Before the DMV lets you test for your permit, a registered provider has to file your ELDT theory. Nixon students do it online through ELDT365 in about two hours, then come train behind the wheel at our Pomona yard.
ELDT courses file to the federal registry. Tanker and doubles/triples are not ELDT; they are test prep so you pass the DMV knowledge test first try.
The federal theory course every new Class A driver must complete before the DMV will let you test for your permit.
The theory half of the federal ELDT requirement for a first-time Class B license.
Already hold a Class B? You still need ELDT before the DMV will upgrade you to Class A, but only the upgrade curriculum, which is shorter than the full Class A course.
The H endorsement pays more, opens tanker and fuel jobs, and is the endorsement most carriers ask for.
Bus, shuttle, transit and motorcoach jobs need the P endorsement, and P requires ELDT theory before the DMV knowledge test.
The tanker endorsement is NOT an ELDT course - there is no federal training requirement for N.
LTL carriers and the big parcel fleets want the T endorsement.
ELDT has two halves. Theory can be done online. Behind-the-wheel has to happen on a real truck with a registered provider. Here is the order that keeps your timeline at three to four weeks.
Two hours on ELDT365. Filed to the registry instantly.
Bring your medical card and documents. Walk out with your permit.
15 or 30 hours on our trucks in Pomona while you hold the permit 14 days.
We take you to the DMV in our truck. Pass, and you are licensed.
The questions we get asked every day, answered in plain English.
Start the online course now, then call us to lock in your behind-the-wheel start date.
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