Truck driving championship questions and answers

STATE TRUCK DRIVING CHAMPIONSHIP
SAMPLE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS


WhatgyeargwasgthegNationalgTruckgRodeogestablishedgbygthegAmericangTruckinggAssociati
on?g-gans✔✔1937

HowgmanygtrucksgweregingusegnationwidegbygthegstartgofgWorldgWarg1?g-gans✔✔300,000

BygthegendgofgWorldgWarg1,ghowgmanygtrucksgweregingusegingtheggovernmentgandgprivategs
ector?g-gans✔✔1gmillion

Whengwasgthegpneumaticg(inflated)gtiregintroducedgforgtruckinggapplications?g-
gans✔✔1919




Whengwasgthegdieselgenginegintroducedgingthegtruckgmarket?g-gans✔✔1924

WhatgyeargwasgthegMotorgCarriergActgpassed?g-gans✔✔1935

WhatgyeargwasgthegInterstategCommercegActgpassed?g-gans✔✔1887

WhatgyeargdidgDwightgD.gEisenhowergsigngtheglandmarkgFederalgHighway-
AidgAct,gestablishinggtheginterstateghighwaygsystem?g-gans✔✔1956

D.O.T.gwasgestablishedgbygangactgofgcongressgongwhatgdate?g-gans✔✔Octoberg15,g1966

Ing1967,gcontrolgoverginterstategmotorgsafety,gincludinggregulations,gwasgtransferredgtogtheg
thengnewlygcreatedg______________.g-gans✔✔U.S.gDepartmentgofgTransportation

Betweeng1980gandg1990,gthegnumbergofglicensedgmotorgcarriersgmoregthangdoubledgtogove
rg_____.g-gans✔✔40,000

Today,gtheregaregnearlyg_____gforghiregandgprivategmotorgcarriersgdoinggbusinessgingthegU
nitedgStates.g-gans✔✔1.3gmillion

ThegCommercialgMotorgVehiclegSafetygActgwasgpassedgbygcongressgingwhatgyear?g-
gans✔✔1986

, Ing_____,gthegInterstategCommercegCommissiongwasgformerlygabolished.g-gans✔✔1995

CongressgvotedgtogapprovegthegNorthgAmericangFreegTradegAgreementg(NAFTA)gbetwee
ngMexico,gCanadagandgthegUnitedgStatesginglateg_____.g-gans✔✔1993

_____%gofgallgU.S.gcommunitiesgrelygexclusivelygongtrucksgtogdelivergtheirgproducts.g-
gans✔✔80




Businessesgchoosegtrucksgforgnearlyg_____gcentsgoutgofgeverygdollargtheygspendgongshippi
ng.g-gans✔✔81

_____gtruckgdriversgtransportggoodsgingthegU.S.g-gans✔✔3gmillion

ThegAmericangTruckinggAssociationgisgheadquarteredging_____.g-gans✔✔Arlington,gVA

_____%gofgthegpublicgstillghasgagpositivegoverallgviewgogdriversgofglargegtrucks.g-gans✔✔80

Ag2003gsurveygshowedgthatg_____
%gofgthegpublicgbelievedgtruckgdriversgexceededgthegspeedglimitgfrequently.g-gans✔✔64

Ag2007gstudygshowedgthatgthegaveragegspeedgofgtrucksgisg___gto___gmilesgperghourg(mph)g
slowergthangthegaveragegspeedgofgautomobiles.g-gans✔✔2gtog5

America'sgRoadgTeamgwasgcreatedgbygthegAmericangTruckinggAssociationging_____gandgs
ponsoredgbygVolvogTrucks.g-gans✔✔1986

America'sgRoadgTeamgcaptainsghaveg____gmilesgaccidentgfreegdrivinggrecords.g-
gans✔✔1gmillion




Whatgpercentgofgcrashesgwasgcausedgbygpassengergcargdriversginvolvedgingaccidentsgwithg
tractor/trailers?g-gans✔✔78

_____
%gofgthegtimegthegcrashgoccurredgingonegofgthegfourgblindgspotsgsurroundingglargegtrucks.g-
gans✔✔35




ThegSharegThegRoadgProgramghasgbeengingexistencegforgoverg_____gyears.g-gans✔✔20

Commercialgtruckgtaxesgaveragegnearlyg$_____gpergvehiclegannually.g-gans✔✔$18,000

Interstategtruckinggcamegundergthegcontrolgofgthegfederalggovernmentging_____.g-
gans✔✔1935




Atgwhatgtimegintervalgmustgagdrivergplacegthegemergencygwarninggdevicesgifgparked?g-
gans✔✔10gminutes