See what you'd save — and see the course
On the left, what per-student fees are costing you today versus owning your course outright. On the right, real video and screens from a course we built.
What are per-student fees costing you?
Third-party platforms charge you for every student, forever. Slide in your numbers and compare it to a course you own outright.
You pay today · per year
$7,500
You pay today · over 3 years
$22,500
Payback period
1.3 yrs
Build cost as % of tuition revenue
1.2%
One-time build priceexample scenario
$10,000
Price for a Full Theory build.
Solid: a 1.3-year payback on per-student fees, and just 1.2% of your annual tuition revenue. Easy yes for most schools.
Example scenario — your build price depends on scope; founding pricing is quoted live on a call.
This is what your students would see
Real screens and video from a course we built — branded, and mapped to the federal curriculum. Play the walkthrough, then click through the examples.
Intro: Overview & Safety
A narrated video lesson from a course we built — the same production quality your students would train on, branded as your school.
Custom, FMCSA-compliant ELDT courses — branded as your school, owned by you.
Stop paying per-student fees to train under someone else's brand. We build your Entry-Level Driver Training theory course to the federal curriculum, put your name on every screen, and hand it to you — you own it outright, and every student after that costs you nothing.
We fill your funnel — and train them
Every other vendor sells you one half of the problem. First In Systems is a lead-capture company that now builds ELDT training: our AI receptionist answers every call, text, and chat and books the enrollment — and your branded course trains that student to the federal curriculum. One partner, from first phone call to trained driver.
Lead capture that never misses
Prospective students call between jobs and at night. Our AI receptionist picks up every time, answers their questions, qualifies them, and books the conversation — so your funnel stays full while you're on the range.
Your own ELDT theory course
Those students have to complete ELDT theory before they can test. Instead of sending them — and a per-student fee — to a third-party platform, they train in a course that carries your school's name and belongs to you.
What's included
The federal ELDT mandate isn't optional — every entry-level driver you train has to complete this curriculum before they can take the CDL skills test. You have to solve it either way. The question is whether you rent the solution or own it.
Class A & B theory curriculum
Every theory topic the federal curriculum requires — basic operation, safe operating procedures, advanced practices, vehicle systems, and non-driving activities — built as your branded online course.
Vehicle inspection / pre-trip training
Pre-trip, en-route, and post-trip inspection instruction that maps directly to the curriculum and preps students for the skills test.
Behind-the-wheel lesson plans
Structured range and public-road lesson plans for the BTW instruction you deliver — documented so your records hold up.
Hazmat (H) endorsement theory
The required theory course for drivers adding a hazardous materials endorsement — a revenue line most schools leave on the table.
Your brand on every screen
Your name, your logo, your colors. Students train with your school — not a third-party platform with your logo bolted on.
Progress tracking & completion records
Per-student progress, assessment scores, and completion records — the paper trail you need when it's time to report and when an auditor asks.
✓ “Federally required” = mandated by the FMCSA entry-level driver training rule for the license classes and endorsements you offer.
Meets FMCSA ELDT requirements — 49 CFR Part 380
Your course is built directly against the federal ELDT curriculum in 49 CFR Part 380, and we prove it: every school gets a topic-by-topic crosswalk mapping each required curriculum item to the exact lesson that covers it. That crosswalk is your documentation when you certify on the Training Provider Registry — and your answer if an auditor ever asks.
One thing you should know: FMCSA doesn't “approve” training courses — providers self-certify on the Training Provider Registry. Any vendor claiming to be “FMCSA-approved” is telling you something about how carefully they read the rule. What matters is that your curriculum actually covers Part 380 — and that you can show it.
The crosswalk, in practice
- Every Part 380 appendix topic listed, in order
- Each topic mapped to the specific lesson and assessment that covers it
- Ready to file with your Training Provider Registry certification
- Updated with your course whenever the curriculum changes
How it works
You stay in control at every step — the course, the certification, and the student relationship are all yours. We do the heavy lifting to get you there.
We build it and map it
We build your theory course to the 49 CFR Part 380 curriculum, branded end-to-end as your school, and deliver the topic-by-topic crosswalk that documents the coverage.
You self-certify on the TPR
With the course and crosswalk in hand, you register on FMCSA's Training Provider Registry as the training provider. You're the provider of record — not us, not a platform.
Your drivers train in your course
Students complete theory online under your brand, at their own pace, with progress and assessment records tracked automatically.
You deliver BTW and report
You run behind-the-wheel training with the included lesson plans and submit driver completions to the TPR — with records ready if anyone ever asks.
Now onboarding a founding group of schools
We're building custom courses for a small founding group of CDL schools — spots are limited so every build gets our full attention. Founding schools get founding pricing, locked in. When the group is full, it's full.
Questions school owners ask
Is it compliant?
The course is built directly against the federal ELDT curriculum in 49 CFR Part 380, and you get a topic-by-topic crosswalk documenting exactly where each required topic is covered. To be precise about how ELDT works: FMCSA does not "approve" or certify courses — training providers self-certify their curriculum on the Training Provider Registry. Your school stays the registered provider of record, and the crosswalk is the documentation that backs your self-certification.
Do you actually own the course?
Yes — the course is your asset: your brand, your content, built for your school. You choose how you run it. We can hand over all the assets so it's entirely in your hands, or — if you'd rather not manage software — we can host it for you, branded as your school. Either way it's yours, there are no per-student fees, and you stay the registered training provider in control of your own compliance.
Are there per-student fees?
No per-student fees, ever. You pay once to build the course; after that, training 50 students costs the same as training 500 — you're never charged per head. If you'd like us to host it for you rather than take the files yourself, that's a simple flat option we'll walk through on a call.
What about our state's extra requirements?
Some states layer additional topics or requirements on top of the federal baseline. We map your state's added requirements during the build so your curriculum reflects both federal and state topics — and it's all documented in the crosswalk we hand you. Any state seat-time or hour minimums are met through how your school delivers training; we make sure the content covers everything required.
See your course — and your numbers
On a short call we'll walk you through a branded course, hand you the compliance crosswalk, and run the ROI calculator against your real student volume. Founding pricing is quoted live — no public rate card, no pressure.