MINIMUM TRAINING REQUIREMENTS FOR Entry-Level Commercial Motor Vehicle Operators - ELDT Final Rule - Training Provider Registry - Driver Requirements - Training Requirements - Compliance Countdown

Oct 10, 2026

Overview of Illinois State Board of Education materials explaining the Entry-Level Driver Training (ELDT) final rule and related implementation. Covers what the ELDT rule requires of CDL applicants, driver-trainees, and training providers, plus how the Training Provider Registry functions as an FMCSA web system. Highlights training eligibility, record retention, electronic submission timelines, and how states can set requirements above federal baselines. Includes a compliance countdown to February 7, 2022.

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THE ELDT FINAL RULE

What does it require of CDL applicants and training providers?

THE TRAINING PROVIDER REGISTRY

How will CDL applicants, training providers, and States use it?

DRIVER REQUIREMENTS

What do the ELDT regulations require of driver-trainees?

TRAINING REQUIREMENTS

What training must entry-level drivers complete?

TRAINING PROVIDER REQUIREMENTS

What do the ELDT regulations require of training providers?

COUNTDOWN TO ELDT

What should training providers do now to prepare for February 7, 2022?

MINIMUM TRAINING REQUIREMENTS FOR Entry-Level Commercial Motor Vehicle Operators Illinois State Board of Education Pupil Transportation 3/23/2021 Agenda 1 2 3 THE ELDT FINAL RULE What does it require of CDL applicants and training providers? THE TRAINING PROVIDER REGISTRY Once operational, how will CDL applicants, training providers, and States be required to use it? DRIVER REQUIREMENTS What do the ELDT regulations require of driver-trainees? 4 5 6 TRAINING REQUIREMENTS What training must entry-level drivers complete? TRAINING PROVIDER REQUIREMENTS What do the ELDT regulations require of training providers? COUNTDOWN TO ELDT What should training providers do now to prepare for February 7, 2022? The ELDT Final Rule 3 The Entry-Level Driver Training (ELDT) final rule 􀂃 Published in 2016, mandated by MAP-21 . 􀂃 Set a Federal standard for mandatory training of entry-level drivers. 􀂃 Establishes minimum requirements entry-level driver training providers must meet. 􀂃 States may have requirements that exceed Federal requirements. 􀂃 Established need for the Training Provider Registry. 􀂃 Compliance Date: February 7, 2022. How will ELDT improve safety on our Nation’s roads? 􀂃 Ensures that only qualified drivers receive a new CDL, ora CDL upgrade, or S, P, or H endorsement. 􀂃 Sets a national baseline for entry-level driver training. 􀂃 Identifies standards that training providers must meet. 􀂃 Gives States information they need at critical safety checkpoints. 􀂃 Further ensures that drivers operate commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) safely and meet their operational responsibilities. The Training Provider Registry ensures that these lifesaving requirements are met. The Training Provider Registry 6 The Training Provider Registry 􀂃 This FMCSA web system will: 􀂃 List training providers eligible to provide entry-level driver training. 􀂃 Retain a record of drivers that have successfully completed entry-level driver training. How does the Training Provider Registry support ELDT? Search DRIVER selects registered training provider from list on Training Provider Registry, completes training Submit TRAINING PROVIDER electronically submits driver training data to Training Provider Registry Retain FMCSA retains driver data in Training Provider Registry Retrieve STATE retrieves driver data from Training Provider Registry 8 ELDT and the Training Provider Registry (continued) Search 􀂃 CDL applicant searches the list of training providers on the Training Provider Registry website. 􀂃 CDL applicant contacts the training provider and secures their services outside the Training Provider Registry, and successfully completes required training. ELDT and the Training Provider Registry (continued) Submit 􀂃 Training provider submits driver training certification information to FMCSA electronically via the Training Provider Registry. 􀂃 Driver information must be submitted by midnight of the second business day after the driver-trainee completes the training. 􀂃 Must be done for each student when that student completes a training program.

FAQs

What is the ELDT final rule and when does it apply?

It is an entry-level driver training final rule published in 2016, mandated by MAP-21, establishing minimum training requirements. The compliance date highlighted is February 7, 2022.

What does the Training Provider Registry do under ELDT?

The Training Provider Registry is an FMCSA web system that lists eligible training providers and retains records showing drivers who successfully completed entry-level driver training.

What training data must training providers submit, and by when?

Training providers must electronically submit driver training certification information via the Training Provider Registry. Driver information must be submitted by midnight of the second business day after the driver-trainee completes the training for each student.

Oct 10, 2026

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