As a Dangerous Goods Driver, you will need to master following:

• anticipate foreseeable problems on the road
• control the performance of the vehicle
• maintain logbooks
• mechanical components of vehicles
• parallel park vehicles
• perform defensive driving
• revise certifications for dangerous good transportation
• vehicle cargo capacity

More generally, a dangerous goods driver is also versed in:

• check dangerous goods transport unit
• effective perception of transport environment
• hazards associated with loading dangerous goods
• health and safety measures in transportation
• interpret traffic signals
• maintain concentration for long periods
• manoeuvre heavy trucks
• operate GPS systems
• operate emergency equipment
• practice emergency stops
• stay alert
• transport dangerous goods
• use different communication channels

It also helps to know the following:

• international carriage of dangerous goods by road
• maintain gas mileage records