Hazmat endorcement help

when i took my cdl tests, i took everything..doubles, triples, hazmat, busses...even tho i didnt need those but i figured if i passed, great, if not, didnt need them anyhow. Passed all of them

 

after you pass the test it can be a lengthy process. i had to go the county jail to get finger printed which they send into the fbi. i waited for a response for a few weeks then ended up calling and they lost all my info. So i had to it all over again. And once your license expires you have to retake the test and do finger printing again

 

My husband took the tanker and hazmat tests today and failed because a lot of the questions weren't covered in the state CDL study guide. Does any one know some more comprehensive resources available? We got a book at the library, but it doesn't cover everything, either. Thanks!

 

Hi ancy. These CDL manuals are molded from a federal manual guideline with a few state exceptions in them they are all alike. I haven't seen one state yet where the majority of the exam questions are not the same as the practice questions at the end of each section.

The answers are in there if one looks hard enough.

I would suggest you ask your husband the practice questions verbally. Then make up your own questions as you read through the chapter.

I'll review your state manual and see if it is different in any way. brb

You can even look at the blue header on top of this forum is a practice test area.

 

The test is much less info that needs to be known compared to actually pulling a hazmat load.

Mikeeee

 

In agreement with CondoCruiser, especially not to mention, that because of accidents with drivers that haul liquids in vans and flatbeds, there's a movement afoot to require tanker endorsements since those type of trailers with liquid loads still need to be driven like a tanker. Definitely go with the dual endorsement if you're going to get one or the other to begin with.

 

Not really Pmracing, when you actually haul the hazmat, if the company hasn't done or reiterated things that need to be done and checked by you the driver, you as the driver with the endorsement are required to make sure the load, paperwork etc, is done properly and you can't do that if you "just" learn enough for the test. The test and endorsement is just enough knowledge and access to these loads, to make you dangerous. And some companies are counting on that. So buck up and know more than you need to. Remember CYA!!

 

Some examples of questions that were on the test that didn't appear in the manual: What are the chemical properties of chlorine? What shouldn't be stacked with nitric acid (in canisters)?

 

That info is in the manual.

Chlorine is a poisonous gas.

Nothing should be stacked with nitric acid.

 

You misunderstood me. I agree with you.

What is on the test is no where near what you need to know in the real world.

Mikeeee