STATE TRUCK DRIVING CHAMPIONSHIP
SAMPLE QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
What year was the National Truck Roadeo established by the American Trucking Association? - answer 1937
How many months must a driver have driven and performed the duties of a truck driver in 12 months of employment to compete in the truck driving championship? - answer 11
During a calendar year, how many classes of competition can a driver compete in? - answer 1
How many state competitions can a driver compete in during a calendar year? - answer 1
How many months must a driver be continuously employed by the entering employer, to participate in a championship competition? - answer 12
If a driver lives in one state, and is employed in another state, which state competition can he/she compete in? - answer It's the drivers choice. The state he/she holds a license in or the state he/she is employed in.
How many trucks were in use nationwide by the start of World War 1? - answer 300,000
By the end of World War 1, how many trucks were in use in the government and private sector? - answer
1 million
When was the pneumatic (inflated) tire introduced for trucking applications? - answer 1919
When was the diesel engine introduced in the truck market? - answer 1924 What year was the Motor Carrier Act passed? - answer 1935
What year was the Interstate Commerce Act passed? - answer 1887
What year did Dwight D. Eisenhower sign the landmark Federal Highway-Aid Act, establishing the interstate highway system? - answer 1956
D.O.T. was established by an act of congress on what date? - answer October 15, 1966
In 1967, control over interstate motor safety, including regulations, was transferred to the then newly created ______________. - answer U.S. Department of Transportation
Between 1980 and 1990, the number of licensed motor carriers more than doubled to over _____. - answer 40,000
Today, there are nearly _____ for hire and private motor carriers doing business in the United States. - answer 1.3 million
The Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act was passed by congress in what year? - answer 1986
In _____, the Interstate Commerce Commission was formerly abolished. - answer 1995
Congress voted to approve the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) between Mexico, Canada
and the United States in late _____. - answer 1993
_____% of all U.S. communities rely exclusively on trucks to deliver their products. - answer 80
Businesses choose trucks for nearly _____ cents out of every dollar they spend on shipping. - answer 81
_____ truck drivers transport goods in the U.S. - answer 3 million
SAMPLE QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
What year was the National Truck Roadeo established by the American Trucking Association? - answer 1937
How many months must a driver have driven and performed the duties of a truck driver in 12 months of employment to compete in the truck driving championship? - answer 11
During a calendar year, how many classes of competition can a driver compete in? - answer 1
How many state competitions can a driver compete in during a calendar year? - answer 1
How many months must a driver be continuously employed by the entering employer, to participate in a championship competition? - answer 12
If a driver lives in one state, and is employed in another state, which state competition can he/she compete in? - answer It's the drivers choice. The state he/she holds a license in or the state he/she is employed in.
How many trucks were in use nationwide by the start of World War 1? - answer 300,000
By the end of World War 1, how many trucks were in use in the government and private sector? - answer
1 million
When was the pneumatic (inflated) tire introduced for trucking applications? - answer 1919
When was the diesel engine introduced in the truck market? - answer 1924 What year was the Motor Carrier Act passed? - answer 1935
What year was the Interstate Commerce Act passed? - answer 1887
What year did Dwight D. Eisenhower sign the landmark Federal Highway-Aid Act, establishing the interstate highway system? - answer 1956
D.O.T. was established by an act of congress on what date? - answer October 15, 1966
In 1967, control over interstate motor safety, including regulations, was transferred to the then newly created ______________. - answer U.S. Department of Transportation
Between 1980 and 1990, the number of licensed motor carriers more than doubled to over _____. - answer 40,000
Today, there are nearly _____ for hire and private motor carriers doing business in the United States. - answer 1.3 million
The Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act was passed by congress in what year? - answer 1986
In _____, the Interstate Commerce Commission was formerly abolished. - answer 1995
Congress voted to approve the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) between Mexico, Canada
and the United States in late _____. - answer 1993
_____% of all U.S. communities rely exclusively on trucks to deliver their products. - answer 80
Businesses choose trucks for nearly _____ cents out of every dollar they spend on shipping. - answer 81
_____ truck drivers transport goods in the U.S. - answer 3 million
