Florida CDL Hazardous Materials Practice Test

The Florida CDL Hazardous Materials test is a multiple-choice knowledge test you take for your commercial learner's permit. You need at least 80% to pass. That's the federal minimum in 49 CFR 383.135 (Florida does not publish its own number).

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Florida CDL permit facts

What	What Florida says	Source
Hazardous Materials pass mark	At least 80%. This is the federal minimum (49 CFR 383.135); Florida does not publish its own number.	Official page
Test languages	All Florida knowledge and skills tests, including CLP and CDL tests, are given only in English since February 6, 2026. Interpreters and translation are not allowed.	Official page

20 question Hazardous Materials practice test

1. You carry hazmat papers with other shipping papers. What must you do with the hazmat papers?
1. A. Put them in the glove box alone
2. B. Keep them on top of the other papers
3. C. Give them to the dock worker
4. D. Put them at the bottom
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Answer: B. Keep them on top of the other papers
The rules say hazmat papers must be quickly identified, or kept on top of the other shipping papers.
From the official CDL manual, section 9.3.1.
2. How far must a placard be from other markings?
1. A. At least one inch
2. B. At least three inches
3. C. At least six inches
4. D. At least twelve inches
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Answer: B. At least three inches
A placard must be at least three inches from other markings.
From the official CDL manual, section 9.3.10 Placarding.
3. When may you drive a placarded vehicle near an open fire?
1. A. Only if you can safely pass without stopping
2. B. Only if you drive very slowly
3. C. Whenever the fire is small
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Answer: A. Only if you can safely pass without stopping
Never drive near open fires unless you can safely pass without stopping.
From the official CDL manual, section 9.6.5.
4. After a hazardous materials crash, where should you keep people?
1. A. Close by, to help you
2. B. Downwind, near the vehicle
3. C. Far away and upwind
4. D. Inside the trailer
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Answer: C. Far away and upwind
The checklist says to keep people far away and upwind.
From the official CDL manual, section 9.7.2 Crashes/Incidents.
5. You drive a placarded trailer. May you drop the trailer on a public street and leave it?
1. A. Yes, if you return within one hour
2. B. Yes, if the street is quiet
3. C. No, never leave a trailer with hazardous materials on a public street
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Answer: C. No, never leave a trailer with hazardous materials on a public street
Do not uncouple a trailer and leave it with hazardous materials on a public street.
From the official CDL manual, section 9.6.2.
6. What is the correct order of a basic description?
1. A. Shipping name, ID number, packing group, hazard class
2. B. Hazard class, ID number, shipping name, packing group
3. C. Packing group, hazard class, shipping name, ID number
4. D. ID number, shipping name, hazard class, packing group
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Answer: D. ID number, shipping name, hazard class, packing group
The order is identification number, proper shipping name, hazard class or division, then packing group.
From the official CDL manual, section 9.3.5 The Item Description.
7. Who is responsible for the emergency response telephone number on a shipping paper?
1. A. The driver
2. B. The receiver
3. C. The carrier's dispatcher
4. D. The shipper
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Answer: D. The shipper
The shipper is responsible for the emergency response telephone number.
From the official CDL manual, section 9.3.5 The Item Description.
8. What book may a motor carrier keep on each hazmat vehicle to help shippers?
1. A. The Hazardous Waste Manifest
2. B. The Driver's Logbook
3. C. The Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG)
4. D. The Placard Handbook
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Answer: C. The Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG)
A carrier may keep an ERG on each vehicle to help shippers with emergency response information.
From the official CDL manual, section 9.3.5 The Item Description.
9. When may you try to limit the spread of leaking hazardous material?
1. A. Only if you can safely do so
2. B. Always, before you call anyone
3. C. Only after the cargo is gone
4. D. Never, under any condition
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Answer: A. Only if you can safely do so
The manual says to limit the spread only if you can safely do so.
From the official CDL manual, section 9.7.2 Crashes/Incidents.
10. When may you move an improperly placarded vehicle?
1. A. When the trip is short
2. B. At night only
3. C. When the shipper says it is OK
4. D. During an emergency, to protect life or property
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Answer: D. During an emergency, to protect life or property
Only in an emergency, to protect life or property.
From the official CDL manual, section 9.3.10 Placarding.
11. Which party sends products from one place to another by truck, rail, vessel, or airplane?
1. A. The driver
2. B. The shipper
3. C. The inspector
4. D. The carrier
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Answer: B. The shipper
The manual says the shipper sends the products.
From the official CDL manual, section 9.2.1.
12. Part of your vehicle was exposed to a corrosive liquid. What must be done?
1. A. Wipe it with a dry cloth
2. B. Leave it until the next trip
3. C. Wash it thoroughly with water
4. D. Cover it with a tarp
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Answer: C. Wash it thoroughly with water
Parts of the vehicle exposed to a corrosive liquid must be thoroughly washed with water.
From the official CDL manual, section 9.7.4 Responses to Specific Hazards.
13. A shipping paper lists hazardous and non-hazardous products. Where must the hazardous materials be entered?
1. A. Last
2. B. In the middle
3. C. In alphabetical order
4. D. First
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Answer: D. First
Hazardous materials must be entered first on a mixed shipping paper.
From the official CDL manual, section 9.3.5 The Item Description.
14. Where can you find other materials you must keep apart?
1. A. The tire chart
2. B. The weather report
3. C. The fuel log
4. D. The Segregation Table for Hazardous Materials
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Answer: D. The Segregation Table for Hazardous Materials
The regulations name other materials to keep apart in the Segregation Table.
From the official CDL manual, section 9.4.1.
15. Where does the signed shipper's certification appear?
1. A. On the placards
2. B. In the Emergency Response Guidebook
3. C. On the original shipping paper
4. D. On the driver's license
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Answer: C. On the original shipping paper
The signed certification appears on the original shipping paper.
From the official CDL manual, section 9.3.6 Shipper's Certification.
16. When may you NOT transport Division 1.1 or 1.2 in a combination?
1. A. When a marked or placarded cargo tank is in the combination
2. B. When the tractor has a sleeper
3. C. When the trailer is a box van
4. D. When the load is dry
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Answer: A. When a marked or placarded cargo tank is in the combination
Do not carry these in combinations with a marked or placarded cargo tank.
From the official CDL manual, section 9.4.1.
17. The Hazardous Materials Table shows "Forbidden" in the hazard class column. What do you do?
1. A. Never transport the material
2. B. Transport it with extra placards
3. C. Transport it only in daylight
4. D. Transport it with a permit
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Answer: A. Never transport the material
The manual says never transport a Forbidden material.
From the official CDL manual, section 9.3.3 Lists of Regulated Products.
18. To whom may you give a hazardous waste shipment?
1. A. A registered carrier or disposal/treatment facility
2. B. Any carrier with space
3. C. The nearest dump
4. D. Any shipper who asks
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Answer: A. A registered carrier or disposal/treatment facility
Give the waste only to a registered carrier or disposal/treatment facility.
From the official CDL manual, section 9.3.9 Hazardous Waste Manifest.
19. You have a minor truck fire. What may you use the extinguisher for?
1. A. To fight a fire in the hazardous cargo
2. B. To keep the fire from spreading to the cargo
3. C. To put out a fire in any trailer
4. D. To clean up a spill
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Answer: B. To keep the fire from spreading to the cargo
You may use the extinguisher to keep minor truck fires from spreading to cargo before firefighters arrive.
From the official CDL manual, section 9.7.3 Fires.
20. You find a smoldering package of flammable solids. What should you NOT do?
1. A. Warn others of the fire hazard
2. B. Open the smoldering package
3. C. Remove it if you can do so safely
4. D. Keep bystanders away
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Answer: B. Open the smoldering package
Do not open smoldering packages of flammable solids.
From the official CDL manual, section 9.7.4 Responses to Specific Hazards.

Florida CDL Hazardous Materials questions

What score do you need to pass the Florida CDL Hazardous Materials test?

You need at least 80% to pass. That is the federal minimum in 49 CFR 383.135. Florida does not publish its own number.

Is the Florida CDL Hazardous Materials test the same as other states?

The Hazardous Materials test is built on the same federal knowledge standards in every state, so the topics match the CDL manual. Florida uses its own handbook: https://www.flhsmv.gov/pdf/handbooks/englishcdlhandbook.pdf

What languages is the Florida CDL knowledge test offered in?

All Florida knowledge and skills tests, including CLP and CDL tests, are given only in English since February 6, 2026. Interpreters and translation are not allowed.

Sources

https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-49/section-383.135
https://www.flhsmv.gov/2026/01/30/flhsmv-announces-driver-license-exams-to-be-administered-in-english-only/
https://www.flhsmv.gov/pdf/handbooks/englishcdlhandbook.pdf
Manual sections used in this test: 9.2.1; 9.3.1; 9.3.10 Placarding; 9.3.3 Lists of Regulated Products; 9.3.5 The Item Description; 9.3.6 Shipper's Certification; 9.3.9 Hazardous Waste Manifest; 9.4.1; 9.6.2; 9.6.5; 9.7.2 Crashes/Incidents; 9.7.3 Fires; 9.7.4 Responses to Specific Hazards

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