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TRUCKING RODEO EXAM QUESTIONS & CORRECT ANSWERS A+ GRADE 2025
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HOSMERITTRUCKING RODEO EXAM QUESTIONS & CORRECT
ANSWERS A+ GRADE 2025
A driver's reputation relies on? PG 1
a. Driving record
b. professionalism
c. self-discipline
d. all of the above - ANSWER d. all of the above
The Truck Driving Championships influence how many drivers annually? PG 2
a. hundreds
b. thousands
c. tens of thousands
d. over 100,000 - ANSWER c. Tens of thousands
The TDC was established by the ATA in? PG 2
a. 1933
b. 1937
c. 1935
d. 1924 - ANSWER b. 1937
Which is not an objective of the TDC? PG 2
a. to drive accident free
b. to perfect their crafts
c. to improve the media's and the general public's image of truck drivers and the motor carrier
industry
d. none of the above - ANSWER d. none of the above
In order for drivers to perform at their peak, they rely on? PG 6
a. knowledge
b. experience
c. skills
d. all of the above - ANSWER d. all of the above
Which boosted the growth of trucking? PG 7
a. WWII
b. industrial revolution
c. WWI
,d. regulation - ANSWER c. WWI
At the end of WWI there were over 1 million trucks, how many were there at the start of WWI?
PG 7
a. 300,000
b. 900,000
c. 750,000
d. over 1.5 million - ANSWER a. 300,000
The pneumatic tire was introduced to trucking in? PG 7
a. 1919
b. 1924
c. 1933
d. none of the above - ANSWER a. 1919
The Diesel engine was introduced to trucking in? PG 7
a. 1924
b. 1919
c. 1933
d. 1954 - ANSWER a. 1924
The regulation of trucking came under Motor Carrier Act of? PG 7
a. 1935
b. 1933
c. 1937
d 1934 - ANSWER a. 1935
The onset of WWII firmly established trucking as a vital mode of freight delivery. PG 8
a. True
b. False - ANSWER a. True
The Motor Carrier Act that regulated trucking was modeled after the interstate Commerce Act
of? PG 7
a. 1980
b. 1887
c. 1919
d. 1876 - ANSWER b. 1887
,Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the Federal Highway Aid Act establishing the interstate highway
system in? PG 8
a. 1954
b. 1960
c. 1962
d. 1956 - ANSWER d. 1956
The interstate highway system, which took over 60 plus years to build, consists of how many
miles? PG 8
a. 42,345
b. 47,432
c. 45,705
d. over 50,000 - ANSWER b. 47,432
The addition of new roads transformed trucking into a nationwide carriage service. PG 8
a. True
b. False - ANSWER a. True
What year did U.S. DOT take control of safety and regulations for trucking? PG 8
a. 1954
b. 1960
c. 1966
d. 1967 - ANSWER d. 1967
DOT was established by an act of Congress on? PG 8
a. Jan 1, 1960
b. Jan 1, 1966
c. Oct 15, 1966
d. Oct 15, 1967 - ANSWER c. Oct. 15, 1966
Which year did the Motor Carrier Act define and refocus trucking regulations? PG 8
a. 1984
b. 1967
c. 1980
d. none of the above - ANSWER c. 1980
Today there are over 1 million motor carriers, but between 1980 to 1990 licenses Motor carriers
doubled to? PG 8
a. over 100,000
, b. 40,000
c. 75,000
d. 20,000 - ANSWER b. 40,000
J.I.T stands for. PG 9
a. just in time
b. jurisdiction is trade
c. jump in trade
d. none of the above - ANSWER a. Just in time
The Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999 moved all carrier safety oversight
responsibilities to: - ANSWER FMCSA
T or F: The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is under authority of the U.S. Dept. of
Homeland Security (DHS). - ANSWER False
T or F: The goal of the Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999 is to reduce the number
and severity of crashes involving large trucks. - ANSWER True
On which date did President George W. Bush sign into law the Safe, Accountable, Flexible,
Efficient Transportation Act: A Legacy for Users (SAGETEA-LU)? - ANSWER Aug 10, 2005
Which is not true about SAFETEA-LU?
A) It is the largest investment in transportation to
B) It built on TEA-21 and ISTEA
C) It doubled the funds for infrastructure safety
D) It paid bonuses to companies for their safety records - ANSWER D) SAFETEA-LU did not
pay bonuses to companies for their safety records
The Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986 improved? - ANSWER Nationwide
mandatory minimum testing and standards for state CDL, qualifications of drivers to operate a
CMV, and state standards for CMV drivers and made it illegal to hold more than 1 license
What year was the ICC abolished, shifting its powers to the Surface Transportation Board? -
ANSWER 1995
T or F: in 1993 Congress passed the North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which
went into effect Jan 1, 1994, and his a pact between Mexico, Canada, and the United States. -
ANSWER True
Which is NOT part of the agreement of NAFTA?
A) eased trade restrictions
B) eliminated tariffs
C) placed limitations on movements of goods across borders
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