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All courses are FMCSA-registered and accepted at Oregon DMV locations statewide.
Three simple steps to get your Oregon 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 OR DMV and you're done.
The order matters, and it is not the same in every state. This is Oregon'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. It must be on your DMV record before the CLP is issued.
Any TPR-registered provider. ELDT365 files your completion the moment you pass.
General Knowledge, plus combination vehicles for Class A and air brakes if applicable. English only.
Federal minimum before the skills test.
With a TPR-registered BTW provider.
Pre-trip, basic controls and on-road. Then wait one business day and go to the DMV for your CDL.
Oregon Driver and Motor Vehicle Services (DMV), part of ODOT.
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: See the DMV page; knowledge test results and passed skills test results each stay valid for six months.
Third-party CDL testers give the skills test. There is no DMV-run CDL skills test; you schedule with a tester and pay their fee.
ELDT hazmat theory first, then the hazmat knowledge test and the TSA security threat assessment, then the H is issued. The H and doubles/triples endorsements cannot ride on a CLP. 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 Oregon adds for the school part: No state licensing layer for theory. Any TPR-registered provider is accepted; ELDT must be complete before a tester will schedule you.
Sources: Oregon DMV: getting a CDL or CLP · Oregon DMV: third party CDL testing · Oregon DMV: CDL endorsements and restrictions. 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 Oregon 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 Oregon DMV.
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