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Your ELDT certificate is auto-uploaded to the FMCSA registry. Show up to your NY DMV and you're done.
The order matters, and it is not the same in every state. This is New York's order, from the DMV's own rules. Fees are on the DMV 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; DMV receives it from FMCSA.
General Knowledge plus Air Brakes and Combination for Class A.
Federal minimum before the road test.
With a DMV-licensed school and TPR-registered BTW provider. Test in a vehicle without restrictions if you can, or the E/L/Z codes follow you.
Through DMV.
Age: 18 for in-state driving, 21 to cross state lines or haul hazmat, with one exception below.
Hold your permit: 14 days before the skills test.
Permit valid: See the DMV page.
Road tests are primarily through DMV. DMV-licensed truck driving schools with DMV-certified instructors provide behind-the-wheel training and report to the TPR.
Hazmat theory before the hazmat knowledge test; TSA clearance before the H is issued.
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 New York adds for the school part: New York licenses driving schools and instructors for behind-the-wheel training. Online theory from any TPR-registered provider is accepted; DMV receives the completion electronically and you present form MV-44CDL after the road test.
Sources: NY DMV: Commercial Driver License · NY DMV: Class A Young Adult Training Program. 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 New York 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 New York DMV.
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