SAGE Truck Driving Schools
Independent schoolArizona, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Wyoming
PTDI-accredited independent school network across 13 states with multiple funding/grant options.
Pay ladder
Estimated annual pay by career stage — read the note under each bar, not just the number.
Not published — a school, not an employer; pay depends on the hiring carrier. Shown as a rough U.S. trucking industry ballpark for context.
Not applicable — pay depends on the hiring carrier. Shown as a rough U.S. trucking industry ballpark.
Not applicable — pay depends on the hiring carrier. Shown as a rough U.S. trucking industry ballpark.
Not found. Industry-wide owner-operator gross pay commonly runs roughly $80,000-$180,000+/year before truck, fuel, and insurance costs — a general ballpark.
Operations & benefits
- Fleet size
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- Not applicable — SAGE is an independent CDL training school, not a carrier, and doesn't operate a fleet.
- Route types
- Not a carrier; SAGE describes a 'premier network of hiring companies, including national carriers, regional trucking companies and local trucking jobs' but doesn't publish a placement breakdown, and doesn't guarantee employment.
- Pay structure & benefits
- Not applicable — pay depends on the hiring carrier. No school-specific starting-salary figure was found on SAGE's official pages.
CDL program cost
Not disclosed
Official admissions page doesn't list a specific tuition figure — directs prospects to an enrollment specialist. Third-party estimates put tuition in the $4,000-$7,000 range depending on program/location. PTDI-accredited and meets FMCSA ELDT requirements. Note: SAGE closed both New York locations in March 2025 due to a state DOT licensure issue; its other ~24+ locations across 13 states remain operating.
Lists several funding avenues rather than one plan: WIOA workforce funding, state/local grants, the Howes Scholarship ($1,000 at select schools), Vocational Rehabilitation programs, GI Bill/veterans funding, and carrier tuition-reimbursement partnerships.