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New York schools: licensed BTW, online theory, one registry.

New York licenses driving schools and certifies instructors for the behind-the-wheel side, and it is one of the few states with a path for 18-to-20-year-olds to earn an interstate Class A. The theory can come from any registered provider.

The short version: your DMV school license and certified instructors cover behind the wheel. Theory can be ELDT365: students complete it online at $20, we transmit it to the registry the moment they pass, DMV receives it from FMCSA, and the student presents MV-44CDL after the road test. Under 49 CFR 380.703(i) New York cannot require the online theory to come from a state-licensed school.

What is particular to New York

Licensed schools and instructors

DMV licenses driving schools and certifies instructors for BTW. That layer does not reach online theory.

MV-44CDL

Presented after the road test. DMV already has the ELDT completion from FMCSA electronically by then.

Class A Young Adult Training Program

Drivers 18 to 20 can earn an interstate Class A after ELDT plus at least 300 hours behind the wheel with a qualifying experienced driver. Your school can be the one that delivers those hours.

Restriction codes

E (no manual), L (no air brakes), Z (no full air brakes) follow the vehicle the student tests in. Test in an unrestricted truck when you can.

How a New York school runs it

1
Theory with ELDT365
Online, filed on completion. Dashboard shows the timestamp.
2
Knowledge tests and CLP
General Knowledge plus Air Brakes and Combination for Class A.
3
14-day hold, then your BTW
Delivered by your certified instructors and filed under your BTW registration.
4
Road test and MV-44CDL
Through DMV. The theory record is already there.
5
Young Adult program if applicable
For 18-to-20s aiming at interstate Class A: 300 supervised hours with a qualifying driver, documented.

Questions schools ask

Does New York DMV require the theory provider to be a licensed school?

No. 49 CFR 380.703(i) bars that for online-only theory, and DMV receives the completion from the FMCSA registry.

Can we run the Young Adult program with ELDT365 theory?

Yes. The program requires ELDT and 300 supervised BTW hours. Theory can be ours; the hours are yours.

Do you offer Passenger and School Bus theory for New York?

Passenger yes. School Bus theory is offered when our instructor of record for that course is in place; check the course page. New York adds Article 19-A qualification for bus drivers on top of the endorsement, run through the carrier.

Add ELDT365 theory to your New York school

Free dashboard, $20 per student or seats, filed to the registry the moment they pass.

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