2023 FACTS FOR DRIVERS ( THE
CHAMPIONSHIPS , RULES , THE
TRUCKING INDUSTRY , TRUCKING
GROWS , TRUCKING MATURES
m Established by American trucking association (ATA) in 1937 ? - The national truck rodeo
The over riding objective of the championships program is two fold is what ? - To provide an incentive
drivers to perfect their crafts and drive accident free and to improve the medias & general publics image
of truck drivers & the motor carrier industry
Every driver must have a accident free record from the day - Immediately following the previous driving
championship until and including the date of the current years championship
Only accidents which need not to be counted against the contestants record are what? - 1) legally &
properly parked 2) a vehicle was stopped in traffic in compliance with a traffic sign ,signal or at the
discretion of a police officer 3) the contestants vehicle struck an animal that resulted in death , injury or
property damage the death. Is confined to the animal , property damage is due to the initial impact with
the animal 4) waived by the NTDC committee
Every driver entering a truck driving championship shall meet the medical qualifications of the US
department of transportation as set forth in - 49 CFR 391.41
A driver must summit evidence that he/she meets the qualifications and has obtained a
valid__________________ - Medical certificate
The Invention of the gasoline powered internal combustion in the early _________ - 1900's
Trucks replaced what in the early 1900's _________ - Horse drawn carriages
What in the early 1900's 1900's limited the reach of the trucking industry to short intra - urban delivers
_____ - Roads and vehicle technology
What made freight movement by truck slow , treacherous and uncomfortable - The dirt , cobble stone
roads , trucks with solid rubber tires
The trucking industry grew boosted by the on set of - World war 1
At the start of world war 1 (1914) there were approximately how many trucks? - 100,000 in use
nationwide
At the end of world war 1 (1919) how many trucks were being used by the government and private
sector ? - Over 1 million
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