Self-paced online ELDT theory and endorsement courses, written and taught by a working CDL instructor. Every ELDT completion goes to the federal Training Provider Registry, as the rule requires.
Slow narration. Pages of padding. A quiz at the end. And nobody explains why the rule exists.
So drivers memorize answers, forget them by test day, and learn the hard way on the road. Drivers deserve better, and so do the schools that train them.
Every chapter explains the why, not just the rule. Every quiz pulls from real test material. You work at your own pace, on any device, and come back any time.
Truck driving schools use ELDT.Courses for the theory part of their program and keep behind-the-wheel training in their own trucks.
The Class A course home and three screens from Chapter 1, then the free practice app explaining each answer with the rule behind it. Both work on a phone, a tablet or a computer.
ELDT.Courses is listed on FMCSA's Training Provider Registry as an online theory provider. Search the registry for ELDT.Courses and you will find us, phone number and all: tpr.fmcsa.dot.gov/Search.
Every ELDT completion we report lands on your own driver record there by midnight of the second business day (49 CFR 380.717), so your state can see it before you test.
Watch how our courses cut out the fluff, respect your time, and submit your completion directly to the Federal Training Provider Registry.
Three quick questions. You will see whether the federal ELDT rule applies to what you want, and which course fits.
This explains the federal rule and which course fits. It cannot tell you what your state will decide about your own record. Full rules and sources: Which CDL course do I need?
Want the facts for your state on one page? Get the free CDL cheat sheet for your state, with your permit and license costs if you want them.
Every course is self-paced and works on any device. When you finish an ELDT course, your completion is sent to the FMCSA Training Provider Registry by midnight of the second business day, as 49 CFR 380.717 requires.
Master the nine hazard classes, placarding, shipping papers, and emergency response — everything you need to pass the H endorsement knowledge test.
Tank truck physics, liquid surge, outage calculations, and hazmat-in-bulk fundamentals — everything you need to pass the N endorsement knowledge test.
Converter dollies, coupling and uncoupling, air systems, and handling — everything you need to pass the T endorsement knowledge test.
ELDT theory for your Class A CDL — combination vehicles, air brakes, and the full pre-trip.
Complete ELDT theory for Class B drivers — straight trucks, buses, and box trucks covered top to bottom.
Already have your Class B? Upgrade to Class A with ELDT theory focused on what's new to you.
School bus safety, student loading and unloading, railroad crossings, and emergency procedures — full ELDT theory for your S endorsement.
Post-crash procedures, emergency evacuation, ADA compliance, and passenger management — full ELDT theory ahead of your behind-the-wheel training for the P endorsement.
Launch a dispatcher career or build your own dispatching business — load boards, rate negotiation, broker relationships, and the systems that pay.
Taking a CDL and an endorsement, or two endorsements? Enroll in both at once and save. Each course in a bundle is completed and reported to the FMCSA Training Provider Registry on its own.
Class A CDL theory and HazMat endorsement theory in one enrollment.
Class B CDL theory and HazMat endorsement theory in one enrollment.
Passenger and School Bus endorsement theory in one enrollment.
The two courses for the X endorsement in one enrollment.
Full courses for the knowledge tests you take to get your commercial learner's permit, plus New York's metal coil (M) endorsement test. Narrated chapters, a test after every chapter and lifetime access. $35 per course.
The knowledge test every Class A, B and C applicant takes. Inspection, safe driving, emergencies, cargo, and the rules that protect your CDL.
The first step to keeping the air brake restriction off your license. The whole system, from compressor to brake check.
The knowledge test every Class A applicant takes. Rollover, off-tracking, trailer air brakes, coupling and uncoupling, and inspection.
The written test New York requires to haul 5,000 pounds or more of metal coil. Cargo securement, the WLL table, and every coil position.
For anyone designated to supervise CDL drivers: fleets, CDL schools, municipalities, waste haulers and school districts. Two versions, both built to meet 49 CFR 382.603. FMCSA Essentials covers supervisors of CDL drivers. The full course adds the transit, aviation, rail, pipeline and maritime rules.
Recognize alcohol misuse and drug use, make a reasonable suspicion determination that holds up, and document it. Meets the requirements of 49 CFR 382.603.
For supervisors of CDL drivers only. Recognize alcohol misuse and drug use and make a reasonable suspicion determination that holds up. Built to meet 49 CFR 382.603.
Short standalone refreshers for drivers who already hold the license: hours of service, speed management and distracted driving, each taught from the federal regulation with the citation on the screen. One narrated lesson, a 10-question test and an automatic certificate. Carriers use them for safety meetings, new-hire orientation and corrective training after a violation. Not ELDT; nothing is reported to the Training Provider Registry. $20 per course.
The 10-hour, 14-hour, 11-hour and 30-minute rules, the 60/70-hour limits and the sleeper berth split, taught from 49 CFR Part 395 with the citation on each slide.
Stopping distance, speed and weight, slippery roads, following distance, curves and downgrades, and the federal rules on schedules and hazardous conditions.
The federal texting and hand-held phone rules in 49 CFR 392.80 and 392.82, what they allow and what they don't, and what a violation costs a driver and a carrier.
Four standalone courses outside ELDT. Master the federal split sleeper berth rule, keep your truck at legal weight on every road, learn every federal step to start a household goods moving company, or launch a trucking company of your own. Nothing is submitted to the Training Provider Registry for these courses. $39 per course.
Based on Terry's book. The split sleeper berth rule as 49 CFR 395.1(g) writes it — 7+ hours in the berth, a separate 2+ hour period, 10+ in total — and how to recalculate your clock after.
Legal weight from the ground up: the 80,000-lb gross, 20,000-lb single and 34,000-lb tandem limits, the Federal Bridge Formula, state seasonal limits, permits and enforcement.
Every federal step to launch a household goods moving company, in order: USDOT number, authority, insurance, your tariff, estimates, customer paperwork and 49 CFR Part 375.
Launch a compliant trucking company, step by step: USDOT number and operating authority, insurance, fuel and highway taxes, driver files, drug and alcohol testing, and the New Entrant Safety Audit.
DMV-style practice tests for the three permit tests every CDL applicant takes, plus the HazMat, Tank, Doubles/Triples and New York Metal Coil endorsement tests. Same number of questions as the real tests, unlimited attempts, free account required. Built from primary FMCSA source material by the instructor who wrote our paid courses.
Now on your phone: the free CDL practice test app is on Google Play. Use it with or without a school, always free for students. It tells you when you're ready to test, lets you skip tough questions and come back, and explains every answer right away.
The foundation knowledge test required for every CDL applicant. Vehicle inspection, driving safely, transporting cargo, and the federal rules every commercial driver needs to know cold.
Required for any CDL with a vehicle equipped with air brakes. System components, dual air brake systems, inspection procedures, and the emergency rules that keep loaded trucks under control.
Required for every Class A applicant. Coupling and uncoupling, fifth-wheel inspection, the unique handling of combination vehicles, and the emergency procedures specific to a tractor-trailer.
30 questions per test, like the real HazMat test. Placards, shipping papers, loading rules, parking and attending a placarded vehicle, and what to do in an emergency, from the CDL manual and 49 CFR.
20 questions per test, like the real Tank test. Liquid surge, baffled and smooth-bore tanks, outage, high center of gravity, and safe driving rules for tankers.
20 questions per test, like the real Doubles/Triples test. Crack-the-whip effect, coupling and uncoupling twin trailers, converter dollies, inspection, and the air brake checks for each trailer.
20 questions per test, like New York DMV’s written test. Securing coils with eyes vertical, crosswise and lengthwise, working load limits and tiedown rules, from New York’s MV-79 manual and 49 CFR 393.
One free account opens all seven practice tests. Already have one? Sign in.
Truckers are in a position to make a difference. Take Truckers Against Trafficking’s over-the-road course free on our student portal and learn the signs to look for and what to do.
Truckers Against Trafficking’s over-the-road course: a 23-minute film and a short quiz on the signs of human trafficking and what to do. TAT’s certificate is emailed when you pass.
A guide for every state and Washington, DC: who issues the CDL, the official CDL manual, ELDT training rules, truck size and weight limits, tolls, fuel tax and driver pay. Every fact comes from an official source and is dated.
Have a question about ELDT itself? Read the plain-English CDL and ELDT guides.
I've been around commercial trucking long enough to know what the standard endorsement course looks like — a recycled DMV manual, slow narration, and a quiz at the end. Drivers deserve better.
ELDT.Courses is what I wish I'd had when I was studying. Every chapter explains the why, not just the rule. Every quiz pulls from real test material. Every minute is paid for in attention, so I made sure none of them are wasted.
Have a question before you enroll? Pick a time and I will call you. Book a free phone call.
Most CDL platforms are built by software people who've never been in the seat. Terry spent ten years driving and ten more recruiting and dispatching the drivers behind him. The training reflects what actually happens on the road.
FMCSA requires the bare minimum. We start there — and then explain why every rule exists, what real consequences look like, and how to actually pass the test the first time. No padding. No filler.
When you take Hazmat from us, then come back for Tank, you're learning from the same voice with the same standards. No swapped-out contractors. No course-to-course quality drop. One author. One bar.
ELDT is entry-level driver training. Federal rules require it, from a provider on the Training Provider Registry, for a first Class A or Class B CDL, an upgrade to Class A or B, and a first passenger (P), school bus (S) or hazardous materials (H) endorsement (49 CFR 380.609).
ELDT.Courses is an FMCSA-registered training provider, listed on the federal Training Provider Registry for theory instruction. FMCSA does not approve or certify training providers. See how our FMCSA registration and reporting work.
When you finish an ELDT course, we send your completion to the Training Provider Registry by midnight of the second business day, as 49 CFR 380.717 requires. Your state checks the registry before it tests you.
The theory part, yes. For a CDL, passenger or school bus endorsement you also need behind-the-wheel training in a vehicle, with a provider listed on the Training Provider Registry. The hazardous materials endorsement is theory only.
Every course is self-paced. You work through the chapters on your own schedule and can come back to them any time.
No. A few states add their own rules for training providers, and ELDT.Courses does not offer CDL or ELDT training in those states. Supervisor training is open to employers in every state. Check the CDL and trucking guide for your state before you enroll.
You can get a full refund within 7 days of purchase if you have not opened any course content. The details are in the Terms of Service.
Yes. The General Knowledge, Air Brakes and Combination Vehicles practice tests are free with a free account. See the free CDL practice tests.
Check your own record on the Training Provider Registry first, then talk to your state licensing agency. See what to do when an ELDT school closes or is removed.
More answers, with sources: Do I need ELDT for a HazMat endorsement? See all the plain-English CDL and ELDT guides.
Instant access, lifetime course updates, and FMCSA registry submission included with every ELDT course.
