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As you prepare to earn your CDL in the state of Minnesota you’ll need to study for the written portion of the Minnesota CDL test. This site offers MN CDL practice tests to help you on your journey. Use this site as a study guide as you prepare to take the CDL Test in Minnesota. Questions on these practice tests cover topics from the MN CDL manual. You can take these practice tests as many times as you need to and the tests are free. Good luck as you look to obtain your Minnesota CDL. You will be presented with 40 questions and you must answer 34 questions correctly to pass. There is a 50-minute time limit. You may not go back once you answer a question. Click the “Start Test” button below to begin.

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Be careful to check the_____when unloading the smaller tanks of bulk heads.

2 / 40

What will happen right away should the service air line come apart but the emergency line is intact while driving a combination vehicle?

3 / 40

How do you test your service brakes?

4 / 40

Within 3 minutes, this gauge pressure should build to 90 psi from 50 psi.

5 / 40

The basic description of a hazardous material includes the hazard class, the identification number, and the proper shipping name. Which one must appear first on the shipping paper?

6 / 40

What do you check when doing a visual inspection of the coupling?

7 / 40

In safe driving, what does communicating mean?

8 / 40

You don't want to use wheel chocks when hooking a combination to a second trailer with no spring brakes. What should you do?

9 / 40

Why should you cover cargo?

10 / 40

An "A/W" the first column of the hazardous materials table means:

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You should_____to make an emergency stop with air brakes when using the stab braking method.

12 / 40

Placarded vehicles must carry which type of fire extinguisher?

13 / 40

Class A explosives must not be transported in a combination vehicle if the vehicle includes:

14 / 40

It is very important that you never smoke around which hazard classes?

15 / 40

Upon what does the amount of liquid you can carry in a load depend?

16 / 40

Air tanks should be drained:

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Select the factor that is known to cause brakes to fail or fade. (more than one answer may be correct, but select only one)

18 / 40

The interlock system for the brake and accelerator on a transit coach may be used:

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This should have no illegal stickers, dirt, obstructions, or damage to the glass.

20 / 40

What should you do before you begin to couple?

21 / 40

On a drawbridge, you do not need to stop, but must slow down and make sure it's safe, when:

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Some city transit buses may have a brake-door interlock system, this system:

23 / 40

What color and shape is the trailer air supply control?

24 / 40

What is the purpose of cladding in a tanker?

25 / 40

Cargo tanks are:

26 / 40

Bus drivers must have a commercial driver license if they drive a vehicle designed to seat more than:

27 / 40

How far away are you required to park from a bridge, tunnel, or building if you are carrying Division 1.2 or 1.3 materials?

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Select the true statement about emergency brakes:

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What type fire extinguisher is required in the power unit of a placarded vehicle?

30 / 40

Select the true statement in regards to a converter dolly:

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Air pressure loss in a vehicle with a fully charged air system should be less than_______after the initial drop and brake applied.

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The Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG):

33 / 40

If you are required to stop at railroad crossings, you must:

34 / 40

This item does not need to be checked during the cab check.

35 / 40

For Division 1.1 or 1.2 Explosives A, should the floor liner required be stainless steel?

36 / 40

As the driver of a bus, how can you best avoid hindering other traffic on the highway?

37 / 40

Is it mandatory that all vehicles with air brakes have low air pressure warning signals?

38 / 40

How often should air tanks be drained?

39 / 40

What are some of the important parts in the steering system?

40 / 40

Select the true statement about speed and stopping distance.

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How To Get A minnesota Commercial Drivers License

Minnesota has set specific requirements of a CDL license for the operation of specific vehicles. The first is a combination vehicle that exceeds a gross weight of 26,000 pounds. Any single vehicle that exceeds the 26,000 pounds also requires a CDL. Vehicles intended to transport more than 15 passengers, including the driver, fall under the commercial driver’s license requirement. Any vehicle that requires hazardous material placards must be driven by a CDL driver. Lastly, any school bus driver must have their CDL. Applicants may file for a Class A, B, or C commercial driver’s license. Each class has its own restricts for the vehicle size and type that may be legally driven.All applicants must be 18 years of age or older to apply for a commercial driver’s license. A Hazardous Materials Endorsement may only be obtained by those who are 21 years of age or older. All applicants must possess a DOT medical card or submit a medical examiner certificate upon applying for their commercial driver’s license.

Driving Record And Disqualifications 

  • Any conviction of driving an impaired vehicle within the past 24 months.
  • Current license is suspended, denied, canceled, or revoked.
  • Possessing a driver’s license from another state.

All CDL applicants must pass one or more knowledge tests and skills test to be eligible to receive their CDL.

Endorsements
H – Hazardous Materials
N – Tank Vehicle
P – Passenger Transport
S – School Bus
T – Doubles / Triples
X – Tanker and Hazardous Materials

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All applicants will be required to take one or more knowledge tests depending on the class and the endorsements they wish to obtain. Knowledge tests are given on paper and on the computer. All Class applicants must complete a 50 question knowledge test, with Class A applicants also required to complete 20 questions about combination vehicles. Endorsements require their own specific tests. For Passenger, Doubles/ Triples, and Tank Vehicle Endorsements applicants will be given a 20 question test. For School Bus Endorsement and Air Brake Restriction Removal a 25 question test will be given. A Hazardous Materials Endorsement requires a 30 question test. Test scores of 80 percent and higher are considered passed.

A skills test is required of all applicants to be taken in the type of vehicle in which they are seeking certification. The skills test is given in three different phases. These include the pre-trip inspection, basic control skills, and the road test. Applicants must pass all three phases of the skills test to receive their CDL. Additional skills tests are required for specific endorsements. These include Passenger and School Bus Endorsements as well as the Air Brake Restriction Removal.

Additional Information

Information on the Minnesota Department of Public Safety

The Minnesota Department of Public Safety provides administers CDL license requirements in Minnesota. To get more information contact them via:

Website:  https://dps.mn.gov/divisions/dvs/Pages/drivers-license-information.aspx#ClassA

Phone:  651.297.5029

 

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