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Your ELDT certificate is auto-uploaded to the FMCSA registry. Show up to your PA DMV and you're done.
The order matters, and it is not the same in every state. This is Pennsylvania's order, from the PennDOT's own rules. Fees are on the PennDOT 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 KTA comes first. CLP valid 180 days, renewable once.
Pennsylvania's rule, not 14. Count from the issue date to the test date.
With a TPR-registered BTW provider.
At a Driver License Center that offers CDL testing, or a PennDOT-authorized third-party examiner.
Age: 18 for in-state driving, 21 to cross state lines or haul hazmat.
Hold your permit: 15 days, one more than the federal minimum before the skills test.
Permit valid: 180 days, renewable once for 180 more.
Yes, and in practice most drivers use it: PennDOT does not give skills tests at photo license centers. Tests are at Driver License Centers that offer CDL testing or through PennDOT-authorized third-party examiners.
Hazmat theory before the knowledge test; TSA fingerprinting through IdentoGO 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 Pennsylvania adds for the school part: No state licensing layer for theory. Any TPR-registered provider is accepted.
Sources: PennDOT: Commercial drivers · PennDOT third-party tester program requirements. 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 Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania DMV.
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