- Updated for January 2025
- Based on 2025 ME commercial driver's license manual
Free Maine CDL HazMat Practice Test 2025
Whether driving through the mountainous and hilly areas in the western part of the state, the narrow rural roads (especially in northern Maine), or the dense forests and coastal areas, you can see a bit of everything while driving through the Pine Tree State. You must have set your sights on adding the Hazardous Materials (Hazmat) endorsement to your Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) to increase your marketability and potentially earn higher pay. Keep reading, because we will present the requirements as well as our streamlined approach to help you jump the hurdles.
The Hazmat endorsement permits drivers to transport materials that the U.S. government has deemed hazardous. In Maine, you might haul explosives, certain types of fuel, pulp and paper chemicals (there’s an important paper industry here), industrial chemicals, radioactive materials, and infectious substances. Because of this, the endorsement process contains several safeguards to ensure your preparedness and the safety of you, the people, and the environment.
The first step is passing a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) fingerprinting and background check. It’s important to note that the results can take weeks to arrive, so use that time wisely to study and practice for the second step: the DMV knowledge test. The knowledge test addresses federal regulations, substance handling, material packaging, quantity limits, and several other topics. You’ll need a score of 80% on Maine’s knowledge test, which is made up of 30 questions (Maine CDL Handbook 2025).
We can hear you now: “Explosives? Radioactive materials? Tests?” All this may sound a little overwhelming, but it doesn’t have to be. Our online Maine DMV Hazmat Endorsement practice tests are strategically designed to avoid the mountain of information you’ll find online and get straight to what’s relevant. Our practice tests mimic what you will face on the official DMV test. We have everything you need to prepare for the practice test!
Remember why you’re doing this! It’s not to add another notch to your endorsement belt. It’s for more opportunities and potentially more income. There are multiple industries in Maine that require a Hazmat endorsement, including Verso Corporation (Jay), Irving Oil (Portland), Sappi North America (Skowhegan), and Cianbro Corporation (Pittsfield).
Once you receive your TSA results and feel confidently prepared, you’ll visit the DMV with the necessary documents, pay the fees, and confidently take the test.
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- 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?
- What are the major differences between cargo tanks and portable tanks?
- Which of the following is NOT an acceptable type of marking for hazardous materials?
- When shippers package the material, they are trying to
- A placarded vehicle must carry a fire extinguisher with a minimum rating of
- In what location must you keep your shipping papers that describe any hazardous materials?
- If you are carrying Division 1.2 or 1.3 materials, how far away must you park from a bridge, tunnel, or building?
- If you are carrying Division 1.2 or 1.3 materials, how far away must you park from the traveled portion of the roadway?
- Which of the following three hazard classes should NOT be placed into a temperature-controlled trailer (one with a heater/air conditioner unit)?
- Cargo tanks are
- Besides the shipping papers and the packages, the other two places where the hazardous material identification number must appear are
- You must NEVER smoke or perform any activity involving fire within 25 feet of
- A safe haven is
- 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?
- What are the two main places where the hazardous material identification number appears?
- Your engine runs a pump when you are delivering compressed gas. After finishing the delivery, when should you turn off the engine?
- What action should you take if you discover your hazardous materials shipment leaking at a rest stop but there is no phone available?
- The Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG)
- To determine if you need to use placards, which of the following is NOT something you need to know?
- Which of the following materials are acceptable floor liners for moving Division 1.1 or 1.2 materials?
- What is a technical name?
- Which of the following are necessary qualifications for non-bulk packaging?
- How often should you check the tires on a placarded trailer that has dual tires?
- What is the purpose of a driver placarding his or her vehicle?
- Do you need to stop before a railroad crossing if you are hauling 100 pounds of Division 4.3 materials?
- Carriers must give each driver who transports Division 1.1, 1.2, or 1.3 materials
- NO ONE may smoke within 25 feet of any vehicle that contains explosives, oxidizers, or
- The hazardous material identification numbers must be displayed on portable tanks, cargo tanks, and other bulk packaging. The regulations require black _______ numbers.
- A truck carrying explosives has collided with another vehicle. You should not pull them apart until
- For the hazard classes in Placard Table 2, you must use placards only if you are transporting a total of
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