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Your ELDT certificate is auto-uploaded to the FMCSA registry. Show up to your MA DMV and you're done.
The order matters, and it is not the same in every state. This is Massachusetts's order, from the RMV's own rules. Fees are on the RMV site; the steps below do not change often.
From a certified medical examiner; required for most Class A and B drivers.
Any TPR-registered provider. ELDT365 files your completion the moment you pass.
By appointment. General Knowledge is 50 questions, 40 correct to pass.
Federal minimum before the road test.
With a TPR-registered BTW provider.
Given by the State Police; bring a sponsor with a matching CDL, your medical card, and the road test application.
Age: 18 for an intrastate (Massachusetts only) CLP; 21 for an interstate CLP, hazmat, or school bus. Under 21 you get a K restriction (intrastate only).
Hold your permit: 14 days before the skills test.
Permit valid: 180 days, renewable once for another 180 days at no charge if you renew within 30 days of expiration.
Commercial road tests are conducted by the State Police and can only be scheduled by phone through the RMV road test line.
Hazmat knowledge test (can be taken with your CLP or CDL transaction) and the TSA threat assessment, which the RMV says can take 60 days or more; the H is issued once both clear.
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 Massachusetts adds for the school part: No state licensing layer for theory. Any TPR-registered provider is accepted.
Sources: Massachusetts RMV: apply for a CLP · Massachusetts RMV: CDL classes and endorsements · Massachusetts RMV: commercial road tests. 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 Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts DMV.
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