Question Placards should be used: Answers Any time a vehicle is carrying hazardous materials. When there is extra space on a truck. Only when the amount of hazardous materials on a truck exceeds 200 pounds. Explanation Warning placards are required to be used any time a vehicle is carrying designated types and amounts of hazardous materials. A placarded vehicle must display placards on all four of its sides. Take a FREE Practice Test Now This questions appears in the following tests: Alaska Knowledge Test Class A , South Dakota Knowledge Test Class A , Connecticut Knowledge Test Class B , Vermont Knowledge Test Class B , Oklahoma Tank ,