Aisling Truck Academy

What Aisling Truck Academy does

Aisling Truck Academy is a privately held, for-profit vocational school that provides Class A Commercial Driver's License (CDL) training and refresher courses for the commercial trucking industry. Founded in spring 2014 by Bud and Cathy Williams as an extension of their trucking company Aisling Trucking LLC, the academy operates two physical campuses in Oregon (White City near Medford and Eugene/Goshen) and serves primarily entry-level drivers seeking their first Class A CDL, with secondary segments including experienced drivers requiring refresher training and veterans using GI Bill benefits. The core offering, Program 101E, runs as a 4-week day class or 8-week night class capped at 21 students, with instructor-to-student ratios of 3:1 on-road and 9:1 in-yard, and is delivered on a 13-tractor fleet covering 2006-2019 model years in both manual (13-speed) and automatic transmissions.

The business model is straightforward fee-for-service tuition. The Class A CDL program is priced at $5,000 tuition plus a $150 registration fee and approximately $800 in ancillary testing and licensing fees, totaling $5,950 per student. Refresher courses (Programs 102R-105R) are sold individually from $400 for a 4-hour evaluation up to $6,000 for a 40-hour intensive, with lifetime job placement support included. Alternative payment pathways include VA Chapter 31/33 benefits and state-funded tuition grants. The go-to-market is sales-led and relationship-based: prospective students complete JotForm applications and pre-enrollment questionnaires online, schedule campus tours, or call directly; the academy amplifies through its website, testimonials from placed graduates at named carriers (May Trucking, FV Martin, A&M Transport), and word-of-mouth referrals.

The school's primary claimed differentiator is curriculum authored by instructors who are also former Oregon 3rd-party CDL examiners and former trucking company owners, with content drawn from real over-the-road experience. The company shows no external institutional investment, no parent entity, and no digital-platform or AI capabilities beyond a standard content website. It is founder/family-owned and operates within the regulatory framework of Oregon's Higher Education Coordinating Commission (HECC), evidenced by its appearance in the HECC catalog renewal materials.

Name

Aisling Truck Academy

Legal name

Aisling Truck Academy

Website

https://aislingtruckacademy.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Aisling Truck Academy is a privately held Oregon vocational school that provides Class A CDL entry-level training and refresher courses for commercial truck drivers, operating campuses in White City and Eugene. It serves self-pay students, veterans using GI Bill benefits, and experienced drivers seeking re-entry.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Driver Training

NAICS

Automobile Driving Schools (611692), Technical and Trade Schools (6115), Other Technical and Trade Schools (611519)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAOANAK

Commercial Driving & Heavy Transport (CDL)

Education/Vocational, Technical & Trade Education/Maritime, Logistics & Transportation Trades

Keywords

• Commercial driver training
• Class A CDL programs
• Truck driving school
• CDL refresher courses
• Vocational trucking education

Headquarters

HQ city

White City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. CDL Training Tuition: Primary revenue from one-time tuition payments for the Class A CDL Driver Training program (Program 101E). Tuition is $5,000 with a $150 registration fee, plus additional fees for DOT physical, drug tests, CDL permit, endorsement tests, and state testing totaling approximately $800.
2. CDL Refresher Training: Revenue from refresher training courses ranging from 2-hour evaluations to 40-hour instruction programs, priced from $400 to $6,000 depending on the program selected.
3. Veteran Education Benefits: Accepts VA Chapter 31 or Chapter 33 eligible students, providing alternative payment pathways for veterans seeking CDL training.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Aisling Truck Academy provides Class A CDL Driver Training (Program 101E) in 4-week day or 8-week night formats, priced at $5,950 total, using a fleet of 13 manual and automatic transmission tractors at its White City and Eugene, Oregon campuses. It also offers four tiered refresher courses (Programs 102R–105R) ranging from 4 to 40 hours and priced from $400 to $6,000 for experienced drivers returning to the industry. The academy serves individual students, including veterans using VA Chapter 31 or 33 benefits, with lifetime job placement assistance.

Product overview

Aisling Truck Academy operates as a single-location vocational training institution offering CDL (Commercial Driver's License) training programs for aspiring commercial truck drivers. The core offering is Program 101E: Class A CDL Driver Training, an entry-level program available in day (4 weeks) or night (8 weeks) formats. The academy supplements this with a tiered set of refresher courses (Programs 102R through 105R) ranging from 4 to 40 hours, designed for experienced drivers seeking to refresh skills or re-enter the industry. All programs emphasize real-world career preparation over mere test-passing, with training conducted using industry-standard equipment. The institution has two campuses in Oregon (White City near Medford and Eugene) and accommodates veterans using GI Bill benefits.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Program 103R: 8 Hour Refresher Training Extended refresher training including instruction and verbal evaluation of pre-trip inspection, couple/un-couple tractor-trailer, backing maneuvers, and driving evaluation in rural, urban, freeway, and/or mountain driving conditions, with a visit to the Ashland Port of Entry for scale etiquette.
• Program 101E: Class A CDL Driver Training Entry-level Class A CDL training program preparing students to pass the Oregon commercial driving test and pursue a career as a commercial truck driver. Offered in a 4-week day format (40 hours/week) or 8-week night format (20 hours/week), with additional training provided at no charge if needed to achieve licensing goals.
• Program 102R: 4 Hour Refresher Training Short refresher course consisting of instruction and verbal evaluation of pre-trip inspection, couple/un-couple tractor-trailer, backing maneuvers, and driving skills in urban, rural, and freeway conditions. Designed for experienced drivers needing a brief skills check or evaluation.
• Program 104R: 20 Hour Refresher Training Comprehensive refresher course with 4 hours classroom instruction in Log Books and CMV driver basics, 8 hours yard training for pre-trip inspection, couple/un-couple tractor-trailer, brake inspections, sliding tandems and 5th wheels, and backing maneuvers, plus 8 hours road training in rural, urban, freeway and/or mountainous areas with a Port of Entry visit. Includes a Certificate of Completion.
• Program 105R: 40 Hour Refresher Training Intensive refresher training with 6 hours classroom instruction in Log Books, Electronic Log Books, and CMV driver basics, 17 hours yard training, and 17 hours road training in rural, urban, freeway and mountainous areas with a Port of Entry visit. Designed for drivers needing comprehensive re-entry preparation.

Quantifiable outcome

• Graduates report passing CDL test on first try and feeling safe and confident
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• 160 Driving Academy: One of the largest CDL-focused truck driving school chains in the US, operating multiple campuses across many states. Directly comparable to Aisling because it offers entry-level Class A CDL training with similar cohort-based, in-person curriculum, positioning itself as a career-launching program with employer partnerships.
• National Tractor Trailer School (NTTS): Long-standing private CDL training operator with campuses in multiple states offering Class A CDL programs and refresher training. Directly comparable to Aisling in product scope (Class A CDL + refresher), tuition-based per-student revenue model, and targeted customer base of aspiring commercial drivers.
• SAGE Truck Driving Schools: National CDL training school with multiple campuses offering Class A CDL entry-level training and refresher courses. Comparable to Aisling as a tuition-driven, multi-campus vocational school serving the same entry-level driver and re-entry driver customer segments.
• Truck Driver Institute (TDI): Multi-campus CDL training school operating in the South and Midwest. Comparable to Aisling because it offers Class A CDL programs, emphasizes hands-on equipment training, and sells tuition to individual students with employer placement channels.

Broad incumbents

• Schneider's CDL Training Program: Major carrier that offers sponsored CDL training and trucking company employment. Comparable to Aisling's employer-channel thesis as an alternative model where the carrier pays or subsidizes tuition in exchange for a work commitment, competing for the same prospective-driver student.
• CR England CDL Training: Large national trucking carrier that runs its own CDL training school feeding its driver workforce. Comparable to Aisling as an employer-sponsored training alternative operating in the same entry-level CDL market, with brand and capital advantages Aisling lacks.
• Swift Academy (Knight-Swift): Carrier-affiliated CDL training program operated by one of the largest US trucking companies. Comparable to Aisling as a training pathway to employment, with parallel tuition/financing arrangements and the same student demographic.
• Roehl Transport CDL Training: Major carrier that offers paid CDL training with a structured employment pathway. Comparable to Aisling as an employer-sponsored alternative that competes on price and placement guarantees for the same would-be driver audience.
• Prime Inc. CDL Training: Major carrier with a long-running, owned CDL training academy that recruits and trains drivers largely for its own fleet. Comparable to Aisling on the employer-sponsored training model and as a competitor for entry-level student recruitment in regional markets.

Regional players

• Commercial Driver Training, Inc. (CDT): Regional Pacific Northwest / West Coast CDL training operator offering Class A programs with similar tuition-based per-student model. Comparable to Aisling as a regional competitor in the same geography offering essentially the same product to the same student type.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/aislingtruckacd
• Facebookfacebook.com/AislingTruckAcademy
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/aisling-truck-academy-llc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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