NC truck training school bonds.
$300. Five minutes.

North Carolina licenses commercial truck driver training schools through the DMV under 19A NCAC 03J, and conditions the license on a surety bond that protects students’ tuition. This is the $10,000 school bond — ours is $300 flat (3% of the bond), with no credit check.

Required for a NC commercial-truck driver training school license under 19A NCAC 03J
Fixed amount, fixed price — $10,000 bond, $300, no quote process
No credit check on this bond — the application has no credit section
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How it works

Three steps. One sitting.

License bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here is the entire process:

NOW · 5 MINUTES

Apply online

Business details, the county where the school is located, and an effective date. That is the application — no credit check section.

MINUTES, USUALLY

Pay & e-sign

Fixed-amount license bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.

SAME DAY

File with the DMV

Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your commercial truck driver training school license.

The whole pricing page.

$10,000 bond × 3% = $300, one-time per term. Fixed amount, fixed price, multi-year if you want it.

1-year term
$300
2-year term
$600
3-year term
$900
About this bond

What it is and who needs it.

What the school bond guarantees

North Carolina licenses commercial truck (CDL) driver training schools through the DMV under the rules in 19A NCAC 03J. A school must file a surety bond as a condition of its license, and the bond protects students if the school fails to deliver the training they paid for.

The bond amount depends on the program. The rule sets $30,000 for a full school offering 160 hours or more of instruction, and a $10,000 bond for smaller programs and seminar-only training. This page is the $10,000 school bond — if your course runs 160 hours or more, you need the $30,000 bond instead, and we write that too.

The bond runs to the DMV for the benefit of enrolled students: if the school closes or breaches its obligations to past or present students, they can recover against the bond — and if the surety pays, the school repays the surety. It is not insurance for the school.

19A NCAC 03J (Division of Motor Vehicles)Under 19A NCAC 03J, a commercial truck driver training school must furnish a surety bond to the Division of Motor Vehicles — $30,000 for a school offering 160 hours or more of instruction, and $10,000 for smaller programs and seminar-only training — conditioned to protect enrolled students. This page is the $10,000 school bond; confirm your program’s hours to determine the correct amount.

You need this bond if you are

Applying for a NC truck-training school license with a program below 160 hours
Renewing a truck-training school license at the $10,000 bond tier
Opening a smaller CDL school that the DMV bonds at $10,000
Unsure of your tier — send us your program hours and we will confirm $10,000 vs. $30,000

Five minutes. The whole thing.

These are the actual issuing fields — no credit check section, because this bond does not have one.

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FAQs

Common questions.

If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.

How much is this North Carolina truck-training school bond? +
The premium is $300 — a flat 3% of the $10,000 bond amount. The $10,000 figure comes from 19A NCAC 03J for schools below the 160-hour threshold, so there is no quote process.
Is this the right bond, or do I need the $30,000? +
It depends on your program. A full school offering 160 hours or more of instruction files the $30,000 bond; smaller programs and seminar-only training file $10,000. This page is the $10,000 school bond — we write the $30,000 version too.
Do I pay the $10,000? +
No. You pay $300. The $10,000 is the surety’s maximum liability if a valid student claim is made against the bond — not a deposit, and nobody holds your money.
Is there a credit check? +
Not on this bond — the application has no credit section at all. Small fixed-amount license bonds like this one do not need one.
When does it renew? +
The bond must stay active for as long as the school is licensed. You can buy a 1, 2, or 3-year term; we send renewal notices 60 and 30 days out so your license never lapses.
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