For BTW-only schools and instructors

You teach the driving. We handle the theory and the filing.

Plenty of good CDL schools have a yard, a truck and an instructor, and no interest in running a classroom or maintaining a theory curriculum. That is a complete school, as long as the theory is filed by someone registered to file it.

The short version: register with FMCSA as a behind-the-wheel provider only, send students to ELDT365 for the theory half, and file the BTW half yourself. Students pay us $20, or you buy seats and fold theory into your tuition. Your free dashboard shows who has finished theory and been filed, so you know exactly who is ready for the yard. No curriculum to maintain, no theory instructor to keep on staff, no classroom hours to record.

Why this is a legitimate model

FMCSA's Training Provider Registry lists theory and behind-the-wheel providers separately, and a provider may register for either or both. The regulation was written for exactly this split: the theory curriculum in 49 CFR Part 380 Appendix A can be delivered online, the BTW curriculum cannot, and the state matches the two filings by driver.

Under 49 CFR 380.703(i), no state may impose its school-licensing rules on an online-only theory provider. So even in states that license physical truck driving schools, your students' online theory is accepted as long as the provider is on the registry.

What you keep: the part of training that actually needs a truck, an instructor and a yard, and the tuition that goes with it.

How it fits together

1
Register as a BTW provider
On tpr.fmcsa.dot.gov. You attest to the BTW curriculum, the range and the vehicles. You do not need a theory instructor or a theory curriculum.
2
Send students to ELDT365 for theory
Give them your school link, or add them from your dashboard. They finish on their phone, usually before their first day in the yard.
3
Watch the dashboard
Every student shows theory progress, score and the FMCSA filing timestamp. A student is ready for the range when their theory line turns green.
4
Teach and file BTW
Under your own registration, with your own hours and your own timestamp. The state sees both filings and clears the driver to test.

What it costs the school

Nothing, if students pay

Students pay $20 per course at checkout. Your dashboard and roster tools are free.

Seats, if you want one price

$20 per seat, blocks of 10, 25 or 50. You hand out codes and charge one tuition that includes theory.

Your own reporting

Completions can be posted to your CRM or spreadsheet the moment they file. See Integrations.

Or the whole school on Truckiro

If you want enrollment, scheduling, invoicing and ELDT in one system, Truckiro is ours too. Ask.

Questions schools ask

Do we need a theory instructor on staff to be on the registry?

Not if you register as a BTW-only provider. The registry lets you attest to the BTW curriculum alone.

Can students do theory and BTW at the same time?

Theory must be complete before the state lets a driver take the skills test, but there is no rule that theory must finish before BTW starts. Most schools have students do theory during the first week.

What if a student fails theory?

They cannot. Our course requires 80 percent on every module and gives a review round on missed questions until they reach it. Nobody is filed under 80.

Do you offer the endorsement theory too?

Yes: Hazmat, Passenger, and School Bus theory are filed to the registry the same way, and Tanker and Doubles/Triples are prep courses with a certificate.

Run a BTW-only school with a complete ELDT record

Free dashboard, $20 theory filed the same day, and you keep the part of training that needs a truck.

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