CDL Training Brockton Massachusetts: 2026 Guide to Programs, Funding, and South Shore Jobs

The Brockton Campus: Location, Access, and the Walking-Distance RMV Advantage

The Brockton campus address is 500 Belmont Street, Suite 300, Brockton, MA 02301. The RMV Service Center that Brockton CDL candidates use for knowledge exams and CLP applications is also in Brockton, close enough to walk. This proximity matters in practice. When a candidate needs to take the General Knowledge exam, apply for their CLP, or complete any RMV paperwork during the training period, they do not need to drive to another city or schedule a separate trip. The RMV is a short walk from the training facility.

Because Route 24 runs directly through Brockton, connecting south to Taunton, Fall River, and the Rhode Island state line, and north to the I-93/Route 128 interchange and Greater Boston. This is the primary South Shore freight artery. Candidates who train in Brockton develop public road skills on the same corridors where most of their future driving jobs will actually run. Route 24 training preparation is direct, not theoretical.

Who the Brockton Campus Serves

Because of its Route 24 location, the Brockton campus primarily serves candidates from Plymouth County, Bristol County, Norfolk County, and the South Shore communities. Specific geographic catchment areas include Brockton, Avon, Randolph, Stoughton, Canton, Sharon, Easton, Taunton, Raynham, Norton, Bridgewater, West Bridgewater, Whitman, Abington, Rockland, and the Plymouth corridor south through Kingston to the Cape Cod gateway. For candidates from these communities, the Brockton campus is the closest fully licensed ELDT-registered CDL training facility with a 30-year operating history.

CDL Programs at the Brockton Campus

CDL training Brockton Massachusetts candidates access at this campus includes Class A and Class B programs with weekday and weekend schedule options. The programs are ELDT-compliant under 49 CFR Part 380, FMCSA Training Provider Registry registered at this location, and dual-licensed by the Massachusetts RMV and the Massachusetts Division of Occupational Licensure under license number 13100409-OS-P.

Class A CDL Program: 160 Hours

The Class A program at Brockton covers 160 hours of instruction: 60 hours of ELDT classroom theory and 100 hours of behind-the-wheel training on combination vehicles. This is the credential that opens tractor-trailer positions, flatbed routes, regional OTR work, and the highest-paying freight categories in the South Shore and Greater Boston market.

The behind-the-wheel phase includes pre-trip vehicle inspection training on the actual training tractor-trailer (not a simulator), the four modernized Basic Control Skills maneuvers required under the October 2023 Massachusetts CDL exam standard (Forward Stop, Straight-Line Backing, Forward Offset Tracking, Reverse Offset Backing), coupling and uncoupling practice for combination vehicles, air brake operation and the 10-point air brake test required by Massachusetts, and public road training on South Shore routes that match the road types and conditions of the State Police CDL road test.

Additionally, the school provides the training vehicle for the State Police CDL skills test. Candidates do not need to source their own test vehicle. Up to three sponsored road test attempts are included in enrollment.

Schedule options for Class A at Brockton:

• Weekday Class A: Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM for classroom, 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM or 12:30 PM to 4:30 PM for field, completing in 8 weeks
• Weekend Class A: Saturday and Sunday, 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, completing in 10 weekends

Class B CDL Program: 100 Hours

The Class B program at Brockton covers 100 hours: 60 hours of classroom theory and 40 hours of behind-the-wheel training on straight trucks and Class B vehicles. This is the credential for local delivery, South Shore construction fleet positions, municipal fleet work, school bus driving (with additional endorsements), and healthcare equipment delivery.

For candidates targeting local home-daily work in Plymouth County or the South Shore, Class B at Brockton is the fastest path: 4 to 5 weeks weekday or 7 weekends. The weekend Class B program was built specifically for candidates who need to keep earning their current income throughout training without missing a single weekday of work.

Schedule options for Class B at Brockton:

• Weekday Class B: Monday through Friday, completing in 4 to 5 weeks
• Weekend Class B: Saturday and Sunday, 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, completing in 7 weekends

The MassHire Greater Brockton Partnership: Two Grants, One Training Provider

The most distinctive funding story at the Brockton campus is not the standard MassHire ITA funding that any approved school can access. It is the two government grants that the MassHire Greater Brockton Workforce Board secured specifically naming Parker Professional Driving School as the training provider.

The 2023 Senator Donnelly Grant: $350,000

In March 2023, the MassHire Greater Brockton Workforce Board announced a $350,000 Workforce Competitiveness Trust Fund grant to train 32 unemployed and underemployed individuals from greater Brockton and southeastern Massachusetts to obtain CDLs and employment. The grant was funded through the Senator Kenneth J. Donnelly Workforce Success Grant program. Parker Professional Driving School was the named training provider. The grant partnered with the MassHire Greater Brockton Career Center and Region 6 Southeast Massachusetts Workforce Boards serving the South Shore, Bristol, and Greater New Bedford areas.

The 2025 Senator Donnelly Grant: $375,000

In October 2025, the MassHire Greater Brockton Workforce Board secured a second Senator Kenneth J. Donnelly Workforce Success Grant, this time $375,000, to support training and job placement for 30 additional commercial drivers. Parker Professional Driving School was again the designated training provider for this cohort.

Together, the two grants represent over $725,000 in state government investment in CDL training through this specific school in a three-year period. That investment reflects the state government’s assessment of this school’s ability to produce employment-ready CDL graduates and place them with South Shore and southeastern Massachusetts employers.

For individual candidates, these grants matter in two specific ways. First, they demonstrate that the state’s own workforce development agencies have evaluated CMSC Parker CDL’s Brockton program and selected it for publicly funded training contracts ahead of other available schools. Second, the employer pipelines built through these grant cohorts, meaning the carriers who partnered with MassHire GBWB to hire grant graduates, represent direct hiring relationships that benefit all school graduates, not just grant recipients.

Individual Training Account (ITA) Funding

Beyond the specific grant cohorts, the Brockton campus is a standard MassHire ITA-approved provider. Eligible candidates who do not participate in a funded cohort can still access ITA grant funding through their local MassHire Career Center. ITA funding requires no repayment and creates no employer contract. Candidates who receive ITA funding enter the job market as free agents with full employer choice.

CDL Advantage Student Financing

CMSC Parker CDL’s Brockton campus has partnered with CDL Advantage for student financing. This is a loan product, not a grant, and candidates who use it will repay the principal. However, CDL Advantage financing is specific to CDL school tuition, structured around CDL program timelines, and available to candidates who do not qualify for MassHire or MRC grant funding but need financing beyond the school’s own payment plans. The distinction from company-sponsored training is that CDL Advantage financing carries no employer contract and no career restriction. Graduates who finance through CDL Advantage can still enter the job market as free agents.

Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission

The Brockton campus is an MRC-approved training provider. Eligible candidates with service-connected disabilities or vocational rehabilitation plans that include CDL training can apply MRC funding toward tuition at the Brockton location. Coordinate MRC enrollment with both the MRC counselor and the Brockton campus admissions team before finalizing any training start date.

Before enrolling, review all funding options. The complete breakdown is in the CDL training financial aid guide on the CMSC Parker CDL website.

The South Shore CDL Job Market: What Brockton Graduates Enter

The CDL training Brockton Massachusetts job market benefits from one structural advantage that Central Massachusetts and Western Massachusetts markets do not share: direct access to the Port of Boston via Route 3 and Route 24, combined with the dense last-mile delivery demand of the South Shore suburban consumer market and the year-round construction activity in Plymouth County.

Local and Regional Employers Near Brockton

Sysco Boston operates local Class A delivery routes from its Plympton facility. Since these are local home-daily positions accepting under one year of experience,, with CDL A drivers delivering food products to restaurants, hospitals, schools, and institutions throughout the South Shore. These are local home-daily positions that accept drivers with under one year of experience, making them accessible to recent graduates from the Brockton campus.

TransForce also posts local Class A positions in Braintree (9 miles from Brockton) at $31 per hour, and local Class A positions in Norwood at $29.50 to $31.50 per hour. These are home-daily positions that Brockton graduates can commute to within 15 to 20 minutes of the training campus.

After one year of clean experience, Crete Carrier actively recruits Class A CDL drivers from Brockton for its regional and dedicated fleet, with the top 50 percent of drivers averaging $96,542 per year. The company requires one year of verifiable tractor-trailer experience, making Crete Carrier the natural progression for graduates who complete an entry-level year with a graduate-accepting employer before targeting higher-paying regional positions.

U.S. Xpress posts OTR Class A positions from the Brockton area at $0.57 to $0.64 per mile, with 1 to 5 months of experience required. These positions are accessible to graduates early in their first year and provide OTR income while building the experience record for South Shore regional carriers.

Hogan Transportation in Quincy (18 miles from Brockton) posts regional Class A positions at $1,400-plus weekly with a $5,000 sign-on bonus for experienced drivers and a round-trip Midwest regional route with home weekly schedule.

The South Shore Freight Corridors

Three freight corridors directly accessible from Brockton generate consistent commercial driving demand, and each serves a different segment of the South Shore market:

Route 24 south to Taunton and Fall River carries industrial freight from the Fall River and New Bedford manufacturing and distribution sectors north to Greater Boston connections. This corridor includes construction materials, manufacturing supplies, and regional distribution freight that employs South Shore CDL holders year-round.

Route 3 south to Plymouth and Cape Cod serves the Plymouth County distribution market, Cape Cod seasonal freight, and the Plymouth Harbor industrial area. Seasonal peaking in spring and summer creates driver demand that South Shore CDL holders fill, with year-round demand from healthcare, retail, and industrial accounts south of Brockton.

Route 128 and I-93 north to Greater Boston connects Brockton-based drivers to the full Boston metro freight market, including Port of Boston drayage, pharmaceutical corridor freight on I-495, and last-mile delivery throughout the dense suburban Boston consumer market.

The 2-to-1 Instructor-to-Student Ratio at the Brockton Campus

Every behind-the-wheel session within CDL training Brockton Massachusetts programs operates with a maximum of 2 students per truck and instructor. This is a structural commitment that directly affects how much actual drive time each student accumulates during the program.

The math is straightforward, and it matters significantly for skill development. A 4-hour BTW session with 2 students means each student gets close to 2 hours of actual seat time. The same session with 10 students means each student gets less than 25 minutes. Pre-trip inspection narration, backing maneuver repetition, and public road skills all require sustained practice to develop. The 2-to-1 ratio at Brockton ensures that development happens within the program’s scheduled hours rather than requiring students to repeat sessions or fail the road test for lack of seat time.

What Brockton CDL Graduates Say About Their Training

“I just recently completed the CDL Class A driving class. Ed Bonia was my classroom instructor and Steve and Jay were my instructors for the in-truck part of the class. All of them were extremely professional, informative and patient. They all knew how to instruct and keep things light at the same time. On the day of the road test, Steve also became an on-the-spot psychologist to calm everyone’s concerns and he pulled it off with obvious skill. All three instructors are class acts. With their knowledge and expertise, I feel prepared to take on any task as a professional truck driver.”

Jeff Ferland, CMSC Parker CDL Class A graduate

Because Jeff named three specific instructors, his review reflects something important. Ed Bonia for classroom theory, Steve and Jay for in-truck training. When two students share a truck and instructor across an 8-week program, the instructor knows each student’s specific gaps, their progression session by session, and what they need to work on before the road test. Jeff’s instructor showed up on road test day as support, not just as a name on an enrollment form. That continuity is what the 2-to-1 ratio produces.

“The Parker School is excellent. I’m just sorry that I didn’t find out about the Parker School earlier. I would like to thank everyone at the school for all the help they gave me. I already put my CDL A License to use. One week after I got it! I’m driving a Freightliner with 400 H.P. cat engine and a 15 speed trans.”

Jim Ricardo, CMSC Parker CDL Class A graduate

One week from CDL in hand to operating a commercial Freightliner reflects preparation that goes beyond passing the test. Jim’s comfort with a manual transmission reflects the training vehicle standard at Brockton: actual commercial trucks with manual transmissions and air brakes, not light-duty or automatic training equipment that does not prepare graduates for the fleet they will actually drive.

“At Parker’s, if you ask a question they answer it and don’t make you feel dumb. Everyone encourages you to ask and learn. There was no pressure in the classroom or in the truck. The school has a very professional look and attitude. The Parker way is the only way.”

Bob McGonigle, CMSC Parker CDL graduate

“I would have never passed the CDL road test without the professional training that I received at Parker Professional Driving School. After I passed the test and got my license, Parker’s job placement has been there for me every time, all the time. They helped me prepare a great resume and set up job interviews. The staff has been instrumental in directing my career path. Bottom line is I am working, working, working and loving every minute of it.”

Paul Greatrix, CMSC Parker CDL graduate

“Parker driving school in Avon was the correct choice when I decided to get my CDL, they went above and beyond on so many occasions. Melissa in the office is extremely informative and helpful, even after passing the road test and graduating, she was helpful with placement and resume building. The instructors were all knowledgeable and patient, special shoutout to Ryan! He was beyond helpful and always motivational.”

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Why CMSC Parker CDL Brockton Is the Right Choice for South Shore Candidates

South Shore candidates evaluating CDL training Brockton Massachusetts options in 2026 face a specific choice: a fully licensed, 30-year-operating school with two state government grant contracts specifically naming it as the training provider, or one of the smaller operations in the regional market with shorter operating histories and no comparable government endorsement.

When compared to competing schools in the South Shore market, CMSC Parker CDL’s Brockton campus has five structural advantages that others cannot match:

Walking distance from the Brockton RMV. Knowledge exams, CLP applications, and CDL issuance all happen at an RMV candidates can walk to from the training facility. This eliminates transportation logistics for every RMV step of the process.

Two state government grant contracts naming this school. The MassHire Greater Brockton Workforce Board selected Parker Professional Driving School specifically for the 2023 ($350,000) and 2025 ($375,000) Senator Donnelly Grant cohorts. That selection reflects documented government evaluation of training quality that other Brockton-area schools have not received.

30-year operation since 1996. The employer network built over 30 years of placing Brockton graduates includes South Shore and southeastern Massachusetts carriers who specifically recruit from the school. That network is not replicable by a newer operation in any timeframe shorter than the decades it took to build.

Dual Massachusetts licensing plus FMCSA TPR registration. Massachusetts RMV license, Division of Occupational Licensure license number 13100409-OS-P, and FMCSA Training Provider Registry registration at the Brockton location. All three are verifiable by any candidate before enrolling.

Multiple funding sources already in place. MassHire ITA approval, MRC approval, Senator Donnelly Grant track record, and CDL Advantage financing partnership. The funding infrastructure exists at the point of enrollment, not as something candidates must research and establish on their own.

To find out which program fits your schedule, which funding source applies to your situation, and which 2026 start dates have seats available at the Brockton campus, contact the CMSC Parker CDL admissions team. The full step-by-step guide to how to get a CDL in Massachusetts is also on the website, along with the Class A vs Class B CDL comparison for candidates deciding which license class matches their career goals.

Frequently Asked Questions

Where is the CMSC Parker CDL Brockton campus located?

500 Belmont Street, Suite 300, Brockton, MA 02301. Walking distance from the Brockton RMV Service Center. On Route 24 with direct access to the South Shore freight network. Phone: (508) 583-1906. Email: CDLinfo@parkercdl.com.

What CDL programs does the Brockton campus offer?

Class A CDL training (160 hours, 8 weeks weekday or 10 weekends) and Class B CDL training (100 hours, 4 to 5 weeks weekday or 7 weekends). Both are ELDT-compliant and FMCSA TPR registered at the Brockton location. Evening classes are not available at Brockton; for CDL evening classes, the West Boylston campus offers Class A evening training exclusively.

What funding is available for CDL training in Brockton?

MassHire ITA grants (no repayment, no employer contract), the Senator Kenneth J. Donnelly Workforce Success Grant (named CMSC Parker CDL as training provider in both the 2023 $350,000 and 2025 $375,000 cohorts), Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission funding for eligible candidates, CDL Advantage student financing, and school payment plans. Contact the admissions team or visit the MassHire Greater Brockton Career Center at (508) 584-3234 to determine current eligibility.

What CDL jobs are available in the South Shore and Brockton area?

Sysco Boston local Class A delivery from Plympton (home daily), TransForce local Class A in Braintree at $31/hr, Norwood local positions at $29.50-$31.50/hr, Crete Carrier regional positions averaging $96,542 annually for experienced drivers, U.S. Xpress OTR from Brockton at $0.57-$0.64/mile, and Hogan Transportation Quincy at $1,400-plus weekly. Route 24, Route 3, and Route 128 corridors provide consistent freight demand across local, regional, and OTR route types.

Is CMSC Parker CDL in Brockton MassHire-approved?

Yes. The school has been a MassHire partner for over 20 years. The MassHire Greater Brockton Workforce Board specifically selected Parker Professional Driving School as the training provider for both the 2023 ($350,000) and 2025 ($375,000) Senator Donnelly Grant-funded cohorts. ITA funding through MassHire applies directly to tuition for eligible Massachusetts candidates.

How long does CDL training take at the Brockton campus?

Class B weekday: 4 to 5 weeks. Class B weekend: 7 weekends. Class A weekday: 8 weeks. Class A weekend: 10 weekends. Total time from enrollment to CDL in hand, including the CLP and 14-day hold, typically runs 6 to 7 weeks for Class B and 10 to 12 weeks for Class A when the DOT physical and CLP are completed at the start of training.