2024 Facts for Drivers Exam Questions With Answers

2024 Facts for Drivers Exam Questions With Answers TEA 21 - ANSWER- Transportation Equity Act for 21st century signed June 9 1998 Motor carrier safety improvement act of 1999 - ANSWER- Moved all motor carrier safety oversight to FMCSA MAP 21 (moving ahead for progress - ANSWER- Federal highway funding bill passed by congress June 29, 2012. Provides over $105 billion in funding for surface trans in 80% of all communities - ANSWER- Rely exclusively on trucks Businesses choose trucks for how much of every dollar they spend on shipping? - ANSWER- Nearly 81 cents $642 billion - ANSWER- Gross freight revenue that trucking received 68.5% or roughly 9 billion tons - ANSWER- Amount of freight trucks haul How many miles of roads and streets in U.S.? - ANSWER- Over 4 million miles In 2010, how many miles did class 6-8 trucks log? - ANSWER- 131 billion miles How many mile did all trucks drive for business purposes? - ANSWER- Over 397 billion miles How many class 8 trucks? - ANSWER- 2.3 million Arterial roads - ANSWER- Carries 72% of all highway travel @ 11% of miles, 437,000 miles Interstate highway system - ANSWER- 47,182 miles, 65% in rural areas- 35% in urban areas Collectors - ANSWER- Carry 15% of highway travel, make up 20% or 794,306 miles Local roads - ANSWER- Make up 69% of mileage or 2,795,813 miles and carry 13% of travel National highway system - ANSWER- Comprises 4.1% of roads, over 164,000 miles. Carries 44% of all highway traffic, 75% heavy truck traffic, 90% of tourist traffic