of completion | 40 (16 behind the wheel) | 1–2 weeks | Listed for AZ, CO, FL, ID and TX | Skills update for experienced drivers | $2,995 tuition (Phoenix, Dallas, 2025) to $3,595 with fees (Denver, 2025) |
Every location page lists Class A and Class B training. Hours come from SAGE’s 2025 catalogs for Phoenix, Dallas, Denver and Plant City and from Idaho’s state training-provider list; Florida uses a 160-hour Class A course and Idaho lists both 150- and 160-hour versions; the other catalogs use 150 hours. The 2025 Phoenix catalog also offers CDL skills training by the hour. We found no hazmat course, online theory option or programmatic accreditation. SAGE’s 2025 Phoenix catalog states that it cannot guarantee any student a CDL.
What the main programs cover
Class A: Tractor Trailer Driver, Basic
The 150-hour version splits into 98 hours of classroom and lab work and 52 behind the wheel, then the CDL test; Idaho’s listing gives 104 and 44. The catalog’s courses are CDL 101, TRK 101 Basic Operation, TRK 102 Safe Operating Practices, TRK 201 Advanced Operating Practices, MNT 101 Vehicle Maintenance and NVA 101 Non-Vehicle Activities. Students must hold a learner’s permit and pass a DOT physical and drug screen before driving. Idaho’s 160-hour ELDT-160A course is delivered over four weeks.
Class B: Straight Truck
The Class B course trains for straight trucks such as delivery, dump, water and waste trucks and concrete mixers. Most catalogs list a 40-hour course (STB40) with 24 hours of classroom and lab work and 16 behind the wheel, taking one to three weeks. Idaho lists an 80-hour version (STB80) with 52 hours in class and lab and 28 driving. The same permit, physical and drug-screen rules apply as for Class A.
Class B to A upgrade
Tractor Trailer Driver, Advanced (TTD80) is for drivers who already hold a Class B license and want to move up to tractor-trailers. It runs 80 hours, 52 in classroom and lab and 28 behind the wheel, over two to three weeks. Of the catalogs we could read, the Florida (Plant City) catalog for 2024-25 lists it, with the same entry rules as Class A: a learner’s permit, a DOT physical and a drug screen. Students in other states should ask whether their location offers it.
CDL Refresher
The 40-hour refresher (TTD40) is meant for drivers who already have experience. It has 24 hours of classroom and lab work and 16 behind the wheel, usually over one to two weeks, and it leaves out two of the Class A courses, CDL 101 and MNT 101 Vehicle Maintenance. It appears in the 2025 Phoenix, Dallas and Denver catalogs, the 2024-25 Plant City catalog and Idaho’s state list.
Cost: one price per program, set by state
SAGE does not publish tuition on its website. Each location charges one price per program, with no residency rates, and prices differ by state. The figures below come from the 2025 catalogs we could read (Florida’s runs July 2024 to June 2025) and Idaho’s state training-provider list. We could not read any 2026 catalog, so confirm the current price, and which fees it includes, with your location.
| Source and date | Class A | Class B | Refresher | Not included |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Idaho training-provider list, 2025-26 (Blackfoot, Caldwell) | $5,450 all-inclusive (150 or 160 hours) | $4,450 (80 hours) | $3,450 | None for Class A (listed as all-inclusive); not stated for Class B or the refresher |
| Phoenix catalog, 2025 | $4,995 tuition | $2,995 | $2,995 | DOT physical and drug test $85–150, permit about $15, driving record $15, CDL test $300–400, textbooks about $20 |
| Dallas catalog, 2025 | $4,995 tuition | $2,995 | $2,995 | DOT physical and drug test about $150, permit $11, driving record $15, license up to $60, test $100, textbooks $60 |
| Denver catalog, 2025 | $5,215 tuition + $380 fees | Not listed | $3,215 + $380 | Not stated |
| Plant City catalog, July 2024 – June 2025 | $5,450 total (160 hours) | $3,550 total | $3,550 total | Totals include physical, drug screen, driving record and road test |
The Plant City catalog also lists the Class B to A upgrade at $4,550 total. SAGE has no housing, so students who live away from home pay their own room and board and daily travel, and tuition is due on or before the first day of class unless other arrangements are made.
No federal aid: how students pay
SAGE is not eligible for federal student aid, so there are no Pell Grants or federal loans. Its tuition assistance page lists a $1,000 Howes scholarship toward Class A tuition at selected locations, awarded monthly, plus in-house retail installment contracts (terms vary by location), private loans, WIOA workforce funding, state and local grants, vocational rehabilitation, tuition reimbursement from carriers and non-profit funding. The catalogs add Bureau of Indian Affairs approval.
Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits can be used only at five locations: Denver and Grand Junction, CO; Muncie, IN; San Antonio, TX; and Salt Lake City, UT. A monthly housing allowance may apply, all training hours must be completed on site, and veterans get priority enrollment. SAGE has no separate veterans’ program.
Admission requirements and class starts
- Age 18, or 21 to drive across state lines.
- A valid driver’s license and a commercial learner’s permit, with a motor vehicle record free of current serious offenses.
- A DOT physical, the CDL permit and a DOT drug screen before behind-the-wheel training.
- English good enough for trucking work, a training application and an enrollment agreement.
Enrollment is open, and new classes start about every two weeks. Schedules vary by location: the 2025 Phoenix catalog places classroom and lab time between 7 am and 10 pm with driving scheduled around the clock, while Dallas runs classes Monday to Friday, 8 am to 6 pm, with four-hour day or night driving sessions seven days a week. Part-time evening and weekend options are offered where available.
State licensing, no accreditation and no published results
SAGE has no institutional accreditor and no programmatic accreditation. The 2025 Phoenix catalog warns that students may not be eligible for Title IV federal aid and that the bodies it lists are not recognized by the U.S. Department of Education; those are approvals and memberships, such as the VA, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, state workforce and rehabilitation offices, and trucking and safety associations. No SAGE page or 2025 catalog mentions PTDI certification.
State oversight is confirmed in four states: Colorado’s Division of Private Occupational Schools approves and regulates SAGE; the Texas Workforce Commission approves SAGE Truck Driving School Texas, LLC; Florida’s Commission for Independent Education licenses it; and Idaho lists it as an approved training provider. The Phoenix catalog says SAGE is licensed in Arizona without naming the agency. We did not check licensing in Indiana, Montana, New Mexico, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Utah or Wyoming.
SAGE publishes no completion, job placement or CDL pass rates, and we found no enrollment figures. Its catalogs say completion and placement statistics for the previous 12 months are available from each school’s director, so ask for them before signing.
Before you enroll
- No federal aid. SAGE is not accredited and not a Title IV school, so students pay through installment contracts, private loans, workforce or rehabilitation agencies, or employer reimbursement.
- SAGE publishes no CDL pass, completion or placement rates, says it cannot guarantee a CDL, and says it does not promise or guarantee employment.
- The same Class A program is listed as about five weeks in the 2025 Phoenix and Denver catalogs but about 12 weeks in the Dallas catalog. Ask how many weeks, and which driving sessions, your location schedules.
- Under the 2025 Phoenix catalog, students get a full refund within three days of signing and all but $50 before day seven; after that, 50% if they withdraw in the first quarter of the program, 25% before the halfway point and nothing after. GI Bill students get a pro-rata refund.
- Prices differ by state, and the newest catalogs we could read are from 2025. Check whether the physical, drug screen and CDL test fees are included: they are in Florida’s totals and Idaho’s all-inclusive Class A price, but extra in Arizona and Texas.
25 SAGE locations in 13 states
- Phoenix, AZ: 9215 N. Black Canyon Hwy, Phoenix, AZ 85021
- Denver, CO: 510 E 51st Avenue, Suite 206, Denver, CO 80216 · Grand Junction, CO: 2800 Printers Way, Grand Junction, CO 81506
- Fort Pierce, FL: 4200 Okeechobee Road, #92, Fort Pierce, FL 34981 · Jacksonville, FL: 1932 Dahlia Road, Jacksonville, FL 32254 · Tampa (Plant City), FL: 1107 Turkey Creek Rd, Plant City, FL 33566
- Blackfoot, ID: 80 Doud Street, Blackfoot, ID 83221 · Caldwell, ID: 412-H South Kit Ave., Caldwell, ID 83605 · Coeur d’Alene (Post Falls), ID: 3880 W Riverbend Ave, Post Falls, ID 83854 · Idaho Falls, ID: 3950 South Yellowstone Highway, Suite 236, Idaho Falls, ID 83402
- Muncie, IN: 3711 E. McGalliard Road, Muncie, IN 47303
- Billings, MT: 2110 Overland Ave., Suite 103, Billings, MT 59102
- Albuquerque, NM: 885 Sunset Road SW, Space #2, Albuquerque, NM 87105
- Durham, NC: 3000 Croasdaile Drive, Suite 102, Durham, NC 27705 · Rocky Mount, NC: 522 North Old Carriage Road, Rocky Mount, NC 27804
- Allentown (Schnecksville), PA: 4500 Education Park Drive, Schnecksville, PA 18078 · Bloomsburg, PA: 326 E 2nd Street, Bloomsburg, PA 17815
- Columbia (Lexington), SC: 277 Dooley Road, Lexington, SC 29073
- Dallas, TX: 1050 North Westmoreland Road, Suite 200B, Dallas, TX 75211 · Houston (Jacinto City), TX: 10930 E. Freeway, Jacinto City, TX 77029 · Houston, TX: 8866 Gulf Freeway, Houston, TX 77017 · San Antonio, TX: 204 Dunton Street, San Antonio, TX 78226
- Salt Lake City, UT: 333 North 300 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84103
- Casper, WY: 8411 Airport Parkway, Casper, WY 82604 · Cheyenne, WY: 1938 Wyott Drive A-1, Cheyenne, WY 82007
Allentown runs in partnership with Lehigh Career and Technical Institute, Bloomsburg in partnership with Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania, and San Antonio at St. Philip’s College Southwest Campus. The Tampa site has moved from Hillsborough Community College’s North Park Road site to Turkey Creek Road in Plant City, Coeur d’Alene to Post Falls, and Denver from Commerce City in 2025. SAGE’s locations page no longer lists the Las Vegas, Nevada, location on South Maryland Parkway. Dallas students drive at a range in Irving.
Placement help but no housing
SAGE offers no housing. Its placement help covers credentials, résumés, interview skills and contact with employers, but SAGE says it does not promise or guarantee a job. Training for trucking companies is run separately through SAGE Partnerships and is not a student program.
What students say
We found no SAGE page on Niche, Trustpilot or GradReports, and no review platform we can check has 25 or more reviews of SAGE (October 2026), so this page shows no review summary or rating.
Facts checked October 2026.
Programs & Courses
Trucking and Transportation
- CDL Class A: Tractor Trailer Driver, Basic (150–160 clock hours)
- CDL Class B to A: Tractor Trailer Driver, Advanced (80 clock hours)
- CDL Class B: Straight Truck (40 or 80 clock hours)
- CDL Refresher (40 clock hours)
- CDL skills training by the hour
Campus Locations
Phoenix, AZ 9215 N. Black Canyon Hwy, Phoenix, AZ 85021
Denver, CO 510 E 51st Avenue, Suite 206, Denver, CO 80216
Grand Junction, CO 2800 Printers Way, Grand Junction, CO 81506
Fort Pierce, FL 4200 Okeechobee Road, #92, Fort Pierce, FL 34981
Jacksonville, FL 1932 Dahlia Road, Jacksonville, FL 32254
Tampa (Plant City), FL 1107 Turkey Creek Rd, Plant City, FL 33566
Blackfoot, ID 80 Doud Street, Blackfoot, ID 83221
Caldwell, ID 412-H South Kit Ave., Caldwell, ID 83605
Coeur d'Alene (Post Falls), ID 3880 W Riverbend Ave, Post Falls, ID 83854
Idaho Falls, ID 3950 South Yellowstone Highway, Suite 236, Idaho Falls, ID 83402
Muncie, IN 3711 E. McGalliard Road, Muncie, IN 47303
Billings, MT 2110 Overland Ave., Suite 103, Billings, MT 59102
Albuquerque, NM 885 Sunset Road SW, Space #2, Albuquerque, NM 87105
Durham, NC 3000 Croasdaile Drive, Suite 102, Durham, NC 27705
Rocky Mount, NC 522 North Old Carriage Road, Rocky Mount, NC 27804
Allentown (Schnecksville), PA 4500 Education Park Drive, Schnecksville, PA 18078
Bloomsburg, PA 326 E 2nd Street, Bloomsburg, PA 17815
Columbia (Lexington), SC 277 Dooley Road, Lexington, SC 29073
Dallas, TX 1050 North Westmoreland Road, Suite 200B, Dallas, TX 75211
Houston (Jacinto City), TX 10930 E. Freeway, Jacinto City, TX 77029
Houston, TX 8866 Gulf Freeway, Houston, TX 77017
San Antonio, TX 204 Dunton Street, San Antonio, TX 78226
Salt Lake City, UT 333 North 300 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84103
Casper, WY 8411 Airport Parkway, Casper, WY 82604
Cheyenne, WY 1938 Wyott Drive A-1, Cheyenne, WY 82007