CDL · Hazardous materials
You haul radioactive materials that must stay on a required route. How recently must the carrier have given you special training?
Correct answer: Within the past 2 years.
Answer options
- AWithin the past 3 years
- BWithin the past 5 years
- CWithin the past 2 years Correct
Why
When a radioactive shipment is limited to a set route, the carrier must give the driver special training, and that training has to have taken place within the previous two years so the driver's knowledge stays current.
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Topic: Hazardous materials License: CDL
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