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

Free Alaska CDL HazMat Practice Test 2024

Transporting cargo across Alaska’s rugged terrain, including the Dalton Highway with its steep inclines, narrow roads, and remote, icy routes, with the winter conditions, permafrost, and limited infrastructure can certainly be a challenge, but the sites you’ll see along the way are breathtaking. In addition to all the beauty to behold are the additional job opportunities that result when you add the Hazardous Materials (Hazmat) endorsement to your Commercial Driver’s License (CDL). It is an amazing way to increase your marketability, job prospects, and, potentially, your pay!

The Hazmat endorsement enables drivers to transport materials classified as hazardous by the U.S. government. In the Last Frontier, hazardous materials transported include crude oil, natural gas, jet fuel, propane, and de-icing chemicals. Some prominent organizations in Alaska, such as ConocoPhillips Alaska, Inc. (Anchorage) (an oil and natural gas transport outfit), Alaska Airlines (Anchorage) (jet fuel transport for aviation), and Alyeska Pipeline Service Company (Anchorage) (a pipeline service and oil transport outfit), rely on drivers with this endorsement.

Obtaining the Hazmat endorsement is a fairly rigorous process with several steps to ensure that drivers are properly trained to handle these materials safely. The process begins with a mandatory fingerprinting and background check conducted by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). Since TSA processing can take weeks, you’ll want to do this first and use the wait time to study and practice for the second step of the process: the DMV knowledge test. This test covers federal regulations, substance handling, packaging, quantity limits, and transport configurations for hazardous materials. A passing score of 80% on Alaska’s 30-question knowledge test will move you closer to unlocking new career opportunities (Alaska CDL Handbook 2024).

Don’t let this process feel overwhelming. Our online Alaska DMV Hazmat Endorsement practice tests are designed to provide instant feedback for each response, enabling you to learn and improve without waiting until the end for corrections. Additionally, we exclude any unnecessary study information and have designed the practice tests to resemble the content and structure you will face on the official DMV test. Once you receive your TSA results and feel prepared by all the practice, you’ll visit the DMV with the necessary documents, pay the fees, pass the test with flying colors, and take a giant step toward new opportunities.

  • 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 AK DMV exam

30

questions

24

correct answers to pass

80%

passing score

List of questions (classic view)

  1. If you are carrying Division 1.2 or 1.3 materials, how far away must you park from the traveled portion of the roadway?
  2. How often should you check the tires on a placarded trailer that has dual tires?
  3. In what location must you keep your shipping papers that describe any hazardous materials?
  4. What is a technical name?
  5. Do you need to stop before a railroad crossing if you are hauling 100 pounds of Division 4.3 materials?
  6. Which of the following three hazard classes should NOT be placed into a temperature-controlled trailer (one with a heater/air conditioner unit)?
  7. Cargo tanks are
  8. Which of the following is NOT an acceptable type of marking for hazardous materials?
  9. Which of the following are necessary qualifications for non-bulk packaging?
  10. When shippers package the material, they are trying to
  11. A safe haven is
  12. 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?
  13. What are the major differences between cargo tanks and portable tanks?
  14. You must NEVER smoke or perform any activity involving fire within 25 feet of
  15. What is the purpose of a driver placarding his or her vehicle?
  16. Which of the following materials are acceptable floor liners for transporting Division 1.1 or 1.2 materials?
  17. Besides the shipping papers and the packages, the other two places where the hazardous material identification number must appear are
  18. What action should you take if you discover your hazardous materials shipment leaking at a rest stop but there is no phone available?
  19. Your engine runs a pump when you are delivering compressed gas. After finishing the delivery, when should you turn off the engine?
  20. Where are the two main places where the hazardous material identification number appears?
  21. 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?
  22. To determine if you need to use placards, you do NOT need to know
  23. If you are carrying Division 1.2 or 1.3 materials, how far away must you park from a bridge, tunnel, or building?
  24. The Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG)
  25. A placarded vehicle must carry a fire extinguisher with a minimum rating of
  26. If a shipment contains both hazardous and non-hazardous materials, how should the hazardous materials be listed on the shipping paper?
  27. A vehicle contains 500 pounds each of Division 1.1 materials and Division 1.2 materials. Your vehicle must have
  28. You or your employer must phone the National Response Center if an incident involving hazardous materials results in more than _______ of estimated property damage.
  29. An accident involving hazardous materials should be reported to the proper government agency by
  30. A vehicle placarded for hazardous materials must have placards on ______ sides.
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