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A Smarter Way to Build Your CDL Workforce

Hiring CDL drivers is competitive, costly, and time-sensitive. 160 Driving Academy gives employers a more strategic way to meet hiring demand by connecting recruitment, training, evaluation, and placement through one national training partner.

Our programs are designed to help companies:

  • Build a consistent CDL candidate pipeline
  • Reduce recruiting friction and hiring delays
  • Improve confidence in driver readiness
  • Engage students earlier in the training journey
  • Scale hiring across multiple markets
  • Strengthen retention by investing in new drivers from the start

With a national footprint, experienced instructors, and a student-first training model, 160 helps employers meet today’s hiring needs while developing tomorrow’s professional drivers.

Partnership Models

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Employer Sponsorship

Sponsor CDL training for qualified candidates and create a dedicated hiring pipeline for your fleet.

Employer sponsorship gives your company a direct path to future drivers by helping candidates start and complete their CDL training with 160 Driving Academy. This model is ideal for employers looking to improve retention, strengthen candidate commitment, and build a repeatable driver development program.

Best for companies that want to:

  • Build a long-term CDL hiring pipeline
  • Invest in candidates before they enter the workforce
  • Improve driver commitment and retention
  • Support workforce growth in specific markets
  • Create a more predictable hiring strategy
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160-Recruited Sponsorships

Let 160 help source qualified candidates while your company funds training for the individuals who match your hiring needs.

With 160-recruited sponsorships, we help identify and engage prospective drivers, making it easier for your team to scale without managing the entire front-end recruiting process. You get access to motivated candidates and a structured training pathway designed to prepare them for CDL employment.

Best for companies that want to:

  • Scale faster in priority markets
  • Reduce internal recruiting burden
  • Reach candidates earlier in their CDL journey
  • Fund training for qualified prospects
  • Create a more efficient path from candidate interest to hire

How It Works

  1. Align Hiring Goals

    We start by understanding your hiring volume, markets, timelines, driver requirements, and workforce goals.

  2. Select the Right Partnership Model

    Choose the approach that best fits your needs, from employer-sponsored training to 160-recruited sponsorships, direct hiring, assessments, or onsite recruiting.

  3. Launch Recruiting and Training

    160 helps activate the program through candidate engagement, training coordination, school-level support, and employer visibility.

  4. Deliver Job-Ready Drivers

    Graduates complete CDL training through 160’s proven program, giving your team access to candidates who are prepared to take the next step in their driving careers.

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Built on the 160 Training Experience

160 Driving Academy is trusted because of the quality, consistency, and scale of its CDL training program. Our employer partnerships are built on that same foundation.

Students receive hands-on instruction, classroom education, range practice, and behind-the-wheel training designed to prepare them for real-world commercial driving. For employers, that means access to candidates who have been trained through a structured, professional, and safety-focused program.

When you partner with 160, you are not just filling roles. You are building a workforce pipeline backed by one of the most recognized CDL training brands in the country.

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Need drivers now?

160 Next Hire

Access trained students and graduates without the upfront training investment.

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Want to evaluate driver readiness?

160 Driver Score

Use objective driver assessments to support safer, more confident hiring decisions.

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Prefer in-person recruiting?

Onsite Recruitment

Meet students before they graduate through classroom visits, hiring events, and yard engagement.

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Ready to Build Your Driver Pipeline?

Tell us about your hiring goals, and our team will help identify the right CDL training partnership model for your company.

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More Than a School — A Second Family at 160 Driving Academy

In this heartfelt testimonial, a 160 Driving Academy student shares how his experience went beyond CDL training. From day one, he felt welcomed into a close-knit community that believed in his potential, supported him through challenges, and celebrated his progress every mile of the way. For him, 160 wasn’t just a school—it was a place where he found belonging and the confidence to drive his future forward.

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From the Classroom to Career Growth: A 160 Journey in Progress

A current student at 160 Driving Academy shares how simple it was to get started with his CDL training—and why it’s one of the best decisions he’s made. With a promotional opportunity waiting at the Chicago Police Department, earning his CDL is opening doors to career advancement and greater responsibility. Hear how 160 is helping him take the wheel on his future—quickly, confidently, and with purpose.

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Following His Brother's Path, Driving Toward His Own Future

A recent 160 Driving Academy graduate shares how he was inspired by his brother’s success—and now he’s ready to start his own journey. With his CDL in hand and a clear path ahead, he’s excited for the road, the freedom, and the future that awaits.

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