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All courses are FMCSA-registered and accepted at Georgia DMV locations statewide.
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Your ELDT certificate is auto-uploaded to the FMCSA registry. Show up to your GA DMV and you're done.
The order matters, and it is not the same in every state. This is Georgia's order, from the DDS's own rules. Fees are on the DDS site; the steps below do not change often.
From a certified medical examiner.
Any TPR-registered provider. ELDT365 files your completion the moment you pass.
The application covers up to four attempts. CLP valid 12 months.
Federal minimum before the skills test.
With a TPR-registered BTW provider.
At a DDS center or a certified third-party site such as a technical college.
Age: 18 for in-state driving (18 to 20 carry a Georgia-only restriction), 21 to cross state lines or haul hazmat.
Hold your permit: 14 days before the skills test.
Permit valid: 12 months; the application covers up to four attempts or 360 days.
Yes. DDS tests at nine customer service centers and certifies third-party sites, mostly Technical College System of Georgia campuses.
Hazmat theory before the knowledge test. TSA fingerprinting through IDEMIA must clear before DDS adds the H. The hazmat knowledge test is 30 questions; 24 correct passes.
Federal rule 49 CFR 380.703(i) says that state qualification requirements for theory instruction do not apply to providers offering that instruction only online. So your state accepts theory from any provider listed on the FMCSA Training Provider Registry, including ELDT365, and no state can require the online theory portion to come from a state-licensed school. States can add their own rules for the behind-the-wheel part, and several do; those are listed below.
49 CFR 380.703(i) · FMCSA guidance on state-based training requirements
What Georgia adds for the school part: No state licensing layer for theory. Any TPR-registered provider is accepted. ELDT has been required for first-time Class A and B applicants since February 7, 2022.
Sources: Georgia DDS. Checked September 2026.
As of February 2022, the FMCSA requires all first-time CDL applicants to complete Entry-Level Driver Training (ELDT) from a registered training provider before taking their CDL skills test.
This applies to all Georgia drivers applying for a Class A CDL, Class B CDL, or any endorsement including HAZMAT, Passenger, and School Bus.
ELDT365 is registered with the FMCSA Training Provider Registry (TPR) and fully accepted by the Georgia DMV.
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