CDL Hazmat Endorsement Practice Test 2026
The hazardous materials (H) endorsement is needed to drive any vehicle that must display placards. These questions cover the hazard classes, shipping papers, placarding, loading, driving and parking rules, and what to do in an emergency.
إجابة سريعة
عدد أسئلة الاختبار الرسمي: 30. درجة النجاح: Varies by state; usually 30 questions, with 24 correct needed (80%). الجهة المنظِّمة: Your state driver licensing agency, under federal rules set by FMCSA (49 CFR Part 383). تدرّب هنا مجانًا على 90 من الأسئلة، مع الإجابة والشرح لكل سؤال. تمت مراجعته مقارنةً بالمصادر الرسمية في 10 أكتوبر 2026.
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السؤال 1 من 25
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الإجابة: C. To drive a vehicle that needs placards
A hazmat endorsement is required to drive a vehicle that needs placards.
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السؤال 2 من 25
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الإجابة: A. A TSA security threat assessment
Original and renewal hazmat endorsements require a TSA security threat assessment, which includes fingerprints.
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السؤال 3 من 25
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الإجابة: C. Retake the hazmat test and pass a new TSA check
Drivers retake the hazmat knowledge test when they renew the endorsement, and the TSA check is also required at renewal.
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السؤال 4 من 25
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الإجابة: D. Before you take the hazmat knowledge test
For a first H endorsement, ELDT must be completed before the hazmat knowledge test.
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السؤال 5 من 25
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الإجابة: D. No
A CLP holder may not drive a CMV transporting hazardous materials.
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السؤال 6 من 25
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الإجابة: A. At least 3 years
Major offenses committed while transporting hazardous materials bring a 3-year disqualification for a first conviction.
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السؤال 7 من 25
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الإجابة: B. At least once every three years
Hazmat training must be repeated at least once every three years.
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السؤال 8 من 25
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الإجابة: A. The shipper
The shipper identifies the material and decides the shipping name, hazard class, ID number, packing group, labels and placards.
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السؤال 9 من 25
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الإجابة: A. The shipper
The shipper packages, marks and labels the materials, prepares the shipping papers and supplies placards.
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السؤال 10 من 25
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الإجابة: C. Refusing bad shipments and reporting incidents
The carrier checks the shipper's work, refuses improper shipments and reports accidents and incidents.
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السؤال 11 من 25
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الإجابة: C. Refusing leaking packages and placarding the vehicle
The driver checks labels and markings, refuses leaking or bad shipments, places placards, and keeps the shipping papers in order.
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السؤال 12 من 25
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الإجابة: B. Explosives
Class 1 is explosives, divided into 1.1 through 1.6.
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السؤال 13 من 25
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الإجابة: D. Explosives with a mass explosion hazard
Division 1.1 explosives can explode all at once (mass explosion). Division 1.4 has only a minor explosion hazard.
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السؤال 14 من 25
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الإجابة: B. Gases
Class 2 is gases: 2.1 flammable, 2.2 nonflammable, and 2.3 poison gas.
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السؤال 15 من 25
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الإجابة: A. Poison gas
Division 2.3 is poison gas, one of the most dangerous materials.
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السؤال 16 من 25
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الإجابة: B. Flammable liquids
Class 3 is flammable liquids, such as gasoline and many paints.
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السؤال 17 من 25
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الإجابة: C. Dangerous when wet
Division 4.3 materials are dangerous when wet. 4.1 is flammable solid and 4.2 is spontaneously combustible.
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السؤال 18 من 25
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الإجابة: C. Oxidizers and organic peroxides
Class 5 is oxidizers (5.1) and organic peroxides (5.2).
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السؤال 19 من 25
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الإجابة: D. Poisons and infectious substances
Class 6 includes 6.1 poisonous materials and 6.2 infectious substances.
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السؤال 20 من 25
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الإجابة: B. Radioactive materials
Class 7 is radioactive materials.
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السؤال 21 من 25
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الإجابة: B. Corrosive materials
Class 8 is corrosives, which can destroy skin or eat through metal.
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السؤال 22 من 25
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الإجابة: B. Miscellaneous hazardous materials
Class 9 covers hazards not covered by the other classes.
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السؤال 23 من 25
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الإجابة: C. Listed first, highlighted, or marked with an X in the HM column
Hazmat entries must stand out: list them first, highlight them, or put an X in the HM column.
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السؤال 24 من 25
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الإجابة: B. Reportable quantity
RQ means reportable quantity. A spill of that amount or more must be reported.
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السؤال 25 من 25
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الإجابة: B. One answered 24 hours a day
Shipping papers must give a 24-hour emergency response phone number.
لوحة المفاتيح: 1–4 للإجابة، وEnter للسؤال التالي.
الاختبار الحقيقي: Varies by state; usually 30 questions, with 24 correct needed (80%)
ما يجب معرفته قبل الاختبار
- Federal rules set the passing score for every CDL knowledge test: you must answer at least 80% of the questions correctly.
- The hazmat test has 30 questions in states such as Washington and Illinois, so you need 24 correct answers.
- You need a TSA security threat assessment, with fingerprints, for the original hazmat endorsement and at each renewal.
- For a first hazmat endorsement, you must finish entry-level driver training before you take the hazmat knowledge test.
- You must pass the hazmat knowledge test again when you renew the endorsement.
- A CLP holder may not drive a vehicle carrying hazardous materials, and a first DUI while hauling placarded hazmat brings a 3-year disqualification.
الأسئلة الشائعة
How many questions are on the CDL hazmat test?
Each state sets the number, but Washington and Illinois both use 30 questions. You need 80%, or 24 correct.
What else do I need besides the test?
You need a TSA security threat assessment (a background check with fingerprints) and, for a first endorsement, entry-level driver training before the knowledge test.
When are placards required?
Table 1 materials, such as Division 1.1 explosives and poison gas, need placards in any amount. Table 2 materials in non-bulk packages need placards at 1,001 pounds or more in total.
Where do I keep hazmat shipping papers?
While driving, keep them within reach with your seat belt on or in the pouch on the driver's door. When you leave the cab, put them on the driver's seat or in the door pouch.
Do I have to retake the hazmat test to renew?
Yes. Drivers take the hazmat knowledge test again at renewal, and the TSA background check is repeated.
المصادر
- California DMV Commercial Driver Handbook, Section 9: Hazardous Materials
- 49 CFR 172.504: General placarding requirements and placard tables (eCFR)
- 49 CFR Part 397: Transportation of hazardous materials; driving and parking rules (eCFR)
- 49 CFR Part 392: Driving of commercial motor vehicles (eCFR)
- 49 CFR Part 383: Commercial driver's license standards (eCFR)
- 49 CFR Part 380 Subpart F: Entry-level driver training (eCFR)
- Washington State Department of Licensing: CDL knowledge test
- Illinois Administrative Code, Title 92, Section 1030.81: CDL endorsement tests