CDL Hazmat Test Questions and Answers 2024 [PDF]

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You must have a commercial driver’s license (CDL) with a hazardous materials endorsement before driving vehicles carrying hazardous materials that require placards. You must pass a written test on the regulations and requirements to get this endorsement.

Our CDL Hazmat Test Questions and Answers PDF will help you prepare for the written test. However, this is only the beginning. Most drivers need to know much more on the job. You can learn more by reading and understanding the federal and state rules applicable to hazardous materials as well as attending hazardous materials training courses.

CDL Hazmat Test Questions and Answers

Test Name	CDL Practice Test 2024
Language	English
License	Endorsements Permit
Total Questions	30
Test For	Commercial Driver License
Test Preparation	Hazardous Material Endorsements
Country	USA
Explanation	No

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CDL Hazardous Materials Test

1 / 30

f you are transporting hazardous cargo, what is an acceptable place to keep the shipping papers?

A) In a pouch in the driver’s door

B) All of the above

C) On the driver’s seat when you are not in the vehicle

D) Anywhere within reach and within view

2 / 30

You should not smoke or carry a lighted cigarette, cigar, or pipe within 25 feet of any vehicle that contains

A) explosives

B) All of the above

C) oxidizers

D) flammables

3 / 30

Your load contains 10 pounds of radioactive material, 500 pounds of flammable gas, and 1,000 pounds of nonflammable gas. What placards do you need?

A) RADIOACTIVE, FLAMMABLE GAS, NONFLAMMABLE GAS

B) RADIOACTIVE, NONFLAMMABLE GAS

C) RADIOACTIVE, FLAMMABLE GAS

D) NONFLAMMABLE GAS

4 / 30

With which division(s) of explosives must you use a floor lining?

A) 4.1

B) 1.1, 1.2, and 1.3

C) 2.1, 2.2, and 2.3

D) 6.1

5 / 30

You discover a fire in your vehicle while transporting hazardous materials. Which of the following is a proper procedure?

A) Run for help.

B) Put the shipping papers in the driver’s door and leave the vehicle.

C) Use a fire extinguisher to fight a cargo fire.

D) Feel the cargo doors to see if they are hot.

6 / 30

Which of the following combinations of materials in the same vehicle is allowed?

A) Silver cyanide and battery acid

B) None of the above

C) Division 1.1 (Class A) explosives and charged storage batteries

D) Poison A and organic peroxide

7 / 30

The _________ pays for the cleanup of contaminated parking lots, roadways, and drainage ditches caused by cargo leakage.

A) carrier

B) shipper

C) driver

D) Department of Transportation

8 / 30

You cannot have overhang or tailgate loads of

A) explosives, flammable solids, or oxidizing materials.

B) explosives, flammable liquids, or oxidizing materials.

C) flammable solids, flammable liquids, or oxidizing materials.

D) explosives, flammable solids, or flammable liquids.

9 / 30

You must carry with you a written route plan when transporting

A) radioactive materials.

B) Division 1.1, 1.2, or 1.3 explosives.

C) Division 1.1 explosives.

D) Division 1.4 explosives.

10 / 30

You have had an accident while transporting hazardous materials. In which of the following circumstances must you or your employer phone the National Response Center?

A) A person suffers a minor injury as a result of the accident and is treated at the scene.

B) A person is killed as a result of the accident.

C) All of the above

D) Estimated property damage of $10,000 occurs as a result of the accident.

11 / 30

n order to determine which placards you must use for a particular hazardous material, which column of the Hazardous Materials Table should you check?

A) Column 2, “Hazard materials descriptions and proper shipping names”

B) Column 4, “Label(s) required”

C) Column 3a, “Identification number”

D) Column 3, “Hazard class”

12 / 30

What does the transport index on a package label tell you?

A) How far the package can be transported safely

B) The degree of control needed during transport

C) How much the package weighs

D) The reportable quantity for a spill

13 / 30

What does a star after an entry in the List of Hazardous Substances and Reportable Quantities mean?

A) This substance is a poison.

B) This substance also appears in the Hazardous Materials Table.

C) This substance is not hazardous.

D) This substance is extremely hazardous.

14 / 30

A package labeled _________ should not be loaded in the driver’s cab or sleeper.

A) POISON or POISON GAS

B) POISON GAS or IRRITANT

C) POISON, POISON GAS, or IRRITANT

D) POISON or IRRITANT

15 / 30

Corrosive liquids should never be loaded next to or above

A) flammable solids.

B) All of the above

C) oxidizing materials.

D) Class A explosives.

16 / 30

If a shipment contains hazardous materials requiring placards, who is responsible for placarding the vehicle?

A) The carrier

B) A law enforcement officer

C) The driver

D) The shipper

17 / 30

For any package labeled INHALATION HAZARD, the vehicle transporting that package must have ______ placards

A) DANGEROUS

B) OXYGEN

C) POISON

D) OXIDIZER

18 / 30

Your vehicle is involved in a collision while you are transporting explosives. Which of the following is a proper thing to do?

A) Place the explosives at least 100 feet from the vehicles and occupied buildings.

B) Get bystanders to assist you in emptying your vehicle.

C) None of the above

D) Separate the vehicles from each other, and then remove the explosives from your vehicle.

19 / 30

You are transporting hazardous materials in a vehicle with dual tires and have just checked your tires for proper inflation. How soon must you stop and check your tire pressure again?

A) In 50 miles

B) In 3 hours

C) In 1 hour

D) In 2 hours or 100 miles, whichever is less

20 / 30

If you discover a cargo leak, what should you do?

A) Identify the material by using shipping papers, labels, or package location.

B) Stay in your vehicle until help comes.

C) Try to find the source of the leak by smell.

D) Park upwind of people and buildings.

21 / 30

Besides the material’s hazard class, what else determines which placards you must use?

A) The distance you are traveling

B) The amount of material being shipped

C) The cost of the material

D) The weight of your vehicle

22 / 30

A driver transporting _________ in cargo tanks must have an approved gas mask in the vehicle.

A) carbon dioxide

B) gasoline

C) oxygen

D) chlorine

23 / 30

A placarded vehicle must have _____ identical placards.

A) 5

B) 2

C) 3

D) 4

24 / 30

If hazardous material is spilling from your vehicle, what should you do?

A) Park your vehicle and send someone else for help.

B) Park your vehicle and go for help.

C) Drive to the nearest phone booth and call for help.

D) Drive to the nearest truck stop and get help.

25 / 30

You are transporting Class B explosives and your vehicle breaks down. What should you use to signal for help?

A) Yellow electric lights

B) Fusees

C) Flares

D) Reflective triangles

26 / 30

The person watching someone load or unload a cargo tank must be within ____ feet of the tank

A) 20

B) 25

C) 10

D) 50

27 / 30

You should not transport substances that are “Forbidden.” In which column of the Hazardous Materials Table should you look to determine if a material you have been given by a shipper is forbidden?

A) Column 3a, “Identification number”

B) Column 4, “Label(s) required”

C) Column 1, “+/A/W”

D) Column 3, “Hazard class”

28 / 30

You are transporting Division 1.1 explosives and you need to park and leave your vehicle. You may let someone else watch your vehicle if your vehicle is

A) parked on the shipper’s property.

B) carrying less than 100 pounds of Division 1.1 explosives.

C) parked for less than 20 minutes.

D) parked on a bridge.

29 / 30

Which three classes of hazardous materials should not be loaded in a cargo space that has a heater?

A) Flammable gases, flammable liquids, oxidizers

B) Flammable gases, flammable liquids, flammable solids

C) Explosives, flammable gases, oxidizers

D) Explosives, flammable gases, flammable liquids

30 / 30

Under which of the following circumstances must you stop before crossing railroad tracks?

A) You are carrying chlorine.

B) Your vehicle has an OXYGEN placard.

C) All of the above

D) Your vehicle has empty cargo tanks.

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