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All courses are FMCSA-registered and accepted at North Dakota DMV locations statewide.
Three simple steps to get your North Dakota 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 ND DMV and you're done.
The order matters, and it is not the same in every state. This is North Dakota's order, from the NDDOT's own rules. Fees are on the NDDOT site; the steps below do not change often.
From a National Registry examiner, who uploads it electronically. Paper copies are no longer accepted.
Any TPR-registered provider. ELDT365 files your completion the moment you pass.
Apply in person with your license, proof of legal presence and proof of address. One attempt per day.
Federal minimum before the skills test.
With a TPR-registered BTW provider.
At an NDDOT site or with a certified third-party tester, in a representative vehicle you supply.
North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT) Driver License Division.
Age: 18 for in-state driving; 21 to cross state lines or haul hazmat. A restricted CDL for custom harvesting is available at 16.
Hold your permit: 14 days before the skills test.
Permit valid: See the NDDOT page.
NDDOT driver license sites give the road test, and NDDOT also certifies third-party testing programs and testers for the inspection, basic control and road tests.
Get your North Dakota CLP or CDL first, then complete the TSA security threat assessment, then take the hazmat knowledge test to add the H. Must be 21.
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 North Dakota adds for the school part: No state licensing layer for theory. Any TPR-registered provider is accepted; ELDT must be complete before you are eligible for the road test.
Sources: NDDOT: how to apply for a CDL · NDDOT: hazardous material requirements · NDDOT: commercial driver 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 North Dakota 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 North Dakota DMV.
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