Rivertown CDL Academy

Specialties

Rivertown CDL Academy is a Driver Education Provider licensed by the State of Michigan to teach Class A Commercial Driver’s. The three week program covers all the information needed to pass the CDL Class A Skill tests and more. By providing assistance with job placement, there is no reason not to take advantage of Rivertown’s classes today. Providing live industry situations in all classes, students become professional, safe and successful in a long lasting career. From active docks with loading and unloading to a maintenance facility to learn about day to day mechanical issues and our own truck scale on sight, students training is unmatched.

History

Established in 2008.

With over 100 years of combined experience in the industry, Rivertown CDL Academy offers training at a Live Transportation Terminal training student drivers to become Professional Drivers. Utilizing new technology and teaching methods, students can learn more and retain more. Rivertown CDL Academy is excited to share their knowledge with everyone who enrolls in a CDL course.

Meet the Manager

Carl A.

Manager

Carl is the lead classroom instructor. He comes with an immense resume from teaching to driving and owning his own trucks. In 1973 Carl started at GVSU. His original job, «delivering» individualized instruction was sometimes taken literally. The Grand Valley «Module-​Mobile» was a portable classroom that was driven to sites such as Steelcase where students could study and work in a location most convenient for them. Carl was a regular driver of the Module-​Mobile, taking advantage of another area of his interests and expertise: driving long-​distance 18-​wheel semi trucks. Having taught high school for a year, he completed his masters in mathematics from Western Michigan and then finished his PhD in collegiate mathematics education at Michigan State. While doing all this, Carl maintained his interest in driving by working for different over the road and local companies.