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Regulatory Guidance

Welcome to the FMCSA Guidance Portal. This web portal is a searchable, indexed database that contains and links to all guidance documents in effect from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. The guidance documents lack the force and effect of law, unless expressly authorized by statute or incorporated into a contract.

To comment on any guidance document, or to request issuance, reconsideration, modification, or rescission of any guidance document, please identify the guidance document in your request and send it to: FMCSAguidance@dot.gov. NOTE: The FMCSAguidance mailbox is not intended to serve as a mailbox for general inquiries. For inquiries that go beyond the limited purpose of the FMCSAguidance mailbox, please call FMCSA's Information Line (800-832-5660) or visit FMCSA's "Contact Us" page to send your inquiry to the appropriate mailbox.

Subject Agency Identifier Topic Issued Date
§380.707 – Entry-level training provider Guidance Q&A Question 22: Can theory and behind-the-wheel (BTW) training be provided by separate training providers? FMCSA-ELDT-380.707-Q022 Commercial Driver License; Entry level Driver Training
§380.707 – Entry-level training provider Guidance Q&A Question 8: Who can provide entry-level driver training (ELDT)? FMCSA-ELDT-380.707-Q008 Commercial Driver License; Entry level Driver Training
§380.703 – Requirements for listing on the training provider registry (TPR) Guidance Q&A Question 9: How can an entity become eligible to be listed on the Training Provider Registry? FMCSA-ELDT-380.703-Q009 Commercial Driver License; Entry level Driver Training
§380.603 – Applicability (ELDT) Guidance Q&A Question 1: Who is subject to entry-level driver training (ELDT) requirements? FMCSA-ELDT-380.603-Q001 Commercial Driver License; Entry level Driver Training
§380.605 – Definitions Guidance Q&A Question 18: Must training providers be accredited in order to get listed on the Training Provider Registry? FMCSA-ELDT-380.605-Q018 Commercial Driver License; Entry level Driver Training
§380.605 – Definitions Guidance Q&A Question 17: Does the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) certify or approve training instructors for listing on the Training Provider Registry (TPR)? FMCSA-ELDT-380.605-Q017 Commercial Driver License; Entry level Driver Training
§380.605 – Definitions Guidance Q&A Question 15: Must training providers comply with State-based training requirements to be listed on the Training Provider Registry? FMCSA-ELDT-380.605-Q015 380.703, Entry level Driver Training , training provider, registry, 380.605
§380.605 – Definitions Guidance Q&A Question 10: What types of entities can apply to be listed on the Training Provider Registry? FMCSA-ELDT-380.605-Q010 Commercial Driver License; Entry level Driver Training
§380.605 – Definitions Guidance Q&A Question 5: Can States impose more stringent standards than those established by the entry-level driver training (ELDT) regulations? FMCSA-ELDT-380.605-Q005 Commercial Driver License; Entry level Driver Training
§380.603 – Applicability Guidance Q&A Question 4: If an applicant held a commercial learner’s permit (CLP) before February 7, 2022, and obtains his or her commercial driver’s license (CDL) before the CLP expires, will he or she be exempt from the ELDT re FMCSA-ELDT-380.603-Q004 Commercial Driver License; Entry level Driver Training