About Us
Helping Drivers Succeed Starts With Understanding the Road Ahead
Our mission is simple: Helping Drivers Succeed.
A Transportation Legacy Built Into HDS
HDS grew from a multi-generational transportation background. The story began with George Prall, founder of Highway Express and Driver Dispatch Corporation, and continued with his son, Doug Prall, who built experience across trucking, logistics, warehousing, brokerage, fleet operations, driver staffing, and safety services.
In 1991, HDS Truck Driving Institute was founded to help meet the industry’s need for qualified CDL drivers.
Today, HDS continues that legacy by helping students prepare for transportation careers. The red stripes in the HDS logo symbolize the airplane Doug Prall sold to help fund the purchase of the first trucks for the driving school. That detail remains part of the HDS story and represents the investment and belief behind establishing the truck driver institute.
A Team That Knows Trucking From the Inside
The HDS team brings experience in CDL training, DOT compliance, safety, fleet operations, staffing, workforce development, and career placement.
That industry knowledge helps students learn from people who understand both what employers expect and what new drivers need as they prepare for the workforce.
What Guides the HDS Experience
The way we train, support, and prepare students is shaped by a few core beliefs.
Helping Drivers Succeed
Students deserve training, guidance, and support that can help them move toward a stronger future and meaningful career opportunities.
Real-World Training
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut HDS focuses on hands-on learning and practical instruction that reflects the skills and responsibilities of professional driving. tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo.
Safety and Professionalism
Safety, accountability, and professionalism are part of every stage of training and career preparation.
Opportunity Through Education
HDS believes CDL training can create new possibilities for career changers, veterans, working adults, and students ready to build a different future.
It was a nice experience, they give you shirts and hats for improvement which is nice. They are short of instructors so make sure you rise your hand every time they ask who wants to go out for a driving class. Hector was especially attentive to us and any questions helped me a lot.
Tara and Jessica are amazing help me every single step of the process! I was driving from Phoenix to Tucson but it was worth it! The instructors are really kind and helpful specially Hector!, I highly recommend HDS truck driving institute.
It was a great experience for me all the instructors were really helpful they all had great experiences to share with us in class I was nervous at first but by the end of the first week I already felt at home and confident in my skills even tho I was new to driving part
This place is awesome. They train the heck out of you and prepare you for taking the CDL Test that they administer on-site. They’ve worked with me on accommodating my schedule and when I was going through some tough times, they even put me up in a truck with a sleeper for as long as I needed, so I wouldn’t be on the streets. Great school. Don’t ever let anyone tell you different.
Instructors know what they’re talking about, staff is very helpful, and job placement is above and beyond. I came with a criminal history, that didn’t stop Lori or Leon. Hired within a week of graduation, over 20,000 miles my first month in I lost count of the states, and the money is phenominal.phenomenal. Loving it!