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TRUCK DRIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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TRUCK DRIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS QUESTIONS ANDANSWERS
A heart attack generally causes chest pain for more than _________ , but it can also be
silent and have no symptoms at all - Answers -15 minutes
The EPA can fine companies up to ______________ per noncompliant vehicle or
engine - Answers -$45,268
The EPA can fine companies ____________ per tampering event to vehicle or engine
and sale of defeat device - Answers -$4, 527
The EPA can fine companies _____________ per day for reporting and record keeping
devices - Answers -$45,268
For _______________ flush face, eyelid, and eye continuously with cool running water
for 30 min - Answers -Alkali burns
To treat chemical burns, one should wash away the chemical completely with large
quantities of running water for no less than _______________ - Answers -15 min
For Acids or other caustic or corrosive chemicals, ______________________ should be
worn - Answers -rubber gauntlets, complete rubberized suit, and rubber boots
For weak acids such as carbolic, phosphoric, and acetic _________________ should
be worn - Answers -goggles and gloves
The professional truck driver today enjoys the position of being the
_______________________ on America's streets and highways - Answers -Safest,
most knowledgeable and expert driver
The __________________ is one of the most visible And successful safety initiatives of
the trucking industry - Answers -Championships program
The championships program, without a doubt, influences ______________of drivers
annually to drive accident free - Answers -Tens of thousands
By the end of World War 1 (1919) there were over _____________ in use - Answers -
one million
The pneumatic tire was introduced in _________ - Answers -1919
The diesel engine was introduced in_______ - Answers -1924
The Motor Carrier Act was passed in______ - Answers -1935
,The Motor Carrier Act of 1935 was modeled after the __________________ - Answers -
Interstate Commerce Act of 1887
The ___________ ,which also regulated the railroad industry, was granted authority
over interstate trucking in 1935 - Answers -ICC
The ____________ regulated the number of hours a truck driver could work and the
entry qualifications of new companies into the industry - Answers -ICC
In _________ Presiedent Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the Federal Highway-Aid Act -
Answers -1956
In _______ the control over interstate motor carrier safety, including regulations, was
transferred to the then newly created DOT - Answers -1967
U.S DOT which is led by a presidential appointee known as the ______________ -
Answers -Secretary of Transportation
__________ was established by an act of Congress in 1966 - Answers -DOT
Following a wave of deregulation of other transportation modes, the _____________
defined and refocused trucking regulations - Answers -Motor Carrier Act of 1980
Between 1980 and 1990 the number of licensed motor carrierd more than doubled to
over__________ - Answers -40,000
As of Sep 2022, there were ____________ for hire, private and other interstate motor
carriers doin business in the United States - Answers -over 2 million
In________the ICC was formerly abolished - Answers -1995
NAFTA went into affect on________ - Answers -Jan 1, 1994
On ____________the first Mexican truck rolled across the border headed for Dallas, TX
- Answers -Oct 21, 2011
In __________President Bill Clinton signed TEA-21 (P.L. 105-178) - Answers -June
1998
This Bill was built on the initiatives established and created by the Intermodal Surface
Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 and authorized highway and other surface
transportation programs and their funding through Fiscal Year 2003 - Answers -The
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century
(TEA-21)
, In recognition of the ever expanding movement of freight by truck,Congress passed the
________________________ in 1986 - Answers -Commercial motor vehicle safety act
The_________________moved all motor carrier safety oversight responsibilities to the
newly established FMCSA - Answers -Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999
On____________President George W. Bush signed into law SAFETEA-LU - Answers -
August 10, 2005
The NAFTA trucking pilot officially ended on___________ - Answers -Oct 10, 2014
On__________President Obama signed into law MAP-21 - Answers -July 6, 2012
Congress passed MAP-21 on____________ - Answers -June 29, 2012
On___________President Obama signed into law the FAST Act - Answers -December
4, 2015
Over_______of all U.S communities rely on truck to deliver their goods - Answers -80%
Trucking received______________ in Gross Freight Revenue representing 80.8% of
the nations freight bill in 2021 - Answers -$875.5 billion
Trucks carried _______ of all freight transported in the United States equating to 10.93
billion tons in 2021 - Answers -72.2%
In 2020 commercial combination trucks logged _________miles for business purposes -
Answers -177.26 billion
in 2020 commercial single unit and combination trucks travelled_________ miles -
Answers -302.14 billion
On _________________ President Biden signed into law the bipartisan Infrastructure
Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) ( P.L No 117-58), commonly referred to as the
Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill - Answers -Nov 15, 2021
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill authorizes $477 billion in new funding over 5 years for
surface transportation programs, including ____________ for highways a 38% boost
above levels set by the FAST Act - Answers -$347.5 Billion
On average trucks or more efficient than_____________ - Answers -Rail transport
US truck drivers ability and commitment to avoid and reduce crashes resulted in a
_______ decrease in the number of fatal crashes per 100 million vehicle miles travelled
by large trucks between 2000 and 2020 - Answers -34%
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