CCDL Permit Prep

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Passenger questions 41–41

Part of the 41-question Passenger pool. Each answer cites the FMCSA CDL Manual or the federal rule it comes from.

Practise these as a timed set

  1. A bus carries passengers for hire, and no other practical way to ship the item exists. Which item may federal rules allow it to carry?

    • AAn emergency shipment of hospital suppliesCorrect
    • BDivision 2.3 poison gas
    • CTear gas
    • DExplosives other than small-arms ammunition, carried in the passenger space

    49 CFR 177.870(b) allows only small-arms ammunition, emergency shipments of drugs, chemicals and hospital supplies, and certain military munitions on passenger vehicles for hire, and only when other practical transport is unavailable. Section 177.870(c) forbids other explosives in the passenger space, and the Washington guide says buses must never carry poison gas or tear gas.

    49 CFR § 177.870 · 49 CFR § 177.870(b)-(c); Washington State Commercial Driver Guide Section 4.2.2 Forbidden hazardous materials · verified 2026-09-29