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Your ELDT certificate is auto-uploaded to the FMCSA registry. Show up to your WV DMV and you're done.
The order matters, and it is not the same in every state. This is West Virginia'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, who submits it to the DMV electronically.
Any TPR-registered provider. ELDT365 files your completion the moment you pass.
80 percent to pass. The CLP is issued after you pass.
Required before the road skills test.
With a TPR-registered BTW provider.
You bring the vehicle. Results go back to the DMV for issuance.
Age: 18 with one year of licensed driving; under 21 gets a K restriction for in-state driving only.
Hold your permit: 14 days before the skills test.
Permit valid: Up to 180 days; only one renewal or reissue in two years, then you retest every knowledge section.
Contracted third-party examiners give the skills test, not the DMV. The state does not supply vehicles.
TSA fingerprinting and background check first; take the TSA approval letter to a DMV regional office before the hazmat knowledge test. Hazmat cannot be added to a CLP.
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 West Virginia adds for the school part: No state licensing layer for theory. Any TPR-registered provider is accepted.
Sources: West Virginia DMV: CDL · West Virginia DMV: CDL Manual · West Virginia DMV: new CDL e-test card. 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 West Virginia 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 West Virginia DMV.
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