- Updated for January 2025
- Based on 2025 IN commercial driver's license manual
Free Indiana CDL HazMat Practice Test 2025
You are likely already familiar with the urban Indianapolis and Fort Wayne areas as well as the open flatlands and winding roads around the Wabash and Ohio rivers, so adding the Hazardous Materials (Hazmat) Endorsement to your Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) is a great step toward increasing your marketability and job potential here in Indiana. The Hazmat endorsement permits drivers to transport materials that the U.S. government has judged hazardous. Let’s dive into more detail about how the Hazmat endorsement opens up new opportunities and potentially higher pay!
The newly added responsibilities that come with the Hazmat endorsement are taken very seriously. The endorsement process alone includes several hurdles to ensure your safety and protect the people and environment. But don’t worry. Because of the added opportunities and the need for this skill set, we have streamlined the process for you!
First, you’ll need to pass a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) fingerprinting and background check. While you wait for the results, study and practice for the second hurdle: the BMV knowledge test. The knowledge test addresses federal regulations, substance handling, material packaging, quantity limits, and transport configurations for hazardous materials. You’ll need a score of 80% on Indiana’s knowledge test, which is made up of 30 questions (Indiana CDL Handbook 2025).
If all this sounds a little overwhelming, it doesn’t have to be. We’ve designed our online Indiana BMV Hazmat Endorsement practice tests to avoid any extraneous information you’d find by online search and mimic what you will face on the official BMV test. We also provide immediate feedback on each response so you can learn as you go instead of waiting until the end for needed corrections.
Hazardous materials transported in the Hoosier State include petroleum products, industrial chemicals, compressed gasses, fertilizers and agricultural chemicals, and hazardous waste. There are many high-level organizations in Indiana that require the endorsement for cargo transport. Cummins Inc. (Columbus), Eli Lilly and Company (Indianapolis), Indiana Michigan Power (Fort Wayne), BP (British Petroleum) (Whiting), and ArcelorMittal (East Chicago) are just some of a substantive list of new opportunities. There are simply too many opportunities to ignore.
Once you receive your TSA results and feel ready, you’ll visit the BMV with the necessary documents, pay the fees, and pass the test with flying colors.
- Perfect for first-time and renewal CDL/CLP applicants, and those adding endorsements
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- Which of the following are necessary qualifications for non-bulk packaging?
- What action should you take if you discover your hazardous materials shipment leaking at a rest stop but there is no phone available?
- Which of the following three hazard classes should NOT be placed into a temperature-controlled trailer (one with a heater/air conditioner unit)?
- Where are the two main places where the hazardous material identification number appears?
- The Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG)
- Cargo tanks are
- Which of the following materials is an acceptable floor liner for moving Division 1.1 or 1.2 materials?
- Besides the shipping papers and the packages, the other two places where the hazardous material identification number must appear are
- Which of the following is NOT an acceptable type of marking for hazardous materials?
- 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 the traveled portion of the roadway?
- Your engine runs a pump when you are delivering compressed gas. After finishing the delivery, when should you turn off the engine?
- A safe haven is
- To determine if you need to use placards, which of the following is NOT something you need to know?
- You must NEVER smoke or perform any activity involving fire within 25 feet of
- What are the major differences between cargo tanks and portable tanks?
- Do you need to stop before a railroad crossing if you are hauling 100 pounds of Division 4.3 materials?
- How often should you check the tires on a placarded trailer that has dual tires?
- What is a technical name?
- What is the purpose of a driver placarding his or her vehicle?
- A placarded vehicle must carry a fire extinguisher with a minimum rating of
- 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?
- How far away are you allowed to park from a bridge, tunnel, or building if you are carrying Division 1.2 or 1.3 materials?
- When shippers package the material, they are trying to
- 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?
- Division 1.1 or 1.2 explosives must not be transported in a combination vehicle if the vehicle includes
- For the hazard classes in Placard Table 2, you must use placards only if you are transporting a total of
- A shipping paper for hazardous materials must include
- Foodstuffs for animal or human consumption must not be loaded in the same cargo space with
- You may not park a vehicle carrying explosives within ____ feet of an open fire.
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