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  • Updated for December 2024
  • Based on 2024 KS commercial driver's license manual

Free Kansas CDL HazMat Practice Test 2024

Make no mistake, enhancing your Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) with a Hazardous Materials (Hazmat) endorsement can broaden your job opportunities significantly and increase your earning potential. The primary goal of this endorsement process is to ensure both your protection and the well-being of the people and environment around you. With this endorsement, you’ll be qualified to haul materials that the U.S. government has deemed hazardous.

In the Sunflower State, securing the Hazmat endorsement involves passing a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) fingerprinting and background check and the DMV knowledge test. Test? Don’t worry. The knowledge test covers federal regulations, substance handling, material packaging, quantity limits, and transport configurations for hazardous materials, which sounds like a lot. However, in just a moment, we’ll show you a great way to prepare efficiently. Kansas’s knowledge test is made up of 30 questions and must be passed with a score of at least 80% (24 out of 30 answers must be correct) (Kansas CDL Handbook 2024). Also, the minimum age for the Hazmat endorsement in Kansas is 21. Sorry new adults!

Now, let’s chat about the increase in income and job availability that can come with the endorsement. The 2024 Kansas CDL manual mentions that the Hazmat endorsement broadens the range of cargo you’re authorized to transport, which may lead to higher pay due to that increase in necessary certification! In Kansas, there are tons of industries that require the endorsement for cargo transport, including chemical manufacturing (Koch Industries is headquartered in Wichita), petroleum and oil, agriculture, and medical and pharmaceutical. Sounds a bit overwhelming but good, right? The great news: it doesn’t have to be overwhelming at all.

Our online Kansas DMV Hazmat Endorsement practice tests are strategically designed to cut through all the irrelevant information you’ll find on the internet and focus on the necessary material that mimics the format and content you will face on the official DMV test. The first thing you should do is apply for your fingerprints and background check information. The results can take weeks so use that time to study with our practice tests. As soon as the results are in and you’re ready to apply, visit the DMV with the necessary documents, fill out the application, pay the fees, and take the test, filled with confidence.

  • 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 KS DMV exam

30

questions

24

correct answers to pass

80%

passing score

List of questions (classic view)

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