- Updated for December 2024
- Based on 2024 MS commercial driver's license manual
Free Mississippi CDL HazMat Practice Test 2024
Transporting cargo through Mississippi, you’ll experience generally flat terrain but also a few hilly areas in the northern region and rolling hills in the east-central section. The Gulf Coast and the Mississippi River add a breathtaking element to the state, especially at sunrise and sunset. Adding the Hazardous Materials (Hazmat) endorsement to your Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) is an amazing way to enjoy all of this while increasing your job opportunities and potentially your pay!
The Hazmat endorsement is your key to the opportunity to transport materials that the U.S. government has classified hazardous. In the Magnolia State, these materials include agricultural chemicals (fertilizers, pesticides), petroleum products, and various industrial chemicals. Some major organizations in Mississippi, such as Ergon Inc. in Jackson (petroleum refining and transportation), Chemours Company in DeLisle (chemical manufacturing), and Howard Industries in Laurel (industrial products), rely on drivers with this endorsement.
That’s a lot of opportunities – and these just scratch the surface. Let’s look at how you obtain this valuable endorsement. There are several steps to ensure that drivers are properly trained to handle these materials safely. First is the mandatory fingerprinting and background check conducted by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). Results from TSA can take weeks, so you’ll want to study and practice in the meantime for the second step: the DPS knowledge test. This test covers federal regulations, substance handling, packaging, quantity limits, and transport configurations for hazardous materials. With a score of 80% on Mississippi’s 30-question knowledge test, drivers pass and unlock new opportunities (Mississippi CDL Handbook 2024).
Feeling slightly overwhelmed? We’ve got your back. Our Mississippi DPS Hazmat Endorsement practice tests are designed to avoid any unnecessary information and focus on what matters. We also provide immediate feedback on each response so you learn efficiently without waiting until the end for corrections. Studies have shown that this approach substantially increases the speed at which individuals learn and retain information. Lastly, we have streamlined the content of our practice tests to resemble what you will face on the official DPS test (https://m.driving-tests.org/mississippi/ms-cdl-hazmat-practice-test/). Once you receive your TSA results and feel prepared from all the practice, you’ll visit the DPS with the necessary documents, pay the fees, and pass the test with flying colors as beautiful as a Mississippi autumn!
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- What is a technical name?
- What are the major differences between cargo tanks and portable tanks?
- 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 action should you take if you discover your hazardous materials shipment leaking at a rest stop but there is no phone available?
- Your engine runs a pump when you are delivering compressed gas. After finishing the delivery, when should you turn off the engine?
- Which of the following materials are acceptable floor liners for moving Division 1.1 or 1.2 materials?
- Which of the following are necessary qualifications for non-bulk packaging?
- When shippers package the material, they are trying to
- If you are carrying Division 1.2 or 1.3 materials, how far away must you park from a bridge, tunnel, or building?
- How often should you check the tires on a placarded trailer that has dual tires?
- Cargo tanks are
- A placarded vehicle must carry a fire extinguisher with a minimum rating of
- The Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG)
- You must NEVER smoke or perform any activity involving fire within 25 feet of
- Which of the following is NOT an acceptable type of marking for hazardous materials?
- Do you need to stop before a railroad crossing if you are hauling 100 pounds of Division 4.3 materials?
- In what location must you keep your shipping papers that describe any hazardous materials?
- To determine if you need to use placards, which of the following is NOT something you need to know?
- Which of the following three hazard classes should NOT be placed into a temperature-controlled trailer (one with a heater/air conditioner unit)?
- A safe haven is
- Where are the two main places that the hazardous material identification number appears?
- 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?
- Besides the shipping papers and the packages, the other two places where the hazardous material identification number must appear are
- What is the purpose of a driver placarding his or her vehicle?
- If you are carrying Division 1.2 or 1.3 materials, how far away must you park from the traveled portion of the roadway?
- A truck carrying explosives has collided with another vehicle. You should not pull them apart until
- Containment rules specify
- A hazardous material's identification number is determined by
- If the word “Forbidden” appears in the Hazard class column of an entry in the hazardous materials table,
- At a rest stop, you discover that your hazardous materials shipment is leaking but there is no phone available. What do you do?
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