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Your ELDT certificate is auto-uploaded to the FMCSA registry. Show up to your MT DMV and you're done.
The order matters, and it is not the same in every state. This is Montana's order, from the MVD's own rules. Fees are on the MVD site; the steps below do not change often.
From a medical examiner on the National Registry; most Class A, B, and C applicants need one.
Any TPR-registered provider. ELDT365 files your completion the moment you pass.
By appointment; pass General Knowledge before the other knowledge tests.
Federal minimum before the skills test; the CLP lasts one year.
With a TPR-registered BTW provider.
Pre-trip, basic control, and road test in order at an MVD CDL testing location, in a vehicle representative of your class.
Age: 18 for an intrastate (Montana only) CDL; 21 for an interstate CDL, school bus, or hazmat.
Hold your permit: 14 days before the skills test.
Permit valid: One year, and all testing must be finished before the CLP expires.
Skills tests at MVD CDL testing locations, booked through the MVD online appointment system, with an additional testing option through Helena College.
TSA threat assessment and fingerprinting first; once the result is received you take the hazmat written test at an exam station, and the H follows.
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 Montana adds for the school part: No state licensing layer for theory. Any TPR-registered provider is accepted.
Sources: Montana MVD: getting a new CDL · Montana MVD: commercial driver license · Montana MVD: CDL pre-trip, skills, and road test requirements. 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 Montana 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 Montana DMV.
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