Great Lakes Truck Driving School
Columbia Station, Ohio
Publishes a program list with clock hours, a 160-hour Class A program with its total cost, a full-time schedule, and 2026 start dates.
Quoted from each source’s own page as it read on July 30, 2026. Not independently confirmed — schools change prices and schedules, so check the linked source before you rely on a figure.
Contact Great Lakes Truck Driving School
Go direct — this is the school’s own published contact information. GetCDL is not between you and them, and nothing on this page is a booking or an application.
(440) 236-3436, the number ODPS lists for the Columbia Station location.
Source:Ohio DPS — licensed driver training schools (DETS) (opens in a new tab)
How Ohio lists this school
ODPS lists the school twice as a Commercial Driver License CDL School: as “Great Lakes Truck Driving School, Inc.” at 27740 Royalton Rd., Columbia Station 44028, and as “Great Lakes Truck Driving School Inc” at 4457 Navarre Road SW, Canton 44706.
Source:Ohio DPS — licensed driver training schools (DETS) (opens in a new tab)
Both listings show Behind-the-Wheel and Classroom training, in English.
Source:Ohio DPS — licensed driver training schools (DETS) (opens in a new tab)
Federal training registry
Before you can take the CDL skills test, your entry-level driver training has to come from a provider listed in FMCSA’s Training Provider Registry. As of July 30, 2026, the registry showed 2 locations for Great Lakes Truck Driving School open to public enrollment:
Great Lakes Truck Driving School, Inc.
27740 Royalton Rd., Columbia Station 44028 · +1 440-236-3436
Provider status: Active · Registered Class A training: Theory, Behind-the-Wheel Range, Behind-the-Wheel Public Road
Great Lakes Truck Driving School
4457 Navarre Rd SW Suites G & H, Canton 44706 · +1 234-215-2003
Provider status: Active · Registered Class A training: Theory, Behind-the-Wheel Range, Behind-the-Wheel Public Road
A registry listing means the provider is registered to deliver the training. It is not a rating, and FMCSA does not endorse providers.
Source:FMCSA Training Provider Registry — registered locations (opens in a new tab)
Programs the school publishes
The school’s site menu lists six programs with clock hours: a 100-hour Straight Truck / Bus Training Program, a 120-hour Crane Operations Training Program, a 160-hour Heavy Equipment & Construction Safety Course, a 160-hour CDL (Class A) Skills Training Program, a 320-hour CDL (Class A) / Heavy Equipment Training Program, and a 440-hour Premier Training Program.
Source:Great Lakes Truck Driving School — Programs (opens in a new tab)
The programs page itself disagrees with that menu: its own table prints different hours for three programs — CDL Skills Training Program 200, CDL Skills / Heavy Equipment 360, Premier 500 — and adds programs the menu doesn’t list, including a 160-hour Tractor-Trailer Upgrade Course and a 300-hour CDL Skills / Crane Operations program. The page reports its last revision as April 2023, while the dedicated Class A page (revised March 2026) states 160 clock hours — so the menu figures appear current, but confirm hours with the school.
Sources:Great Lakes Truck Driving School — Programs (opens in a new tab)Great Lakes Truck Driving School — (160 Hrs) CDL (Class A) Skills Training Program (opens in a new tab)
The Class A program page is headed “CDL SKILLS TRAINING PROGRAM CLASS A 160 CLOCK HOURS” and states “TOTAL PROGRAM HOURS: 160 Hrs.”
It describes three parts — classroom instruction, driving range, and road training — and states that “a total of approximately 450 miles of on-road training is implemented”.
Schedule
The Class A program is published as “Full-Time – 4 Weeks”, running “Monday – Friday 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM”.
The page carries a table of 2026 start dates with their expected graduation dates and the holidays that fall inside each class.
The Class A program is listed as running at the Columbia Station location.
Published price
The Class A program page states its cost outright:
- CDL (Class A) Skills Training Program — 160 clock hoursprinted as “TOTAL PROGRAM COST: $6,795”
- $6,795
Quoted from Great Lakes Truck Driving School — (160 Hrs) CDL (Class A) Skills Training Program (opens in a new tab) as it read on July 30, 2026; that page reports its own last revision as March 9, 2026.
Funding and training-provider lists
Greater Cleveland Works’ Eligible Training Provider List for PY2025, marked “Effective as of 02.26.2026”, includes Great Lakes Truck Driving School, with a “Maximum Approved Total Cost” of $6,000.00 against its CDL Skills Training Program, $6,000.00 against the 320-hour CDL Skills / Heavy Equipment Training Program, $6,000.00 against Mobile Crane Operator/Operation, and $4,695.00 against Straight Truck/Passenger Bus.
Source:Greater Cleveland Works — Eligible Training Provider List (PY2025) (opens in a new tab)
Funding decisions are made by your local OhioMeansJobs center, not by the school. Appearing on a training-provider list does not mean you qualify, and not appearing on one does not mean you don’t.
Worth knowing
The board’s “Maximum Approved Total Cost” for the CDL Skills Training Program ($6,000.00) is lower than the school’s own published total for that program ($6,795). Both figures are quoted from their own sources; what the difference means for any individual is a question for the OhioMeansJobs center handling the funding.
Sources:Greater Cleveland Works — Eligible Training Provider List (PY2025) (opens in a new tab)Great Lakes Truck Driving School — (160 Hrs) CDL (Class A) Skills Training Program (opens in a new tab)
The Class A program page states it is “APPROVED FOR GI BILL® BENEFITS FOR ELIGIBLE VETERANS”, and lists “COUNTY TRAINING GRANTS (WIOA, BVR, BWC)” and a payment plan alongside it. Those are the school’s own statements about how training can be paid for — not a decision that you personally qualify for any of them.
The school states “GLTDS DOES NOT ACCEPT CASH. ALL PAYMENTS MUST BE MADE BY CREDIT, DEBIT, CHECK, MONEY ORDER, ETC.”, and that card payments carry a 3% processing fee.
From the Ohio Department of Public Safety
The Ohio Department of Public Safety (ODPS) regulates the driver training programs. Schools listed here have met the minimum standards for licensing or certification. ODPS cannot recommend one school over another. To find additional information on the school, please visit the Better Business Bureau or read through reviews online.
How this profile was built
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