Connecticut CDL & ELDT Training — Online Courses from DLA Academy

We offer five FMCSA-approved ELDT courses: CDL-A Theory ELDT ($20), CDL-B Theory ELDT ($20), Hazmat ELDT ($20), Passenger ELDT ($20), and School Bus ELDT ($20). Each course covers federal ELDT requirements and completes in under 2 hours. We also offer CDL-A Permit Prep ($15), a 119-question DMV practice test for studying before your Commercial Learner's Permit test at the CT DMV — this is not FMCSA ELDT, but a separate study tool. We bundle our courses too: the CDL Complete Bundle ($45) includes CDL-A ELDT, CDL-B ELDT, and Permit Prep; the 3-Endorsement Bundle ($50) includes Hazmat, Passenger, and School Bus; and the Hazmat + DMV Test Prep Bundle ($30) pairs Hazmat ELDT with Permit Prep.

Any individual ELDT course — CDL-A, CDL-B, Hazmat, Passenger, or School Bus — completes in under 2 hours. Most drivers finish in 90 minutes or less. You can start and stop as needed; there are no session time limits. Once you finish, your completion is auto-submitted to the FMCSA Training Provider Registry within 24 hours, and the CT DMV can verify it there.

Yes. ELDT covers the federal theory requirements, but you must complete BTW training separately at a local FMCSA-registered provider before you can take the CT DMV skills test for your Class A or Class B license. DLA Academy does not provide BTW — you'll arrange that with a training school in Connecticut. The ELDT is just the first step.

Anyone who received their first CDL on or after February 7, 2022, must have completed FMCSA-approved ELDT before the skills test. If you got your CDL before that date, you are grandfathered and don't need to repeat ELDT for that license class. However, if you are upgrading from Class B to Class A, or adding any new endorsement (H, P, or S) after February 7, 2022, you must complete the relevant ELDT course — grandfathering does not apply to new endorsements or class upgrades.

If you are adding the Hazmat (H) endorsement, you must complete a TSA background check and fingerprinting through IDEMIA Universal Enroll (idemia.com/enroll). This is separate from the Hazmat ELDT course. You'll set up your IDEMIA appointment on your own schedule, and the CT DMV will verify your TSA clearance when you apply for the endorsement.