CDL · Hazardous materials
When you are away from the wheel of a vehicle hauling hazardous materials, the shipping papers may be left on the driver's seat. Where else are they allowed to be?
Correct answer: In a pouch mounted inside the driver's door.
Answer options
- AIn your pocket, so they stay with you
- BIn a pouch mounted inside the driver's door Correct
- CClipped to the dashboard in plain view
Why
When the driver is out of the seat, the papers must stay in the vehicle, either in the door pouch or on the driver's seat, where anyone entering the cab can find them quickly. Carrying them with you or leaving them on the dashboard does not meet the rule.
About this question
Topic: Hazardous materials License: CDL
Part of these practice sets:
Where it applies: Asked in every state.
Practice the whole set
This question is part of HazMat Shipping Papers (27 questions). Take the full set and check your score.
Practice HazMat Shipping PapersMore questions from HazMat Shipping Papers
- Which part of a hazardous material's basic description must be listed first on the shipping paper?
- Hazardous materials shipping papers must stand out from your other paperwork. Which of these is an accepted way to set them apart?
- A shipping paper lists both hazardous and non-hazardous items. Which of these is an accepted way to make the hazardous entries stand out?
- How should you determine whether a load you are about to haul contains hazardous materials?
- When a hazardous material is described on a shipping paper, which item has to come first in its description?
- What could reveal that a load you are hauling contains hazardous materials?
- Which of these proves for certain that a package in a shipment holds no hazardous materials?
- Which of the following must appear on a hazardous materials shipping paper?
Practice on your phone.
Practice here in your browser, or use the app with the same questions and explanations. It's free on the App Store.