⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I had a great experience with Al Sorano’s Professional Driving School. The instructors were patient, professional, and really helped build my confidence on the road. A big thank you to my instructors Vinny and Freddie — both were excellent and made learning easy and stress-free. Special thanks to Vinny for sharing two very helpful tips for the driving maneuvers, which made a huge difference and helped me feel fully prepared for the test. I also want to thank everyone in the office for being friendly, helpful, and on top of scheduling and communication. I highly recommend Al Sorano’s to anyone looking for quality driving instruction. Read Less

Even though I did learn something during my ELDT class I do believe they overcharged for it. I was also literally the only student within the class during the ELDT time period. The teacher did answer all of my questions which was a plus to me but the school bus was already locked up after the ELDT. I really wanted to have a walk around the bus for a proper pre trip but that didn’t happen. The instructor pointed at the bus through the locked gate so if you guys failed your pre trip I could understand. The ELDT ran me 300$ and I wanted a full size school bus and they don’t have a full size bus. The front desk pointed at the small bus and said that’s the best that they could get and I quote (paraphrasing) “You’ll get your CDL with that bus too and it makes no difference”. I responded with training on a full size truck/bus is a world of difference compared to a short bus/ truck so I had to go elsewhere where I found out the ELDT was a fraction of the cost and that’s how I knew I was rip off. Other schools charge 75$ for the class and online for what I’m told is free, but I am a going in person type of student. Another note to add, I didn’t see any full sized truck or school bus which you need to be trained on. The school bus is the only automatic vehicle they have and you need an endorsement for it. Other schools have classes that are entirely cheaper. The trucks are in bad shape. There’s plenty of damage to their fleet of vehicles and they do charge a lot of money. RUN DOWN OF PRICES FOR A SMALL/SHORT SCHOOL BUS: ELDT cost me 300$ there’s a 400$ down payment, a additional 660$ for the classes I was going to go to do and an extra 400$ to rent out the school bus for the road exam. They do not provide the school bus for you. Keep in mind, if you fail the road exam you will need to pay again to rent the bus. If you read my review. Free feel to decide whatever is appropriate for you. I don’t recommend this school. After the full run down of the prices I saved some money going to another school and the school bus was provided to me. The list of prices and pictures of the short bus is below along with the other truck I seen at the time. Read Less

CDL A , WORST SCHOOL ...... This school is horrible , I never knew until I went to a job orientation recently . They don't teach you anything. No 45 , no 90 and no alley dock ! No log books , i made a complete ass of myself. How can you say it's a professional driving school and not teaching what is truly relevant to be successful in the field?? There packages are riduculous , their only aim is to make money in a short period of time. So you keep failing the road test and coming back to reschedule another . For CDL A , they train you on a 28 feet trailer. . Which long haul company gonna hire a recent grad with only minimum experience in driving a 28 feet trailer! !! ?? They are a total SCAM!!! I would recommend you taking your money and spending it elsewhere in order to get your money's worth! Read Less

I went to the school to study for a Class B in 2015 on a government grant. The learning experience was great and there was one particular instructor, who seemed to do exceptionally well in teaching and instructing. Recently, in 2017 and 2018, I pursued a Class A license and instructing from Al Sorano utilizing my own funds - world of a different experience not in their favor! 1. There's no more "star" instructors, from my standpoint. 2. I was told there would be no road test dates until March 2018, and so I asked them if they could find a road test date from the DMV before my permit expired in February. They scheduled a date for January 31, without notifying me and when I mentioned it was too soon, they said, well that's the date they gave me...That got messy, but when trying to resolve the situation, one of the men that answered the phone just got a really horrible attitude and was pretty certain in being judgmental to blame me for the whole situation. The details are so convoluted and the conversation was so warped and misleading and dishonest that I can't even remember the amount of twists that I was taken through. A few words come to mind to explain it - Abusive, Pompous, Arrogant, Deceitful, Liar, Malicious. I am currently on my way back to get refunded for the rest of my lessons. I would rather sit on my Class B for a while than to continue what was a trainwreck coming since 2017 in dealing with the man who I believe may be the manager. Strangely enough, the next place I intend to go to costs way more, but it's worth the peace of mind in my opinion. Can you get the training you need there to gain your license? Yes. Will you get abused there as a customer? Probably so. Read Less

Went to take a class b lesson here yrs ago paid $80 dollars just to hear instructor talk. Nothing in reference on how to inspect vehicle just complete bs for the whole hour. My point is anybody looking to get a class b you're better off going to a school bus company or academy at least you will be compensated for your time and trained thoroughly not ripped off by these crooks. Read Less

I went to Sorano's on a client recommendation, for a CDL class B, and i took the package of 4 clases and the road test, the first class i had Jack as an instructor good one then on my second class i had Elliot he taught so much, and i said this my instructor, he's excellent and the best, he teaches every detail how to pass the road test and i'm proud to say i did it in the first try, i'm so grateful of him, and also the rest of the team there are very friendly and helpful, i definitely recommend this school, thanks. Read Less

I had a great Experience at Al Sorano's Driving School!I took 2 CDL Class B lessons, and used their vehicle to take my road test and passed the first time taking the exam.Elliot is an excellent instructor, he has a lot of experience teaching CDL Driving lessons and was able to thoroughly explain to me everything I was doing wrong.  Elliot even made a video for me so that I could learn the pre-trip inspection on my own time.I highly recommend the Al Sorano Driving School Read Less

HORRIBLE,HORRIBLE school to go to and try and learn how to drive a bus from scratch!!! These instructors really don't show you exactly what you need to know to pass the road test.Each time I've taken the test I failed based on the fact that what they teach you aren't the key points of whats need to know in order to pass!! Instructors will tell you stories so the time can pass and next thing you know the lesson is over and all important stuff needed is left out!!!HORRIBLE,HORRIBLE STAFF,and the buses are in HORRIBLE shape.You will be entering at your own risk and its really not worth it!!!GO SOME WHERE ELSE!!! Read Less

Horrible,horrible school!!!! These instructors will talk you to death and will not teach you exactly what you need to know therefore it is a strong possibility that on the your first try with the road test you will fail.They are very unprofessional and I'm really surprised they arent any other people that really see this.DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME AND MONEY YOU WILL BE DISAPPOINTED AND LOCKED INTO SOMETHING YOU'LL REGRET!!!!THAT INSTRUCTOR ELLIOT IS A REAL PIECE OF CRAP,STAY AWAY FROM AL SORANO'S!!!!! Read Less

The people in this place is very bad. I would never in my life ever recommend this school especially that lazy teacher Michael Cruz. He is one the worst person that works in that place. The lady in the front desk all she care about is money. I really hope they would do something about this school bec I waste money and mainly time. If your reading go to another driving school. Sometimes, you have to pay more for a better future. This school is the worst. (: I hope you are reading this Michael Cruz ^_^ Read Less

STAY AWAY...!!! They steal your hard earned money and set you up for failure. The less they teach you, the more you have to keep coming to spend your money. $80 an hour and only 15 minutes of that is actually in the truck. The other 45 minutes is spent listening to the trainer talk. Milking you like a cow...!!!! The trucks you train in are in HORRIBLE condition. The trucks are falling apart . And they have the nerve to want you to rent their trucks for $200 to go take the DMV test in..!!!! Insulting your intelligence. You will fail the test on the pre-inspection..!!!Go find yourself another school and save yourself the time, money , aggravation and disappointment of going to dishonest thieves. Good luck ;) Read Less