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  • Updated for November 2024
  • Based on 2024 MD commercial driver's license manual

Free Maryland CDL HazMat Practice Test 2024

Your career opportunities may increase significantly once you receive your Hazardous Materials (HazMat) endorsement. With a HazMat endorsement, you will be able to haul more types of loads safely and legally. Start practicing now for the official hazardous materials knowledge test. Our Maryland HazMat practice test consists of 30 multiple-choice questions designed to familiarize you with both the format of the actual HazMat knowledge test and many of the topics it covers. Each practice test question is based on the Maryland Commercial Driver License Manual and comes with an optional hint and an explanation of the correct answer. Please read these explanations carefully; they provide additional information that may help you answer related questions on the actual exam. Practice this test as often as you need to until you feel completely comfortable with the subject matter. Good luck on your hazardous materials knowledge test, 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 MD MVA exam

30

questions

24

correct answers to pass

80%

passing score

List of questions (classic view)

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