- Updated for January 2025
- Based on 2025 NV commercial driver's license manual
Free Nevada CDL HazMat Practice Test 2025
From the dense traffic of Las Vegas and Reno to the open expanse of its rural areas, Nevada presents an array of driving experiences. You’ll witness mostly mountainous and arid regions like the Sierra Nevada range and vast deserts, which create challenges such as steep grades, high winds, and extreme temperatures. Adding the Hazardous Materials (Hazmat) endorsement to your Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) is an amazing way to increase your marketability as well as your earning potential as you experience all the state has to offer! Transporting cargo that the U.S. government has labeled hazardous comes with its challenges. However, the rewards offered and the additional opportunities available with the endorsement make it worthwhile.
In the Silver State, hazardous materials transported include explosives, flammable liquids and gasses, radioactive materials, and hazardous waste. The state’s mining and energy industries frequently require the transport of chemicals like cyanide and petroleum products. Large organizations in Nevada, such as Barrick Gold Corporation in Elko (involved in mining operations requiring transport of chemicals like cyanide), Southwest Gas Corporation in Las Vegas (distributing natural gas), NV Energy in Reno (dealing in power generation and transport of fuels like propane) rely on Hazmat drivers. These are just a few of the many companies requiring this endorsement.
“So, what’s the process for adding this endorsement?” It starts with a mandatory fingerprinting and background check conducted by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). Results from TSA can take weeks, so you should use that time to study and practice for the second step: the DMV knowledge test. This test covers federal regulations, substance handling, packaging, quantity limits, and transport configurations for hazardous materials. With a score of 80% on Nevada’s 30-question knowledge test, you will pass the test (Nevada CDL Handbook 2025).
The good news is we’ve simplified this process. Our Nevada DMV Hazmat Endorsement practice tests are designed to avoid unnecessary information and resemble what you will face on the official DMV test. You will be given immediate feedback on each response, so you’ll learn as you go and can take our practice tests as many times as you need to comfortably pass. Once you receive your TSA results and feel prepared, you’ll visit the DMV with the necessary documents, pay the fees, and pass the test.
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- To determine if you need to use placards, which of the following is NOT something you need to know?
- 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?
- The Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG)
- Which of the following is NOT an acceptable type of marking for hazardous materials?
- What are the major differences between cargo tanks and portable tanks?
- A placarded vehicle must carry a fire extinguisher with a minimum rating of
- If you are carrying Division 1.2 or 1.3 materials, how far away must you park from a bridge, tunnel, or building?
- Which of the following three hazard classes should NOT be placed into a temperature-controlled trailer (one with a heater/air conditioner unit)?
- Besides the shipping papers and the packages, the other two places where the hazardous material identification number must appear are
- In what location must you keep your shipping papers that describe any hazardous materials?
- If you are carrying Division 1.2 or 1.3 materials, how far away must you park from the traveled portion of the roadway?
- What is the purpose of a driver placarding his or her vehicle?
- What are the two main places where the hazardous material identification number appears?
- Which of the following materials are acceptable floor liners for transporting Division 1.1 or 1.2 materials?
- 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?
- How often should you check the tires on a placarded trailer that has dual tires?
- What action should you take if you discover your hazardous materials shipment leaking at a rest stop but there is no phone available?
- Cargo tanks are
- Which of the following are necessary qualifications for non-bulk packaging?
- Do you need to stop before a railroad crossing if you are hauling 100 pounds of Division 4.3 materials?
- What is a technical name?
- You must NEVER smoke or perform any activity involving fire within 25 feet of
- When shippers package the material, they are trying to
- Your engine runs a pump when you are delivering compressed gas. After finishing the delivery, when should you turn off the engine?
- A safe haven is
- Division 1.1 or 1.2 explosives must not be transported in a combination vehicle if the vehicle includes
- If you are carrying a total of less than 200 pounds of the hazard classes in Placard Table 1,
- For the hazard classes in Placard Table 2, you must use placards only if you are transporting a total of
- NO ONE may smoke within 25 feet of any vehicle that contains explosives, oxidizers, or
- Placards must be at least _______ from all other markings.
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