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Free Minnesota CDL HazMat Practice Test 2024

Part of mandatory Entry-Level Driver Training Course Based on 2024 MN commercial driver's license manualAvailable in EN, ES
30questions
6mistakes allowed
80%passing score

Transporting cargo across Minnesota’s rolling plains, extensive lakes, and river valleys, especially along the Mississippi River, offers a unique mix of beauty and challenges. From navigating the snow and ice of its winter weather to the occasional spring flood, you’ll face a pretty dynamic environment. Adding the Hazardous Materials (Hazmat) endorsement to your Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) prepares you to meet these challenges while transporting cargo that only a special kind of driver can haul. It opens the door to more job opportunities and may result in higher pay!

The Hazmat endorsement enables drivers to transport materials classified as hazardous by the U.S. government. In the North Star State, hazardous materials include ethanol, ammonia (used in agriculture), petroleum products, and industrial chemicals. Some prominent organizations in Minnesota, such as Cargill, Inc. (Wayzata) with its agricultural chemicals and biofuels, 3M (Maplewood), a huge worldwide organization with its industrial and specialty chemicals, and Flint Hills Resources (Rosemount), a major petroleum refinery, rely on skilled drivers with the Hazmat endorsement for these logistics needs.

The Hazmat endorsement process is designed to ensure that drivers with this credential are well-trained to safely transport these materials. As such, there are several steps in place. The process starts with a mandatory fingerprinting and background check conducted by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). Results from TSA can take weeks, so you’ll want to study and practice in the meantime for the second step: the DVS knowledge test. This test covers federal regulations, substance handling, packaging, quantity limits, and transport configurations for hazardous materials and requires a score of 80% to pass. Minnesota’s 30-question knowledge test, once passed, moves drivers closer to unlocking new opportunities (Minnesota CDL Handbook 2024).

Don’t worry if this process seems overwhelming. Our online Minnesota DVS Hazmat Endorsement practice tests are designed to avoid unnecessary information and are streamlined to resemble what you will face on the official DVS test. We also provide immediate feedback on each response so you learn efficiently without waiting until the end for corrections. Once you receive your TSA results and feel prepared from the practice, you’ll drive on Minnesota’s snowy highways or by one of its magnificent lakes to the DVS with the necessary documents, pay the fees, pass the test, and start the next level of your career.

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Perfect for

  • First-time MN CDL and CLP applicants
  • CDL holders adding endorsements
  • MN CDL renewal applicants
MN commercial driver's license

What to expect on the actual exam

How many questions30
How many correct answers to pass24
Passing score80%
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List of questions (classic view)

  1. Cargo tanks are
  2. A placarded vehicle must carry a fire extinguisher with a minimum rating of
  3. What is the purpose of a driver placarding his or her vehicle?
  4. How often should you check the tires on a placarded trailer that has dual tires?
  5. Which of the following materials are acceptable floor liners for moving Division 1.1 or 1.2 materials?
  6. A safe haven is
  7. Which of the following hazard classes uses a transport index to determine how much of it can be loaded on a single vehicle for transport?
  8. When shippers package the material, they are trying to
  9. To determine if you need to use placards, which of the following is NOT something you need to know?
  10. Which of the following are necessary qualifications for non-bulk packaging?
  11. You must NEVER smoke or perform any activity involving fire within 25 feet of
  12. What is a technical name?
  13. What action should you take if you discover your hazardous materials shipment leaking at a rest stop but there is no phone available?
  14. What are the major differences between cargo tanks and portable tanks?
  15. Which of the following three hazard classes should NOT be placed into a temperature-controlled trailer (one with a heater/air conditioner unit)?
  16. The Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG)
  17. If you are carrying Division 1.2 or 1.3 materials, how far away must you park from a bridge, tunnel, or building?
  18. If you are already carrying 100 pounds of silver cyanide, what precautions must you take if you are given papers at a dock to carry 100 cartons of battery acid?
  19. In what location must you keep your shipping papers that describe any hazardous materials?
  20. If you are carrying Division 1.2 or 1.3 materials, how far away must you park from the traveled portion of the roadway?
  21. Your engine runs a pump when you are delivering compressed gas. After finishing the delivery, when should you turn off the engine?
  22. Which of the following is NOT an acceptable type of marking for hazardous materials?
  23. Do you need to stop before a railroad crossing if you are hauling 100 pounds of Division 4.3 materials?
  24. What are the two main places where the hazardous material identification number appears?
  25. Besides the shipping papers and the packages, the other two places where the hazardous material identification number must appear are
  26. A vehicle placarded for hazardous materials must have placards on ____ sides.
  27. Division 1.1 or 1.2 explosives must not be transported in a combination vehicle if the vehicle includes
  28. If you are carrying a total of less than 200 pounds of the hazard classes in Placard Table 1,
  29. Identification numbers are preceded by the letters "UN" or "NA." The letters "NA" are associated with proper shipping names that are used where?
  30. If there is an "RQ" before or after the item description on the shipping paper, it means that

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