How to verify an ELDT training provider

Why this check matters

Your state won't give you a CDL skills test, or a hazmat knowledge test, until it sees your ELDT completion in FMCSA's Training Provider Registry (TPR). Only a provider listed on that registry can submit a completion. If the company you pay isn't listed, or isn't listed for your training type, the money and the hours don't count toward your license.

The registry has also changed a lot. FMCSA removed about 3,000 providers in early December 2025 and put roughly 4,500 more on notice. By late October 2026, FMCSA said it had removed more than 10,000 providers since December 2025. A school that was listed last year may not be listed today, so check the live registry, not a screenshot or a badge on someone's website.

Look up a provider in five steps

Here's the registry search as it worked when we checked it on October 30, 2026. You don't need an account to search.

1. Open the provider search

   Go to tpr.fmcsa.dot.gov/Search. You'll see three search boxes across the top: Training Type, Location and Provider Name.

2. Choose the right tab

   Results are split into three tabs, each with a count: In-Person, Online and Traveling Provider. For online theory, use the Online tab. On the day we checked, it showed 725 online locations.

3. Search by name

   Type the provider's name, or part of it, into Provider Name and press Enter. Try both the brand name and the legal company name, since a provider can list its locations under either. Leave the Public / Private / Both filter on Public unless you're an employee of a company that trains only its own drivers.

4. Expand the listing

   Each result shows the location name, provider name, phone and a website link. Select Show More to reveal the email address and the line that matters most: Theory Training Offered.

5. Match it to your credential

   Confirm your training type appears in that line: Class A, Class B, Passenger, School Bus or Hazardous Materials. If you need Class A theory and the listing only shows Class B, that provider can't report your Class A theory.

Want the whole list? The search page has a Download all Training Locations link that exports every registered location as a spreadsheet. It's handy for fleets and schools vetting several providers at once.

What to inspect before you pay

A name match is the start, not the finish. Run through this list with the listing open.

• Right training type. "Theory Training Offered" includes the exact credential you're pursuing. Class A, Class B and Hazmat are separate entries.
• Right delivery method. For online theory, the provider has an entry under the Online tab, not just an in-person campus.
• Public, if you're buying as an individual. Private listings serve a company's own employees.
• The seller names the provider. If you buy through a brand like ours, the seller should say which registered provider delivers the course, and that exact name should appear in the registry.
• Contact details line up. The phone, website and email on the listing match what the course website shows, or the seller explains the relationship.
• The provider reports for you. The provider submits your completion, by midnight of the second business day after you finish. Nobody should ask you to upload your own completion. How completion reporting works.
• Your state agrees. Some states add requirements above the federal minimum. Check your state licensing agency's ELDT page before you enroll.

Apply the same check to us

RapidELDT sells course access, and the course is delivered by our training partner, SaferELDT, which reports your completion to the registry. Run the same search for our partner that you'd run for anyone else. If anything you see doesn't line up with the course you need, ask us before you buy.

If something doesn't match

• Provider not found: try the legal name, a shorter search term, and both the Online and In-Person tabs. Still nothing? Don't pay until the seller shows you the exact registry listing.
• Listed, but not for your type: that provider can't report your training. Choose another course or provider.
• You already paid and the provider disappeared from the registry: contact the provider in writing and save your receipts. Training done after a removal date doesn't count, so check with your state licensing agency before you test.

Comparing several courses? Our guide to choosing an online ELDT course covers what to look for beyond the registry.