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All courses are FMCSA-registered and accepted at Delaware DMV locations statewide.
Three simple steps to get your Delaware ELDT certificate.
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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 DE DMV and you're done.
The order matters, and it is not the same in every state. This is Delaware's order, from the DMV's own rules. Fees are on the DMV site; the steps below do not change often.
From a National Registry examiner, who submits it electronically.
Any TPR-registered provider. ELDT365 files your completion the moment you pass.
General Knowledge plus any class or endorsement tests you need.
Federal minimum before the skills test.
With a TPR-registered BTW provider.
At a DMV location, any weekday except Wednesday, with a CDL holder 21 or older accompanying you.
Age: 18 with one year of driving experience for in-state driving; 21 to cross state lines or haul hazmat.
Hold your permit: 14 full days before the skills test.
Permit valid: One year; it cannot be issued or extended beyond one year from the original issue date.
The DMV gives the skills test and is the scheduling contact until third-party testing is started. Tests run every weekday except Wednesday, by appointment.
Start at a DMV office at 21 or older, pass the hazmat knowledge test, then the TSA application and fingerprints; the DMV adds the H only after TSA clears you.
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 Delaware adds for the school part: No state licensing layer for theory. Any TPR-registered provider is accepted; the DMV says ELDT is an FMCSA program it does not administer.
Sources: Delaware DMV: Commercial Driver License (CDL) · Delaware DMV: Hazardous Materials Endorsement (TSA) · Delaware DMV: CDL manual. 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 Delaware 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 Delaware DMV.
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