Capital: Montgomery
Total Population: 4,447,100
Total Area: 52,410 square miles
Top Industry: Agriculture

Truck driving schools are located throughout the entire state of Alabama, including the major population centers of Birmingham, Montgomery, Mobile, and Huntsville.

Alabama Roadways
Interstates 65, 10, 59, 85, and 20 make their way across the state of Alabama. I-65 runs north and south through the center of the state, while I-20 runs east-west through the north central part of the state. I-65 and I-20 both intersect in Birmingham, the largest city in the state.

Alabama at a Glance
The state of Alabama has a population of over nearly four and a half million. The state is the 30th largest in the United States, with just over 52,000 square miles.  Major agricultural products include cotton, corn, and peaches with other important industries include steel and automobile manufacturing.

Alabama has a central location in the southeast United States, and borders Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Tennessee, and the Gulf of Mexico.

Major Cities in Alabama

Birmingham
Alabama’s largest city is located just north of the center of the state. The production of steel in the city’s steel plants is one of the city’s most important industries. Birmingham is approximately 250 miles southeast of Memphis, Tennessee on US route 78.

Montgomery
The capitol city of Alabama, and the state’s second largest city, is Montgomery. It is located about 200 miles northwest of Jacksonville, Florida, and just over 150 miles southwest of Atlanta. Montgomery is home to Maxwell Air Force Base and the Air University and War College.

Mobile
Mobile, Alabama is located in the southwest corner of the state, near the Gulf of Mexico. Exporting and importing of goods is done at the port in Mobile. New Orleans, Louisiana is less than 150 miles west of Mobile.

Huntsville
Located in northern Alabama, not far from the Tennessee border, Huntsville is home to the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center. Huntsville is about 100 miles south of Nashville. I-565 connects Huntsville and Decatur.