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All courses are FMCSA-registered and accepted at Kentucky DMV locations statewide.
Three simple steps to get your Kentucky 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 KY DMV and you're done.
The order matters, and it is not the same in every state. This is Kentucky's order, from the KYTC's own rules. Fees are on the KYTC site; the steps below do not change often.
From a certified medical examiner; from June 2026 results can flow to KYTC directly.
Any TPR-registered provider. ELDT365 files your completion the moment you pass.
This is stop one of three.
CLP valid 180 days, renewable once.
Federal minimum before the skills test.
With a TPR-registered BTW provider.
Schedule the test with KSP.
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC), Division of Driver Licensing; tests are given by the Kentucky State Police (KSP).
Age: 18 for in-state driving, 21 to cross state lines or haul hazmat.
Hold your permit: 14 days before the skills test.
Permit valid: 180 days, renewable once.
Skills and knowledge tests are given by the Kentucky State Police, scheduled with KSP.
TSA approval and hazmat ELDT first, then schedule the hazmat written test with KSP. A small state test fee applies.
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 Kentucky adds for the school part: No state licensing layer for theory. Any TPR-registered provider is accepted.
Sources: Kentucky DRIVE: Commercial Driver's License. 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 Kentucky 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 Kentucky DMV.
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