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SD CDL Tanker Vehicles Endorsement Practice Test 2025

  • Perfect for first-time and renewal CDL/CLP applicants, and those adding endorsements
  • Based on 2025 SD commercial driver's license manual
  • Triple-checked for accuracy
  • Updated for July 2025

Are increased earnings and greater job satisfaction things you currently desire from your driving career? You should consider adding a tanker endorsement to your South Dakota Commercial Driver’s License (CDL). A tanker endorsement will get you on the fast track to securing these benefits in Rapid City and many other locations. Tanker drivers are in demand by several employers across multiple economic sectors to meet their transportation needs. The first step to claiming these benefits is to learn the rules and regulations you must know to operate a tanker vehicle.

Our South Dakota DMV CDL tanker endorsement practice test is more effective than traditional study methods in teaching you about tanker operations. The practice test is expertly designed to help you develop the skills necessary to pass the official knowledge test, one of several requirements for obtaining a tanker endorsement. It uses 20 questions and a format similar to the official knowledge test to provide a real-time assessment of your knowledge and identify the information you must better understand. You are required to correctly answer 80% of the 20 questions on the official knowledge test to earn your tanker endorsement. Based on the feedback from the practice test, you can develop a game plan to achieve this score.

Our South Dakota DMV CDL tanker practice test expedites the learning process with reliable information from the most authoritative source. The practice test is based on the most recent South Dakota DMV CDL manual (South Dakota CDL Handbook 2025) and is up to date as of July 2025. If you submit an incorrect answer, the practice test uses information from the manual to give you a detailed explanation of the correct one. It is an effective approach for eliminating your misconceptions. The instruction from the practice test enhances your driving skills and shows you how to apply them to various driving scenarios. You will gain the confidence necessary for meeting the challenges of the official knowledge test.

Other on-line resources, such as study guides, will not address your individual needs. Study guides train you to memorize the answers to the questions. If successful, you may learn some surface knowledge, but you will not be familiar with the logic supporting it. In addition, study guides won’t provide you with the information to correct your wrong answers. This approach is more likely to frustrate you and hinder your learning process. In contrast, the practice test will enhance your skills, boost your confidence, and help you pass the official knowledge test on your first try.

More driving opportunities are possible by adding a Hazardous Materials (HazMat) endorsement to your CDL. You can find our HazMat endorsement practice test at https://driving-tests.org/south-dakota/sd-cdl-hazmat-practice-test/. It will help teach you the rules and regulations for transporting hazardous materials, such as petroleum and pesticides.

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SD commercial driver's license
  • Perfect for first-time and renewal CDL/CLP applicants, and those adding endorsements
  • Triple-checked for accuracy
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10 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.
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What to expect on the actual SD DMV exam

20

questions

16

correct answers to pass

80%

passing score

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