UPDATED FACT FOR DRIVERS
FINAL PAPER COMPLETE
QUESTION SET DETAILED
SOLUTIONS
◉ Interstate Commerce Commission abolition year. Answer: 1995
◉ Trucking slogans. Answer: Examples include 'Good Stuff, Trucks
Bring It,' 'Trucking Moves America forward,' and 'Nothing Without
Trucking.'
◉ Truck reliance in U.S. communities. Answer: Over 80% rely
exclusively on trucks to deliver their products and goods.
◉ Miles traveled by commercial trucks in 2022. Answer: 331 billion.
◉ Miles logged by combination trucks for business in 2022. Answer:
195 billion.
◉ Average miles driven by combination trucks in 2021. Answer:
60,000.
◉ NHTSA reclassification year. Answer: 2016
,◉ Light pickup trucks reclassified as large trucks in 2016. Answer:
329
◉ Trucking industry representation. Answer: Represented
nationally by ATA.
◉ ATRI critical transportation studies start year. Answer: 1954
◉ ATA headquarters. Answer: Washington, D.C. with a separate
office on Capitol Hill.
◉ Weekly newspaper for the trucking industry. Answer: Transport
Topics.
◉ Truck drivers in the U.S.. Answer: 3.5 million are necessary for the
industry.
◉ America's Road Team motto. Answer: Safety is our driving
concern.
◉ Sponsor of America's Road Team. Answer: Volvo Trucks.
,◉ Share the Road. Answer: Dedicated to reducing the fatality and
accident rates on America's roadways.
◉ Program replacing How to Drive. Answer: Share the Road.
◉ Program reaching the driving public. Answer: Share the Road
through TV, radio, print, and online.
◉ Federal and state highway-user taxes paid by commercial trucks
in 2022. Answer: $36.48 billion.
◉ Average cost in taxes for a 5 axle tractor - semitrailer combination
(January 2023). Answer: $7,745
◉ State with the highest average tax collected. Answer: Oregon
($22,508)
◉ State with the lowest average taxes collected. Answer: Alaska
($1,783)
◉ Year interstate trucking came under the control of the Federal
Government. Answer: 1935
, ◉ Year control over interstate motor carries safety was transferred
to U.S. DOT. Answer: 1967
◉ What was created by U.S. DOT on October 15, 1966. Answer:
FHWA
◉ Agency in charge of ensuring that America's road and highways
continue to be safe and technologically up to date. Answer: FHWA
◉ Year the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration was
established. Answer: 1970
◉ Date FMCSA began operation. Answer: Jan. 1, 2000
◉ Year PHMSA was created. Answer: 2005
◉ Requirement by the EPA. Answer: Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel
◉ Date Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act of 1994
went into effect. Answer: Jan. 1, 1995
◉ Number of levels of inspections for the North American Standard
Inspection Program. Answer: 8
FINAL PAPER COMPLETE
QUESTION SET DETAILED
SOLUTIONS
◉ Interstate Commerce Commission abolition year. Answer: 1995
◉ Trucking slogans. Answer: Examples include 'Good Stuff, Trucks
Bring It,' 'Trucking Moves America forward,' and 'Nothing Without
Trucking.'
◉ Truck reliance in U.S. communities. Answer: Over 80% rely
exclusively on trucks to deliver their products and goods.
◉ Miles traveled by commercial trucks in 2022. Answer: 331 billion.
◉ Miles logged by combination trucks for business in 2022. Answer:
195 billion.
◉ Average miles driven by combination trucks in 2021. Answer:
60,000.
◉ NHTSA reclassification year. Answer: 2016
,◉ Light pickup trucks reclassified as large trucks in 2016. Answer:
329
◉ Trucking industry representation. Answer: Represented
nationally by ATA.
◉ ATRI critical transportation studies start year. Answer: 1954
◉ ATA headquarters. Answer: Washington, D.C. with a separate
office on Capitol Hill.
◉ Weekly newspaper for the trucking industry. Answer: Transport
Topics.
◉ Truck drivers in the U.S.. Answer: 3.5 million are necessary for the
industry.
◉ America's Road Team motto. Answer: Safety is our driving
concern.
◉ Sponsor of America's Road Team. Answer: Volvo Trucks.
,◉ Share the Road. Answer: Dedicated to reducing the fatality and
accident rates on America's roadways.
◉ Program replacing How to Drive. Answer: Share the Road.
◉ Program reaching the driving public. Answer: Share the Road
through TV, radio, print, and online.
◉ Federal and state highway-user taxes paid by commercial trucks
in 2022. Answer: $36.48 billion.
◉ Average cost in taxes for a 5 axle tractor - semitrailer combination
(January 2023). Answer: $7,745
◉ State with the highest average tax collected. Answer: Oregon
($22,508)
◉ State with the lowest average taxes collected. Answer: Alaska
($1,783)
◉ Year interstate trucking came under the control of the Federal
Government. Answer: 1935
, ◉ Year control over interstate motor carries safety was transferred
to U.S. DOT. Answer: 1967
◉ What was created by U.S. DOT on October 15, 1966. Answer:
FHWA
◉ Agency in charge of ensuring that America's road and highways
continue to be safe and technologically up to date. Answer: FHWA
◉ Year the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration was
established. Answer: 1970
◉ Date FMCSA began operation. Answer: Jan. 1, 2000
◉ Year PHMSA was created. Answer: 2005
◉ Requirement by the EPA. Answer: Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel
◉ Date Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act of 1994
went into effect. Answer: Jan. 1, 1995
◉ Number of levels of inspections for the North American Standard
Inspection Program. Answer: 8
