A courier hauls parcels for pay in a van registered at 9,000 pounds gross. Is that transporting for hire under Indiana Code 9-24-3-4.5?IC 9-24-3-4.5(e)(3)
A for-hire endorsement covers hauling property for hire in a vehicle registered at no less than what gross weight?IC 9-24-8.5-6(a)(1)
A straight truck is registered at 30,000 pounds gross and hauls freight for pay. Does a for-hire endorsement alone cover it?IC 9-24-8.5-6(a)(1)
An employer wants to hire a driver for work that needs a for-hire endorsement. Which other credential does Indiana Code 9-24-8.5-7 accept?IC 9-24-8.5-7
Delivering a recreational vehicle before its first retail sale is not transporting for hire when the recreational vehicle weighs no more than what?IC 9-24-3-4.5(e)(2)(A)
Does a for-hire endorsement entitle its holder to operate a commercial motor vehicle?IC 9-24-8.5-6(b)
For carrying passengers for hire, the endorsement covers a vehicle designed to transport fewer than how many passengers?IC 9-24-8.5-6(a)(2)
In the for-hire endorsement's passenger limit, is the driver counted?IC 9-24-8.5-6(a)(2)(A)
What does a violation of the for-hire endorsement chapter (IC 9-24-8.5) amount to?IC 9-24-8.5-8
When a recreational vehicle is towed for delivery before its first retail sale, the for-hire exception limits the towed vehicle to what weight?IC 9-24-3-4.5(e)(2)(B)
Which of these does a plain Indiana driver's license NOT entitle its holder to operate?IC 9-24-3-4.5(a)
Which of these is NOT considered transporting for hire under Indiana Code 9-24-3-4.5?IC 9-24-3-4.5(e)(1)
Who breaks Indiana Code 9-24-8.5-7 when an unendorsed driver is put to work hauling passengers for hire?IC 9-24-8.5-7
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Getting and keeping the endorsement 13
A driver's old chauffeur's license has expired. Past what point does the bureau's for-hire page say the knowledge exam is required?Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles, For-Hire Endorsement page, read 2026-10-04
According to the Indiana Driver's Manual, which exam does the holder of an unexpired Indiana driver's license take to add the endorsement?Indiana Driver's Manual (Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles, published July 2026), page 16
Besides the knowledge examination, what does the bureau's for-hire page say an applicant adding the endorsement must pass?Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles, For-Hire Endorsement page, read 2026-10-04
Does the bureau require a medical examination report to issue a license with the for-hire endorsement, according to the Driver's Manual?Indiana Driver's Manual (Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles, published July 2026), page 16
For how long is an Indiana for-hire endorsement valid?Indiana Driver's Manual (Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles, published July 2026), page 16
How early does the Indiana Driver's Manual say a license with a for-hire endorsement may be renewed?Indiana Driver's Manual (Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles, published July 2026), page 16
How long must an applicant have held a valid driver's license before a for-hire endorsement can be added?IC 9-24-8.5-5(a)(2)
How many questions can be missed on the for-hire exam and still pass, according to the Indiana Driver's Manual?Indiana Driver's Manual (Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles, published July 2026), page 66
How many questions does the Indiana Driver's Manual say the for-hire exam has?Indiana Driver's Manual (Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles, published July 2026), page 66
How old must a license holder be for the bureau to add a for-hire endorsement?IC 9-24-8.5-5(a)(1)
What does the bureau's for-hire page tell applicants to study for the knowledge examination?Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles, For-Hire Endorsement page, read 2026-10-04
What fee does Indiana Code 9-24-8.5-5 set for adding a for-hire endorsement?IC 9-24-8.5-5(a)(5)
Which test does Indiana Code 9-24-8.5-5 list as a condition for the for-hire endorsement?IC 9-24-8.5-5(a)(4)
Buses, trucks and other vehicle terms 10
A "private bus" in the Indiana Code is designed to transport more than how many passengers, driver included?IC 9-13-2-133(a)(1)
Besides hauling property for hire in a 16,000 to 26,000 pound vehicle, what makes a person a "chauffeur" under Indiana Code 9-13-2-21(a)?IC 9-13-2-21(a)(2)
In the Indiana Code, a "bus" is a passenger vehicle designed for carrying more than how many people, driver included?IC 9-13-2-17
What does the Indiana Code call a bus that is operated for compensation?IC 9-13-2-66.7
What marks a "semitrailer" in Indiana Code 9-13-2-164(a)?IC 9-13-2-164(a)
What sets a "truck-tractor" apart in Indiana Code 9-13-2-189(a)?IC 9-13-2-189(a)
Which of these is excluded from the term "private bus" in the Indiana Code?IC 9-13-2-133(c)
Which purpose makes a motor vehicle a "truck" in Indiana Code 9-13-2-188?IC 9-13-2-188(a)
Which user makes a large passenger vehicle a "private bus" under Indiana Code 9-13-2-133?IC 9-13-2-133(a)(2)
Which vehicle fits the Indiana Code definition of a "medical services vehicle"?IC 9-13-2-100
Width, height and length 18
A bus is neither a school bus nor an articulating transit bus. What is its maximum length in Indiana?IC 9-20-8-2(3)
A load makes a truck 9 feet wide overall. How does that compare with the general width limit in Indiana Code 9-20-3-2?IC 9-20-3-2(a)
A permitted load is more than 10 feet 6 inches wide. What is the fastest it may be driven under Indiana Code 9-21-5-5?IC 9-21-5-5(a)
A single vehicle has permanently installed equipment for lifting or pumping. How much extra length is allowed for the overhang of that equipment?IC 9-20-3-4(4)
A truck within the legal height strikes a low structure. What does Indiana Code 9-20-3-3 say about the owner?IC 9-20-3-3(b)
Do the width, length and height limits in Indiana Code 9-20-3 measure the vehicle alone or the vehicle with its load?IC 9-20-3-1
Does Indiana's vehicle height limit mean every bridge and underpass must clear that height?IC 9-20-3-3(b)
How long may each semitrailer be when a truck-tractor pulls two of them?IC 9-20-13-1(1)
Indiana Code 9-20-13-2 caps the semitrailer pulled by a single truck-tractor at what length?IC 9-20-13-2(a)(1)
May the extra overhang allowed for lifting or spraying equipment be used to carry cargo?IC 9-20-3-4
Past what overall length does the 55 mph cap for oversized vehicles apply?IC 9-21-5-5(a)(3)
What is the general length limit for a single vehicle moving under its own power in Indiana?IC 9-20-3-4
What is the general length limit for two vehicles coupled together, load included?IC 9-20-9-1(b)
What is the maximum length of a school bus under Indiana Code 9-20-8-2?IC 9-20-8-2(2)
What is the maximum length of an articulating bus used for public transportation in Indiana?IC 9-20-8-2(1)
What length may a recreational vehicle not exceed under Indiana Code 9-20-3-4?IC 9-20-3-4(1)
What total height may a vehicle not exceed under Indiana Code 9-20-3-3?IC 9-20-3-3(a)
What total length may a combination of three or more coupled vehicles not exceed, load included?IC 9-20-9-2
Weight limits and weighing 18
A driver is caught with a vehicle over a weight limit. How long is the vehicle detained?IC 9-20-18-3(a)
A police officer believes a truck is overweight. How far may the officer require it to be driven to the nearest scales?IC 9-20-17-3(a)(2)
A truck carries concrete in the plastic stage. What is the farthest it may be required to drive to the nearest scales?IC 9-20-17-3(a)(2)
A truck is more than 5,000 pounds but not more than 10,000 pounds over its weight limits in total. What is the violation?IC 9-20-18-12(b)(1)
Above what total excess weight does a weight violation become a Class A infraction?IC 9-20-18-12(b)(2)
An officer has excess load taken off an overloaded truck. Who bears the risk for the goods removed?IC 9-20-17-3(b)
Besides the driver, who may not cause or knowingly permit an oversize or overweight vehicle to be moved on a highway?IC 9-20-1-2
By how much are the weight limits raised for a heavy duty vehicle fitted with an auxiliary power unit?IC 9-20-4-1(b)(5)
By how much are the weight limits raised for a vehicle fueled by natural gas or powered mainly by electric batteries?IC 9-20-4-1(b)(6)
For how long may a court suspend the registration of a vehicle used in a size or weight violation?IC 9-20-18-12(d)
How is the maximum wheel weight measured in Indiana Code 9-20-4-1?IC 9-20-4-1(a)(3)
May the bureau assess points on a driving record for a violation of the weight limits in Indiana Code 9-20-4?IC 9-20-18-12(g)
Off the interstate, what may a loaded municipal waste collection truck put on a single axle?IC 9-20-11-2(1)
Off the interstate, what may a loaded municipal waste collection truck put on a tandem axle group?IC 9-20-11-2(2)
What ceiling does Indiana Code 9-20-4-1 put on the overall gross weight worked out by its axle formula?IC 9-20-4-1(a)(1)
What is the most one axle may weigh under Indiana Code 9-20-4-1?IC 9-20-4-1(a)(3)
What total weight may a tandem axle group put on the roadway under Indiana Code 9-20-4-1?IC 9-20-4-1(a)(2)(A)
When may a vehicle NOT be driven over a bridge under Indiana Code 9-20-7-1?IC 9-20-7-1
Loads, towing and coupling 15
A load of pipe is more than 10 feet long. How many fastening devices must hold it, at the least?IC 9-20-18-14(b)(1)(B)
A trailer coupling must keep the trailer from swinging more than how far from the path of the towing vehicle?IC 9-20-9-8(c)
A truck has sides that rise above its load of lumber. Does the fastening rule in Indiana Code 9-20-18-14 still apply?IC 9-20-18-14(a)
Cargo sticks out beyond the fender line on the left of an Indiana truck. How much of that does Indiana Code 9-20-3-5 allow?IC 9-20-3-5
From where must the driver be able to apply a heavy trailer's brakes?IC 9-19-3-3
How strong must each trailer safety chain and its connection be?IC 9-20-9-8(c)
Indiana Code 9-19-3-3 requires brakes on a trailer or semitrailer starting at what gross weight?IC 9-19-3-3
Indiana Code 9-20-9-8 limits the draw bar between two vehicles to what length?IC 9-20-9-8(b)
On a combination built to transport other vehicles or boats, how far may the load reach past the front bumper?IC 9-20-9-5(1)
On a combination built to transport other vehicles or boats, how far may the load reach past the rear?IC 9-20-9-5(2)
Under Indiana Code 9-19-3-3, what happens to a heavy trailer's brakes in an accidental breakaway?IC 9-19-3-3
Under Indiana Code 9-20-3-5, cargo on the right of a truck may stick out beyond the fender line by how much?IC 9-20-3-5
Where do the safety chains go on a trailer hitch under Indiana Code 9-20-9-8?IC 9-20-9-8(c)
Where must the three fastening devices sit on a long load of logs or poles?IC 9-20-18-14(b)(1)(B)
Which fastening is NOT on the list in Indiana Code 9-20-18-14 for securing logs, pipe or poles?IC 9-20-18-14(b)
Lamps and reflectors on trucks and buses 18
Between what heights must the reflectors required on trucks, buses and trailers be mounted?IC 9-19-6-9(a)
From how far away must a front or rear clearance lamp be seen under normal conditions?IC 9-19-6-10(b)
How many reflectors must every bus or truck carry on the rear?IC 9-19-6-7(1)(A)
How many side marker lamps does a wide bus or truck carry on each side?IC 9-19-6-7(2)(C)
In a combination of vehicles, a lamp is hidden by another vehicle of the combination. Must it be lighted?IC 9-21-7-6(a)
In a combination that needs clearance lamps, where must lighted clearance lamps show to the front?IC 9-21-7-6(b)
In Indiana Code 9-19-6-7, the full trailer lamp and reflector list starts above what gross weight?IC 9-19-6-7(4)
Indiana adds clearance and side marker lamps to a bus or truck once it is how wide overall?IC 9-19-6-7(2)
Indiana Code 9-19-6-8: which color belongs to marker lamps and reflectors on the sides near the rear?IC 9-19-6-8(b)
Over what range must the reflectors on a truck, bus or trailer be readily visible at night in upper head lamp beams?IC 9-19-6-10(a)
Under Indiana Code 9-19-6-19, a front-facing flashing warning lamp shows which colors?IC 9-19-6-19(b)
Under Indiana Code 9-19-6-19, a rear-facing flashing warning lamp shows which colors?IC 9-19-6-19(c)
What color must a clearance lamp on the front of a vehicle show?IC 9-19-6-8(a)
What must a truck-tractor carry on the front under Indiana Code 9-19-6-7?IC 9-19-6-7(3)(A)
What must the mounting of a clearance lamp show about the vehicle?IC 9-19-6-9(b)
When must a back-up lamp NOT be lighted?IC 9-19-6-18(c)
When must a light trailer of 3,000 pounds or less carry its own stoplight?IC 9-19-6-7(6)(B)
Which rear lights must be lit on the last vehicle of a combination when lights are required?IC 9-21-7-6(b)
Warning equipment, brakes and railroad crossings 22
A cargo tank truck carries flammable liquids at night. Which warning signal may it NOT carry?IC 9-19-5-6(d)
A driver is convicted of failing to make a required railroad crossing stop under Indiana Code 9-21-12-5. For how long are driving privileges suspended, at the least?IC 9-21-12-8
A load has less than 9 inches of clearance above a level road. Which special rule covers moving it across a railroad grade crossing?IC 9-21-8-40(a)
A railroad flagman signals a driver to stop before a place where a train may be. What must the driver do?IC 9-21-8-41.7(b)
A truck is registered with a declared gross weight of 11,000 pounds or less. What is the highest its bumpers may sit, measured to the bottom of the bumper?IC 9-19-4-2
A vehicle body sits more than 42 inches above the road. Past what overhang behind the rear axle does it need a rear bumper?IC 9-19-4-3
During which hours does the duty to carry emergency warning signals apply to trucks and passenger buses outside municipalities?IC 9-19-5-6(a)
Equipment weighing more than 10 tons that moves at 6 mph or less is to cross a railroad track. Who must be told first?IC 9-21-8-40(b)
From how far must each emergency flare, lantern or reflector carried by a truck be visible at night?IC 9-19-5-6(a)(1)
How close to the roadway must the rear bumper required by Indiana Code 9-19-4-3 reach?IC 9-19-4-3
How is a portable reflector unit built to meet Indiana Code 9-19-5-6?IC 9-19-5-6(c)(1)
How many red cloth flags must a truck carry with its emergency warning equipment?IC 9-19-5-6(a)(3)
How must brakes be adjusted with respect to wheels on opposite sides of a vehicle?IC 9-19-3-9
Outside a municipality at night, how many flares, red electric lanterns or portable red emergency reflectors must a truck or passenger bus carry?IC 9-19-5-6(a)(1)
Slow, heavy equipment covered by Indiana Code 9-21-8-40 must stop how far from the nearest rail before crossing?IC 9-21-8-40(c)
What does Indiana Code 9-19-18-2 say about a metal tire touching the roadway?IC 9-19-18-2
What is reckless operation of a tractor-trailer combination to endanger others or block traffic?IC 9-21-8-50
What is the smallest red cloth flag accepted in a truck's emergency warning equipment?IC 9-19-5-6(a)(3)
What limit does the Indiana Code put on a theft alarm fitted to a commercial vehicle?IC 9-19-5-5
What must a vehicle with compression release engine brakes have under Indiana Code 9-21-8-44.5?IC 9-21-8-44.5(c)
When may a truck leave out the three red-burning fuses from its emergency equipment?IC 9-19-5-6(a)(2)
Which agency may adopt rules restricting trucks to certain lanes of a state maintained highway?IC 9-21-8-3(a)
How this list was compiled: Written from the 2026 Indiana Code, Title 9 (Motor Vehicles), as published by the Indiana General Assembly at https://iga.in.gov/laws/2026/ic/titles/9 (full text file https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_9.html), downloaded and read on 2026-10-04: IC 9-24-8.5 and IC 9-24-3-4.5 (the for-hire endorsement), IC 9-13-2 (definitions), IC 9-20 (size and weight), IC 9-19 (equipment) and parts of IC 9-21. Each question names its section. Nine questions about applying and about the exam itself rest on the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles' own publications, named in each: the Indiana Driver's Manual (author: Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles; published July 2026; pages 16 and 66, https://www.in.gov/bmv/licenses-permits-ids/files/drivers-manual.pdf) and the bureau's For-Hire Endorsement page (https://www.in.gov/bmv/licenses-permits-ids/learners-permits-and-drivers-licenses-overview/drivers-license/for-hire-endorsement/), both read on 2026-10-04. The bureau's page says the for-hire knowledge examination is prepared for by studying the Driver's Manual. This bank does not follow the manual's order or wording, uses none of its figures or sample questions, and does not cover everything in it. Licence: Own work. Questions, answer choices and explanations were written for this site from the Indiana Code text and, where named, from facts stated in the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles' own manual and web page; nothing is copied from the manual, its sample questions or another practice test.
How it works
This unofficial for-hire endorsement practice test is for Indiana drivers. The bureau says its exam is based on the Indiana Driver's Manual; these 127 questions come mostly from the Indiana Code and do not cover everything in that manual.
Read the full guide
Who needs the for-hire endorsement
The endorsement goes on an Indiana driver's license. It covers hauling property for hire in a vehicle registered at 16,000 to 26,000 pounds, and carrying passengers for hire in a vehicle designed for fewer than 16 people, driver included (IC 9-24-8.5-6). It does not cover a commercial motor vehicle.
What the real exam is
The Indiana Driver's Manual (published July 2026, page 66) says the exam has 25 questions and you can miss five. Exam mode, under the question, draws 25 and sets the pass line at 80 percent to match. Applicants must be 18 and have held a license for more than one year (IC 9-24-8.5-5).
A plain Indiana driver's license does not cover a vehicle operated for hire (IC 9-24-3-4.5).
Hauling property for pay in a vehicle registered under 16,000 pounds is not counted as transporting for hire (IC 9-24-3-4.5).
Width tops out at 8 feet 6 inches and height at 13 feet 6 inches, load included (IC 9-20-3).
Questions and answers
Does this cover the whole Indiana for-hire exam?
No. The Bureau of Motor Vehicles says to study the Indiana Driver's Manual for the exam. These questions come mostly from the Indiana Code, so the manual's safe driving chapters and road signs are missing. The manual is free on the bureau's site.
How many questions are on the Indiana for-hire endorsement test?
The Indiana Driver's Manual, published July 2026, says on page 66 that the exam has 25 questions and that you can miss only five. Exam mode here uses the same length and pass line, with this site's own questions.
How much does the for-hire endorsement cost in Indiana?
Indiana Code 9-24-8.5-5 sets a fee of $19. The bureau's page says it is charged only the first time the endorsement is added, and that it is not charged when the endorsement replaces an old chauffeur's license.
Is the Indiana chauffeur's license still valid?
The bureau's page says a public passenger chauffeur's or chauffeur's license stays valid until the date printed on it. Renewing, replacing or amending one produces a for-hire endorsed driver's license instead.