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  • Updated for December 2024
  • Based on 2024 NV commercial driver's license manual

Free Nevada CDL HazMat Practice Test 2024

Many people only associate the city of Las Vegas with Nevada, but the state is a complex mix of cities and businesses which produce products that must then reach customers around the US and the world with the help of the state’s commercial vehicle drivers. Today, you will be taking an important step toward a more versatile commercial driving career in Nevada: receiving your Hazardous Materials (HazMat) endorsement. To prepare for your endorsement exam, you will now take a practice test with 30 multiple-choice questions based on information and review questions directly from the Nevada Commercial Driver License Manual. Each question also has a hint if you need it and an explanation, which you should read carefully as each has been written to provide you with information that will help on your real HazMat exam. Take this practice exam as often as you need until you receive a score that may help you pass your HazMat exam the first time (80% or better recommended) and you are comfortable with the subject matter. Good luck today on your practice test, in the future on your real HazMat endorsement exam, and drive safely!

  • Perfect for first-time and renewal CDL/CLP applicants, and those adding endorsements

What you need to know

7 min to complete
Available in EN and ES
Verified by Steven Litvintchouk, M.S., Chief Educational Researcher, Member of ACES. See our detailed commitment to accuracy and quality in our practice tests.

What to expect on the actual NV DMV exam

30

questions

24

correct answers to pass

80%

passing score

List of questions (classic view)

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