What you'll learn

You learn the federal theory curriculum for Class A or B trucks, then practice inspections, backing, parking and coupling on a range and drive public roads with a registered training provider.

• Basic Operation and Safe Operating Procedures
• Advanced Operating Practices
• Vehicle Systems and Reporting Malfunctions
• Range skills: inspections, backing, parking, coupling
• Public road driving, hazard perception, hours of service

Source: the provider's official page ↗

Is this right for you?

Level

Beginner People new to this. You can start today with no experience.

What you get

A certificate from a name employers know, ready to add to LinkedIn and your résumé the day you finish.

How you learn

Online, self paced.

How to use it

Add it to LinkedIn under Licenses and certifications, post it with one thing you learned, and name the exact skills on your résumé. Then bring it up in interviews and show how you use AI to get more done.

Why it's worth it

Required to work in this field where it applies, and the first thing employers check. Get it and every door in the field opens.

Time

Provider specific; FMCSA sets minimum curriculum, not hours, on the cited pages.

Before you start

Applies to anyone obtaining a Class A or B CDL for the first time, upgrading B to A, or obtaining an S, P or H endorsement for the first time, unless the CDL or endorsement was issued before February 7, 2022 (or a pre 2022 CLP rule applies) or a 49 CFR Part 383 skills test exception applies.

How you are tested

Theory and behind the wheel training from a provider listed on the Training Provider Registry; the provider submits completion to FMCSA.

Renewal

None stated; completion is recorded once in the registry.

Full cost details

Set by the registered training provider; not published by FMCSA.

Where it applies

United States federal baseline; some states add requirements

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Sources and what we verified

FMCSA ELDT applicability and Feb 7, 2022 cutoff ↗FMCSA Training Provider Registry: steps for drivers ↗

What we verified: ELDT page confirms who is covered and exemptions. TPR site confirms Theory and Behind the Wheel training types for Class A, Class B, Passenger, School Bus and Hazardous Materials, and that the provider submits the driver's certification to FMCSA. awardType completion because completion is certified into the registry; it is not a free award since providers charge.

Fees and eligibility can change. Confirm current terms with the issuer before you pay.

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