Jbroad,
I'm in the night class (3 to Midnight). Makes for a very long day but it's worth it. Three weeks to go
Landog,
CDS is a very good school with excellent instructors. I highly recommend them.
I would suggest that you go to the DMV as soon as you can to pick up a CDL drivers manual, study for your tests and get your CDL permit. You'll need to take the General Knowledge, Air Brake, and Combination Vehicle tests to get your permit, then will need the HAZMAT, Doubles/Triples and Tanker tests to graduate from CDS. Then after graduation you'll have all your endorsements in hand and easily be able to get almost any driving job you want.
I'm looking to drive OTR for Gordon after graduation and once my terminal leave kicks in, hopefully in early November. I gave Sharon (CDS placement specialist) my application for them on Friday and she said that she'd send it in.
Best of luck to both of you!