State Truck Driving Championship Sample Questions With 100%
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What year was the National Truck Roadeo introduced for trucking applications? -
established by the American Trucking ANSWER -1919
Association? - ANSWER -1937
When was the diesel engine introduced in the
How many months must a driver have driven and truck market? - ANSWER -1924
performed the duties of a truck driver in 12
months of employment to compete in the truck
driving championship? - ANSWER -11 What year was the Motor Carrier Act passed? -
ANSWER -1935
During a calendar year, how many classes of
competition can a driver compete in? - What year was the Interstate Commerce Act
ANSWER -1 passed? - ANSWER -1887
How many state competitions can a driver What year did Dwight D. Eisenhower sign the
compete in during a calendar year? - landmark Federal Highway-Aid Act, establishing
ANSWER -1 the interstate highway system? -
ANSWER -1956
How many months must a driver be continuously
employed by the entering employer, to D.O.T. was established by an act of congress on
participate in a championship competition? - what date? - ANSWER -October 15, 1966
ANSWER -12
In 1967, control over interstate motor safety,
If a driver lives in one state, and is employed in including regulations, was transferred to the then
another state, which state competition can newly created ______________. -
he/she compete in? - ANSWER -It's the ANSWER -U.S. Department of
drivers choice. The state he/she holds a license Transportation
in or the state he/she is employed in.
Between 1980 and 1990, the number of licensed
How many trucks were in use nationwide by the motor carriers more than doubled to over _____.
start of World War 1? - ANSWER -300,000 - ANSWER -40,000
By the end of World War 1, how many trucks Today, there are nearly _____ for hire and
were in use in the government and private private motor carriers doing business in the
sector? - ANSWER -1 million United States. - ANSWER -1.3 million
When was the pneumatic (inflated) tire The Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act was
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passed by congress in what year? - trucks is ___ to___ miles per hour (mph) slower
ANSWER -1986 than the average speed of automobiles. -
ANSWER -2 to 5
In _____, the Interstate Commerce Commission
was formerly abolished. - ANSWER -1995 America's Road Team was created by the
American Trucking Association in _____ and
sponsored by Volvo Trucks. - ANSWER -
Congress voted to approve the North American 1986
Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) between
Mexico, Canada and the United States in late
_____. - ANSWER -1993 America's Road Team captains have ____ miles
accident free driving records. - ANSWER -1
million
_____% of all U.S. communities rely exclusively
on trucks to deliver their products. -
ANSWER -80 What percent of crashes was caused by
passenger car drivers involved in accidents with
tractor/trailers? - ANSWER -78
Businesses choose trucks for nearly _____ cents
out of every dollar they spend on shipping. -
ANSWER -81 _____% of the time the crash occurred in one of
the four blind spots surrounding large trucks. -
ANSWER -35
_____ truck drivers transport goods in the U.S. -
ANSWER -3 million
The Share The Road Program has been in
existence for over _____ years. -
The American Trucking Association is ANSWER -20
headquartered in _____. - ANSWER -
Arlington, VA
Commercial truck taxes average nearly $_____
per vehicle annually. - ANSWER -$18,000
_____% of the public still has a positive overall
view o drivers of large trucks. - ANSWER -
80 Interstate trucking came under the control of the
federal government in _____. - ANSWER -
1935
A 2003 survey showed that _____% of the public
believed truck drivers exceeded the speed limit
frequently. - ANSWER -64 At what time interval must a driver place the
emergency warning devices if parked? -
ANSWER -10 minutes
A 2007 study showed that the average speed of
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What year was the National Truck Roadeo introduced for trucking applications? -
established by the American Trucking ANSWER -1919
Association? - ANSWER -1937
When was the diesel engine introduced in the
How many months must a driver have driven and truck market? - ANSWER -1924
performed the duties of a truck driver in 12
months of employment to compete in the truck
driving championship? - ANSWER -11 What year was the Motor Carrier Act passed? -
ANSWER -1935
During a calendar year, how many classes of
competition can a driver compete in? - What year was the Interstate Commerce Act
ANSWER -1 passed? - ANSWER -1887
How many state competitions can a driver What year did Dwight D. Eisenhower sign the
compete in during a calendar year? - landmark Federal Highway-Aid Act, establishing
ANSWER -1 the interstate highway system? -
ANSWER -1956
How many months must a driver be continuously
employed by the entering employer, to D.O.T. was established by an act of congress on
participate in a championship competition? - what date? - ANSWER -October 15, 1966
ANSWER -12
In 1967, control over interstate motor safety,
If a driver lives in one state, and is employed in including regulations, was transferred to the then
another state, which state competition can newly created ______________. -
he/she compete in? - ANSWER -It's the ANSWER -U.S. Department of
drivers choice. The state he/she holds a license Transportation
in or the state he/she is employed in.
Between 1980 and 1990, the number of licensed
How many trucks were in use nationwide by the motor carriers more than doubled to over _____.
start of World War 1? - ANSWER -300,000 - ANSWER -40,000
By the end of World War 1, how many trucks Today, there are nearly _____ for hire and
were in use in the government and private private motor carriers doing business in the
sector? - ANSWER -1 million United States. - ANSWER -1.3 million
When was the pneumatic (inflated) tire The Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act was
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passed by congress in what year? - trucks is ___ to___ miles per hour (mph) slower
ANSWER -1986 than the average speed of automobiles. -
ANSWER -2 to 5
In _____, the Interstate Commerce Commission
was formerly abolished. - ANSWER -1995 America's Road Team was created by the
American Trucking Association in _____ and
sponsored by Volvo Trucks. - ANSWER -
Congress voted to approve the North American 1986
Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) between
Mexico, Canada and the United States in late
_____. - ANSWER -1993 America's Road Team captains have ____ miles
accident free driving records. - ANSWER -1
million
_____% of all U.S. communities rely exclusively
on trucks to deliver their products. -
ANSWER -80 What percent of crashes was caused by
passenger car drivers involved in accidents with
tractor/trailers? - ANSWER -78
Businesses choose trucks for nearly _____ cents
out of every dollar they spend on shipping. -
ANSWER -81 _____% of the time the crash occurred in one of
the four blind spots surrounding large trucks. -
ANSWER -35
_____ truck drivers transport goods in the U.S. -
ANSWER -3 million
The Share The Road Program has been in
existence for over _____ years. -
The American Trucking Association is ANSWER -20
headquartered in _____. - ANSWER -
Arlington, VA
Commercial truck taxes average nearly $_____
per vehicle annually. - ANSWER -$18,000
_____% of the public still has a positive overall
view o drivers of large trucks. - ANSWER -
80 Interstate trucking came under the control of the
federal government in _____. - ANSWER -
1935
A 2003 survey showed that _____% of the public
believed truck drivers exceeded the speed limit
frequently. - ANSWER -64 At what time interval must a driver place the
emergency warning devices if parked? -
ANSWER -10 minutes
A 2007 study showed that the average speed of
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