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  • Updated for January 2025
  • Based on 2025 SC commercial driver's license manual

Free SC CDL Tanker Vehicles Practice Test 2025

As you explore new career opportunities, you’ll notice a high demand for tanker drivers in the chemical manufacturing sector. In South Carolina, this industry relies heavily on tanker trucks to transport sulfuric acid, caustic soda, and other chemicals. Due to their hazardous nature, these substances should be handled exclusively by professionals who have an “X” endorsement on their Commercial Driver’s License, which represents the combination of the Tank Vehicles (N) and HazMat (H) endorsements.

Driving is a skill you learn with practice. Nobody is born a talented commercial driver, and the most successful ones don’t have a secret for their expertise. As you begin the process of becoming a tanker driver in South Carolina, you’re probably looking for materials to study. Issued by the South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), the official 2025 CDL manual (South Carolina CDL Handbook 2025) contains essential information on this subject, which every aspiring commercial driver should know.

To assist you in your learning journey, we offer a series of CDL Tanker Vehicles Endorsement practice tests specific to the state of South Carolina. Test your knowledge with this tool before showing up at the DMV location for the real test. If you fail any of our practice tests, you can learn from your mistakes, thanks to the immediate feedback feature, which provides a detailed explanation of the correct answer after you select a choice. This way, you won’t have to wait until the end of the test to know where you need to improve.

Each practice test has been updated for January 2025. All 20 questions are based on the latest version of the CDL manual, which you can keep open while you actively train on our practice tests. Getting several wrong answers in a row can be frustrating, especially if you’re trying to simulate the official written exam. If you are not satisfied with your current progress, simply press the designated restart button to start from the beginning. However, you should know that the order of the questions will be randomized.

  • 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 SC 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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