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Your ELDT certificate is auto-uploaded to the FMCSA registry. Show up to your TX DMV and you're done.
The order matters, and it is not the same in every state. This is Texas'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. As of April 2026 it must be filed with DPS electronically.
Any TPR-registered provider. ELDT365 files your completion the moment you pass.
At a DPS office, in English. General Knowledge plus Air Brakes and Combination for Class A. CLP is valid 180 days.
The federal minimum. Use it for behind-the-wheel training with a school or a CDL holder in the seat.
With a TPR-registered BTW provider. They file the BTW completion separately.
At DPS or a certified third-party tester. Three parts: vehicle inspection, basic controls, road test.
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: 180 days.
Yes. DPS certifies third-party skills testers for Class A, B and C. Many schools test on site.
Complete hazmat theory before the hazmat knowledge test. TSA fingerprinting and the security threat assessment must clear before DPS adds the H to your license.
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 Texas adds for the school part: Texas does not license CDL schools at the state level. TDLR, which licenses driver education, states its instructor license does not cover commercial truck driving, and DPS points ELDT providers to the FMCSA registry. Your theory provider only needs to be on the TPR.
Sources: DPS: how to apply for a CDL · DPS ELDT reminder · TDLR on commercial truck driving. Checked September 2026.
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 Texas 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 Texas DMV.
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