CDL · Hazardous materials
You need to learn whether a shipment holds any hazardous materials. What should you check?
Correct answer: The shipping papers for the load.
Answer options
- AThe contents of every package and container
- BThe weight listed on the scale ticket
- CThe shipping papers for the load Correct
Why
Shippers must describe hazardous materials on the shipping papers, which makes those papers the first and surest source. Opening every package would be impractical and risky, and the weight of a load says nothing about what it contains.
About this question
Topic: Hazardous materials License: CDL
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Where it applies: Asked in every state.
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