I recently passed my CDL exam, and I want to thank Smith & Solomon for helping me reach this milestone. The instructors were knowledgeable, patient, and dedicated to making sure students understood both the skills and safety aspects of commercial driving. The training prepared me well for the road test and helped build my confidence behind the wheel. I appreciate all the support, guidance, and encouragement I received throughout the program. If you’re looking to start a career in trucking and want quality CDL training, I would definitely recommend Smith & Solomon. Thank you again for helping me achieve my goal! Read Less

Everyone at the Bordentown Campus did an amazing job from the enrollment process by Carolyn , to the in classroom process and instructions by Nick, the yard maneuvers by Don , and learning to drive manual or automatic on the road by the other Don ! They have done an incredible job! Read Less

The Bordentown, NJ facility I attended accommodated me in all critical areas of Class A tractor trailer training. All of my instructors (Jill, Tom, and Don) did their level best in preparing me for my MVC examination. The net effect was I passed all required components of the exam after less than three months of training. All in all, a very rewarding experience. Thanks Guys! Read Less

To put it simply this place is a racket and a horrible school to spend your money with if you're interested in getting your CDL. Don't go to this school if you can avoid it. They don't treat you like a customer here but more like a subjugate or a second class citizen. They have a terrible facility with a bathroom that is always out of order. One old, lousy, stinky and dirty bathroom for a whole lot of students. They don't even have a seperate bathroom for women. Not to mention that the plumbing is poor and the toilet doesn't flush. Their parking situation for students is despicable as well. The parking for students is reduced to only about 1/5 of the parking lot. Most of the good, available parking spaces that they have, are there for their administrative staff only. If there are no "student" parking spots available, they make you park at the gas station next door and make you walk back. No respect or hospitality was my experience while there. Then they send you out to the yard, only after you've acquired your permit. Here, you are supposed to get the practical training you need to get into the trucking industry. But the yard is very small, their equipment is old and beat up. Also, be careful not to get ran over by other trucks as you are walking to and from their yard. It seems like the small area of the yard that they rent has many other uses besides being a CDL training school. Now once in the yard, this is where you are supposed to go get your practical training but most of the time, you are really just on your own, without any direction, nor instruction or even supervision. You literally spend the majority of your day standing outside for hours waiting for your turn. Hoping that you are not skipped and that you can teach yourself how to complete certain maneuvers. It's like the blind leading the blind at Smith and Solomon commercial driver training. You get most of your schooling on your own and from the students themselves. They give you only the most minimal level of attention. The only instructor that they have in the yard with the students is a woman instructor who is very mean and unpleasant. She is disagreeable at best and bad-tempered. You might get a few tries at driving the tractor trailer but most of the time you are just a spectator, watching others and talking with the other students. Such a waste of time and money in my estimation. A far better investment, in my opinion, would be to go to a CDL school that provides one-on-one training. The reason for this is that in a truck driving school like this, you are the customer. You are the one paying for the education and the instructors are there to work for you. Without you, they are out of business. Whereas at Smith and Solomon they are constantly talking down to you, yelling at you and reprimanding you for every little thing. As if to say you owe them something. Your chances of graduating with a CDL are greater in any other school. Smith and Solomon tries to place you with one of the worst trucking companies to work for. Werner and they are constantly trying to recruit students from this school. Don't fall for it. Again, this school is a racket and I am not sure how much they paid the woman who wrote the first review. This CDL school doesn't deserve our business. Read Less

My experience was not exactly the same as most enrollees. I often used my gender and physical appearance to my advantage. Even then it only had a positive response with certain individuals. My job payed my scholarship and it took a year to get the money. Attending during the fall is probably the best time to go. I am not a fan of excessive heat (from truck engines) & bugs. To add, I have okay copping mechanisms with the socially awkward and umm ... right wing extremists. Read Less

Place is a cash cow. People in charge inflate their prices for attending this cheaply runned school. Place has a toilet that always stocks up. They stick about 20-25 students with one instructor and a couple of old raggedy trucks in a little yard to learn how to drive. At $4000 a pop. Owners walk away rich while you get a measly trucking job working with greedy trucking companies. Owners here drive luxury cars and laugh all the way to the bank with your hard earned money. They even have fancy advertisements at the DMV for this poorly budgeted school. They get the people mandated by unemployment and have accounts with companies like Amazon showing they somehow have managed to get their hands and influence in/on government contracts. They probably bid for them by contributing to the campaign of corrupt politicians. Who then allow this company to earn millions of dollars in profits for doing absolutely nothing. Read Less

The best school I have attended!! They had me training like if I was going to do the job. straight lining and alley docking and shifting in less than 3 weeks!! Mr.Z is the man...listen to everything he says you will pass the test on your first shot like I did! Great School and Great People!! Thanks S and S! Read Less

Smith & Solomon is a great school. I enrolled my husband and it has been a blessing. After taking his classes he has been employed and making nice money so we don't have to worry about daily struggles that concerned us before. We are very pleased with the services and would recommend this school for a quick and courteous services. Read Less

PLEASE !!! PLEASE !!! PLEASE !!! Be very carful in witch school you choose ( you have been warned) if you are a self paying customer "productive tax paying member in society" and join this school keep your eyes open to who is around you and listen to everything they say for the first week and I promise you will realize you made a very bad choice. Read Less

Great school! A good friend of mine went here and advised me to go to this school. Tom, Don, and Blair are excellent teachers with years of experience. Very patient and thorough. I graduated today and passed the first time on my test. Also this school is flexible with your schedule as they offer weekend and weekdays of training. I was even able to work full time and complete the course in a reasonable amount of time. This school is also female friendly, which not many other schools that I have looked into are. If you are considering pursuing a career which acquires you to get your CDL, this is the school to go to. -Amanda Read Less

Great school! A good friend of mine went here and advised me to go to this school. Tom, Don, and Blair are excellent teachers with years of experience. Very patient and thorough. I graduated today and passed the first time on my test. Also this school is flexible with your schedule as they offer weekend and weekdays of training. I was even able to work full time and complete the course in a reasonable amount of time. This school is also female friendly, which not many other schools that I have looked into are. If you are considering pursuing a career which acquires you to get your CDL, this is the school to go to.   -Amanda Read Less

Smith & Solomon is the best choice for a truck school. Tracy who works in admissions is extremely friendly and thorough with making sure you have everything in line to start school. We also bonded over both being Dallas fans! As truck driving is mainly a mans world, me being a woman I feel extremely accepted as everybody else. They are very thorough in teaching and make sure they do everything possible to prepair you to graduate. I definitelt have the up most confidence in Smith and Solomon and would highly recommend anyone to attend! Read Less