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All courses are FMCSA-registered and accepted at Mississippi DMV locations statewide.
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Your ELDT certificate is auto-uploaded to the FMCSA registry. Show up to your MS DMV and you're done.
The order matters, and it is not the same in every state. This is Mississippi's order, from the DPS's own rules. Fees are on the DPS site; the steps below do not change often.
From a certified medical examiner; DPS accepts the card online or in person, not by fax.
Any TPR-registered provider. ELDT365 files your completion the moment you pass.
Bring your birth certificate, Social Security proof, and two proofs of residency.
Federal minimum before the road test.
With a TPR-registered BTW provider.
At a DPS CDL station or a certified third-party tester, in a vehicle of the class you are applying for.
Mississippi Department of Public Safety, Driver Service Bureau.
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: See the DPS page.
Road tests at DPS driver license stations, scheduled by phone through the CDL help desk, or with a DPS-certified third-party tester from the state's published list.
Hazmat TSA enrollment and fingerprinting through a TSA Universal Enrollment center (no longer done at DPS offices), then the hazmat knowledge test at a CDL station; DPS recommends enrolling before you test.
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 Mississippi adds for the school part: No state licensing layer for theory. Any TPR-registered provider is accepted.
Sources: Mississippi DPS: new commercial driver license · Mississippi DPS: schedule your CDL road test · Mississippi DPS: CDL hazmat enrollment program. 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 Mississippi 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 Mississippi DMV.
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