- Updated for December 2024
- Based on 2024 AR commercial driver's license manual
Free Arkansas CDL HazMat Practice Test 2024
Whether you’re driving through the steep and winding roads of the Ozark and Ouachita Mountains in the northern and western regions, river crossings over the Mississippi River on the eastern side, or the rolling plains and farmlands in the central and eastern part of the state, there is certainly great beauty to behold in Arkansas as well as economic opportunities for commercial drivers. With your sights set on adding the Hazardous Materials (Hazmat) endorsement to your Commercial Driver’s License (CDL), you need to be aware of a few matters.
With the Hazmat endorsement, you are allowed to transport materials that the U.S. government has judged hazardous. In Arkansas, materials that require a Hazmat endorsement for transport may include agricultural chemicals, petroleum products, industrial chemicals, and explosives and materials for mining. Because of the level of danger involved, the endorsement process includes several hurdles to ensure your safety as well as that of the public and the environment.
You’ll need to pass a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) fingerprinting and background check as well as the DMV knowledge test. The knowledge test addresses federal regulations, substance handling, material packaging, quantity limits, and transport configurations for hazardous materials. A score of 80% on Arkansas’s knowledge test, which is made up of 30 questions, is needed (Arkansas CDL Handbook 2024).
We have simplified this process because of the many economic opportunities available and a significant demand for Hazmat-endorsed drivers. There are multiple industries in Arkansas that require a Hazmat endorsement, including Walmart (Bentonville), Tyson Foods (Springdale), Delek US Holdings (El Dorado), and Nucor Steel (Blytheville), to name a few. So, how can you best prepare?
We have designed our Arkansas DMV Hazmat Endorsement practice tests to mimic what you will face on the official DMV test (https://m.driving-tests.org/arkansas/ar-cdl-hazmat-practice-test/). Additionally, our online practice tests are designed to get straight to what’s relevant for the test and avoid all the extra information you’ll find online. If you miss a question on our practice tests, you are immediately provided with a brief explanation of why a different response is better. Studies have shown that this real-time response aids in the learning process! Once you receive your TSA results (and are prepared because you used the wait time to study and practice), you’ll visit the DMV with the necessary documents, pay the fees, and confidently take the test.
- Perfect for first-time and renewal CDL/CLP applicants, and those adding endorsements
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List of questions (classic view)
- Which of the following materials are acceptable floor liners for transporting Division 1.1 or 1.2 materials?
- 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?
- Which of the following is NOT an acceptable type of marking for hazardous materials?
- Where are the two main places where the hazardous material identification number appears?
- To determine if you need to use placards, you do NOT need to know
- Besides the shipping papers and the packages, the other two places where the hazardous material identification number must appear are
- 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?
- Which of the following three hazard classes should NOT be placed into a temperature-controlled trailer (one with a heater/air conditioner unit)?
- 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 are necessary qualifications for non-bulk packaging?
- A placarded vehicle must carry a fire extinguisher with a minimum rating of
- When shippers package the material, they are trying to
- The Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG)
- Do you need to stop before a railroad crossing if you are hauling 100 pounds of Division 4.3 materials?
- 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
- What is the purpose of a driver placarding his or her vehicle?
- If you are carrying Division 1.2 or 1.3 materials, how far away must you park from the traveled portion of the roadway?
- You must NEVER smoke or perform any activity involving fire within 25 feet of
- What are the major differences between cargo tanks and portable tanks?
- Your engine runs a pump when you are delivering compressed gas. After finishing the delivery, when should you turn off the engine?
- What is a technical name?
- A safe haven is
- In what location must you keep your shipping papers that describe any hazardous materials?
- A vehicle contains 500 pounds each of Division 1.1 materials and Division 1.2 materials. Your vehicle must have
- A shipping paper for hazardous materials must include
- A truck carrying explosives has collided with another vehicle. You should not pull them apart until
- Identification numbers are preceded by the letters "UN" or "NA." The letters "NA" are associated with proper shipping names that are used where?
- If an "X" or "RQ" is in the HM column of a shipping paper entry, then
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