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Based on official Iowa exam questions

IA CDL Tanker Vehicles Endorsement Practice Test 2025

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

There are plenty of advantages to being a commercial truck driver, such as enjoying the freedom of the open road while earning a living. However, some career choices need to be made that may add to your earning potential and job satisfaction. It’s about more than making a quick buck in Cedar Rapids. The amount of driving time needed to be spent and the types of cargo you prefer to transport are important considerations as well. By adding a tanker endorsement to your Iowa Commercial Driver’s License (CDL), you’ll discover multiple options to make your drive time a perfect fit for you.

Our Iowa DOT CDL tanker endorsement practice test is designed to teach you the rules and regulations you must know and how to actively think about applying them to various driving situations. The practice test contains 20 questions to assess your current knowledge level and determine the information you should focus on learning to better understand tanker operations. Among several other requirements for obtaining a CDL tanker endorsement, you must pass an official knowledge test. You must correctly answer a minimum of 80% of the 20 questions on the official knowledge test to receive a passing score. Using questions similar to those on the official knowledge test, the practice test prepares you for the actual testing experience while reducing your stress and increasing your confidence.

This Iowa DOT CDL tanker endorsement test provides expert instruction supported by reliable information from credible sources. The practice test is based on the most recent Iowa DOT CDL manual (Iowa CDL Handbook 2025) and is up to date as of November 2025. If you get a question wrong, the practice test provides you with a detailed explanation of the correct answer. You get more than surface knowledge, as you would by using a study guide, because the practice test explains the logic supporting the answer and how to apply it. Study guides train you to memorize the answers to the questions. The practice test is designed to a higher standard of learning that assists you in absorbing and retaining the information you learn. Your driving skills and confidence will increase to levels that enable you to pass the official knowledge test on your first attempt.

Before you go telling your friends about the benefits of the CDL tanker endorsement, you need to know that a Hazardous Material (HazMat) endorsement qualifies you for even more driving opportunities. Our CDL HazMat endorsement practice test is located at https://driving-tests.org/iowa/ia-cdl-hazmat-practice-test/ and teaches you the nuts and bolts of transporting cargo deemed to be hazardous, such as flammable liquids and compressed gases.

The Fenelon Place Elevator cars are designed to counterbalance each other while operating, and you can elevate your driving skills to meet your career goals with the practice tests at https://driving-tests.org/iowa/.

10 min to complete
Available in EN and ES
IA commercial driver's license
Real exam-style pitfalls you’ll practice:
Common Traps
Distractors
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Authored and curated by Steven Litvintchouk, M.S.

Chief Educational Researcher (ACES member)
Methodology & Editorial Policy
Last verified for accuracy: November 2025 (reviewed weekly)

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20

questions

16

correct answers to pass

80%

passing score

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