What changed
Since February 7, 2022 (49 CFR §380.600), first-time Class A or B CDL applicants, Class A or B upgrades, and first-time P, S or H endorsement applicants must complete training from a provider listed on FMCSA's Training Provider Registry (TPR) at tpr.fmcsa.dot.gov (49 CFR §380.609). The provider transmits the training certification through the TPR by midnight of the second business day after the trainee completes training (§380.717), and the state may not give the skills test (or the H endorsement knowledge test) until it verifies that training was completed (§383.73).
FMCSA can remove providers that fail to meet TPR requirements (§§380.721-380.723). Training conducted after a provider's removal date is invalid, and in cases of fraud or criminal behavior in which trainees knowingly participated, FMCSA reserves the right to retroactively invalidate training (§380.723).
How to verify
Look up the training school on the TPR's public "Find a Provider" search. If you choose to document the check, note the date, the person verifying, and the provider listing in your hiring file.
If the school is not listed, ask the driver about their training record and contact FMCSA through the TPR website.
Implications for hiring
Because the state checks ELDT completion before the skills test, a driver holding a Class A or B CDL obtained under the ELDT rule has already passed that check. Part 380 does not require carriers to hold a driver out of safety-sensitive duty pending a separate ELDT check; the carrier's blocking requirements are driver qualification under Part 391, the Clearinghouse pre-employment query (§382.701(a)) and the pre-employment drug test (§382.301).
What to do next
Add an optional TPR provider lookup to your driver onboarding checklist alongside the required Clearinghouse pre-employment query and the pre-employment drug test. Our /guides/eldt-cdl-training-requirements page covers the full ELDT regulatory framework.