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All courses are FMCSA-registered and accepted at Alaska DMV locations statewide.
Three simple steps to get your Alaska ELDT certificate.
Create your account, choose your course, and pay securely. Takes less than 2 minutes.
Go through the self-paced online course on any device. Free retakes included.
Your ELDT certificate is auto-uploaded to the FMCSA registry. Show up to your AK DMV and you're done.
The order matters, and it is not the same in every state. This is Alaska'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, unless you self-certify as Excepted on Form 413.
Any TPR-registered provider. ELDT365 files your completion the moment you pass.
Commercial Knowledge, plus Combination for Class A and Air Brakes to remove the L restriction.
Federal minimum before the road test.
With a TPR-registered BTW provider.
At a DMV office or an authorized third-party tester, within the 180 day CLP window.
Age: 18 for in-state driving; 21 to cross state lines, drive a school bus, or haul hazmat.
Hold your permit: 14 days before the skills test.
Permit valid: 180 days to schedule and pass the road test, with one 180 day extension allowed.
Commercial road tests are given at some DMV offices and by DMV-authorized third-party testers, who set their own fees.
Hazmat theory from a TPR provider first, then the hazmat knowledge test at the DMV; TSA security threat assessment before the H is issued. Must be 21.
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 Alaska adds for the school part: No state licensing layer for theory. Alaska accepts ELDT completed with any TPR-registered provider, including out of state.
Sources: Alaska DMV: Commercial Driver's License (CDL) · Alaska DMV: Commercial Learner's Permit (CLP) · Alaska DMV: Entry Level Driver Training. Checked September and October 2026. Compare all 50 states ›
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 Alaska 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 Alaska DMV.
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