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  • Updated for December 2024
  • Based on 2024 VA commercial driver's license manual

Free VA CDL Tanker Vehicles Practice Test 2024

In Virginia, the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) issues the Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) and its associated endorsements. Anyone who wants to become a tanker driver in the Old Dominion must obtain a Tank Vehicles (N) endorsement before they can haul food-grade liquids, potable water and even milk in vehicles designed to transport liquids or gases in a tank or tanks with an individual rated capacity of more than 119 gallons and a combined total capacity of 1,000 gallons or more.

Driving from the Blue Ridge Mountains all the way to Richmond is a scenic journey that takes you from the winding mountain roads to the bustling highways in one of the state’s largest cities. As a professional tanker driver, you must fully master the controls of your vehicle, which are significantly impacted by liquid surge.

The official 2024 CDL manual (Virginia CDL Handbook 2024) contains useful information on tanker trucks and other areas of commercial driving, making it an essential resource for anyone who is pursuing a career in this field. However, determined students choose to expand their horizons and explore other materials that are often easier to study. Use our Virginia CDL Tanker Vehicles Endorsement practice tests to evaluate your knowledge before showing up at the DMV location to take the official exam. While you can’t predict the exact questions you’ll receive on that day, these practice tests help you prepare in advance. Updated for December 2024, each practice test consists of 20 questions based on the CDL manual.

We have introduced several features that you can use during your training sessions, including a voice-over function. Once activated, an artificial voice will read aloud each question and its corresponding answer choices. If you find the text to be too small, you can also adjust its size by using the slider on the left side of the screen.

There are no shortcuts to becoming a successful tanker driver in Virginia, but our helpful tool can accelerate this process by significantly boosting your learning journey.

  • Perfect for first-time and renewal CDL/CLP applicants, and those adding endorsements

What you need to know

6 min to complete
Available in EN and ES
Verified by Steven Litvintchouk, M.S., Chief Educational Researcher, Member of ACES. See our detailed commitment to accuracy and quality in our practice tests.

What to expect on the actual VA DMV exam

20

questions

16

correct answers to pass

80%

passing score

List of questions (classic view)

  1. Side-to-side surge can cause
  2. How does liquid surge affect the handling of a tanker?
  3. Hauling liquids in tankers requires special care for which of the following reasons?
  4. How would you expect a truck with a cargo tank that has baffles to handle on the road?
  5. A smooth bore tank is also known as
  6. Empty trucks
  7. A tank endorsement is required for certain vehicles that transport
  8. The best way to take a curve in a tanker is to slow to a safe speed before entering the curve and then _________ as you go through it.
  9. The liquid in a tank with baffles can still have what kind of surge?
  10. You should be very cautious when driving smooth bore tankers, especially when you are
  11. You should know the outage needed for the liquids you carry because
  12. When you load the small tanks of a cargo tank equipped with bulkheads, you should check the
  13. A baffled tanker is one with
  14. You are driving on a clear night. You must dim your headlights from high to low. You should adjust your speed so you can stop within
  15. When your cargo tank has baffles, what handling effect do you expect?
  16. The movement of the liquid in partially filled tanks is called
  17. When should the driver of a tanker that has lost its brakes use a truck escape ramp?
  18. You are driving a tanker truck. The front wheels begin to skid. Which of these is most likely to occur?
  19. An emergency forces you to stop your tanker quickly or crash. You should
  20. Which of these statements about tankers are true?
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