# Minimum Training Requirements for Entry-Level Commercial Motor Vehicle Operators
> **Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration** · Final rule. · Published 2016-12-08 · Effective 2017-02-06 · 81 FR 88732
## Document
- **Document number:** 2016-28012
- **Category:** motor-carrier
- **Sub-agency:** Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
- **Federal Register citation:** 81 FR 88732
- **CFR reference:** 49 CFR 380
- **Publication date:** 2016-12-08
- **Effective date:** 2017-02-06
- **DOT docket:** FMCSA-2007-27748
## Abstract

FMCSA establishes new minimum training standards for certain individuals applying for their commercial driver's license (CDL) for the first time; an upgrade of their CDL (e.g., a Class B CDL holder seeking a Class A CDL); or a hazardous materials (H), passenger (P), or school bus (S) endorsement for the first time. These individuals are subject to the entry-level driver training (ELDT) requirements and must complete a prescribed program of instruction provided by an entity that is listed on FMCSA's Training Provider Registry (TPR). FMCSA will submit training certification information to State driver licensing agencies (SDLAs), who may only administer CDL skills tests to applicants for the Class A and B CDL, and/or the P or S endorsements, or knowledge test for the H endorsement, after verifying the certification information is present in the driver's record.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/08/2016-28012/minimum-training-requirements-for-entry-level-commercial-motor-vehicle-operators)
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