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Free Illinois (IL) CDL Hazardous Materials practice test 2026

H endorsement: placarding, shipping papers and the segregation table.

What’s different in Illinois

Most Hazardous Materials questions are the same federal material in every state. One question in the app is written for Illinois alone, from the Illinois Commercial Driver's License Study Guide (DSD CDL 10.30, July 2025).

A Illinois question, answer shown

A driver transfers a CDL with an H endorsement into Illinois. When must they redo the TSA security threat assessment?

  1. Only when the driver also carries the X endorsement
  2. When the current assessment expires before the new CDL would(correct answer)
  3. Always, since every transfer needs a fresh assessment
  4. Never, because the assessment follows the driver for life

Illinois accepts a current TSA assessment only if its expiration date matches or exceeds the expiration of the new Illinois CDL; otherwise a new assessment must be approved before H or X is issued.

Handbook section 1.5.5

A sample question

One example, answer shown. Practicing the rest happens in the app.

Except for bulk packaging, hazard classes listed in Table 2 require placards only when the total amount transported reaches:

  1. 2,205 pounds or more
  2. Any amount at all
  3. 1,001 pounds or more(correct answer)
  4. 500 pounds or more

Table 2 materials need placards once the aggregate gross weight, including packaging, reaches 1,001 pounds. Table 1 materials must be placarded in any amount.

Handbook section 9.2