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All courses are FMCSA-registered and accepted at Nebraska DMV locations statewide.
Three simple steps to get your Nebraska 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 NE DMV and you're done.
The order matters, and it is not the same in every state. This is Nebraska'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. Self-certify your driving category at the DMV.
Any TPR-registered provider. ELDT365 files your completion the moment you pass.
All written tests for your class and endorsements come before the CLP is issued.
Federal minimum before the skills test.
With a TPR-registered BTW provider.
With DMV staff or a certified third-party tester. Third-party appointments must be booked at least two days ahead.
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: One year; renewal needs a vision test and the written tests again.
DMV driver licensing staff and DMV-certified third-party testers both give the skills test. Third-party testers must give the DMV two business days notice, and the DMV can require an audit retest.
TSA fingerprint-based threat assessment plus the hazmat knowledge test at the DMV. First-time hazmat applicants email their name and license number to the DMV so it can confirm hazmat theory on the TPR before the 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 Nebraska adds for the school part: No state licensing layer for theory. Any TPR-registered provider is accepted; the DMV checks the TPR electronically before it books your skills test.
Sources: Nebraska DMV: CDL information · Nebraska DMV: commercial learner permit · Nebraska DMV: CDL testing. 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 Nebraska 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 Nebraska DMV.
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