Facts for Drivers Exam Questions and Complete Solutions.

Facts for Drivers Exam Questions and Complete Solutions How many trucks were there approximately by the start of World War 1 - Answer: 300,000 At War's end, how many trucks were being utilized by the government in the private sector - Answer: over 1 million What year was the introduction of the pneumatic (inflated) Tire for Trucking applications - Answer: 1919 What year was the diesel engine introduced into the truck Market? - Answer: 1924 What year did u.s. Congress pass the Motor Carrier Act? - Answer: 1935 What year did the Interstate Commerce Act originated? - Answer: 1887 President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed what establishing the interstate highway system - Answer: Federal Highway-Aid Act in what month and year was the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) created under US DOT? - Answer: October 15, 1966 Rates, referred to as tariffs, no longer faced stiff federal scrutiny provided they fluctuate in a what? - Answer: Zone of Reasonableness Between 1980 and 1990 the number of liscensed motor carriers more than doubled to over? - Answer: 40,000 As of May 2015, there are how many for hire, private and other interstate motor carriers doing business in the USA - Answer: 1.48 million How many trucks hauled more than 10.49 Billion tons of freight, representing 70.1% of total domestic tonnage? - Answer: 35.03 million What year did Congress pass the Motor Carrier Safety Act? - Answer: 1986 What year was the Interstate Commerce Commission formally abolished? - Answer: 1995 What is NAFTA stand for? - Answer: North American Free Trade Agreement When did NAFTA come into effect? - Answer: Jan 1, 1994 What Month Day Year did President Bill Clinton sign into law the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century ? - Answer: June 9, 1998 What provides over $105 Billion in funding for surface transportation programs for fiscal years? - Answer: Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act What year was the ATA established? - Answer: 1933 What year was the Motor Carrier Act Part II signed into law? - Answer: 1935 What year was the First National Truck Rodeo? - Answer: 1937 What Year was the DOT established? - Answer: 1966 What year was the EPA established? - Answer: 1970 What year did the Motor Carrier Act deregulate the trucking industry? - Answer: 1980 Commercial Vehicle Safety Act established. America's Road team established. - Answer: 1986 What year was North American Free Trade Agreement ratified - Answer: 1994 What year did the Federal Law limit states authority to regulate the interstate Trucking industry. - Answer: 1995 What is America's slogan for trucking? - Answer: Trucking Moves America Forward What percentage does the US communities rely exclusively on trucks to deliver their products in goods? - Answer: 80% Businesses choose trucks for nearly how many cents out of every dollar they spend on freight transportation? - Answer: 81 Where is the ATA Headquartered? - Answer: Arlington, Virginia When was the Aviation and Transportation Security Act signed into law by President George W Bush? - Answer: November 19, 2001 What does TWIC stand for? - Answer: Transportation Worker Identification Credentials What does the acronym NIOSH stand for? - Answer: National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health Once a driver obtains a CLP he or she must wait at least how many days before becoming eligible to take the road test required before a person is issued a CDL? - Answer: 14 Days As of May 2015, there are how many million for hire, private and other Interstate Motor carriers doing business in the United States? - Answer: 1.48 million What causes the most accidents? - Answer: Human error Commercial truck taxes average over how many dollars per vehicle annually - Answer: $16,000 According to the Mayo Clinic, when pneumonia occurs with an inflammation of the membranes around the lung, you may have considerable chest discomfort when inhaling or coughing. What is this condition called? - Answer: Pleurisy What class fire extinguisher is used for flammable liquids? - Answer: class B Upon arrival, what safety features should a driver look for a self-service fueling facility? - Answer: the emergency shutoff for the pumps What class fire extinguisher should be used for energized electrical equipment? - Answer: class c What is NAFTA? - Answer: The act eased trade restrictions by eliminating tariffs and reducing limitations on the movement of goods across North America's borders. The US and Mexico struggled to implement nafta's Trucking Provisions for 15 years costing us businesses and estimated what? - Answer: $2.4 billion The NAFTA Pilot officially ended when? - Answer: October 10, 2014 the transportation Equity act for the 21st century t-21 Act, when did President Clinton sign into law? - Answer: 1998 what is the FAST Act and when and who signed into law? - Answer: Obama in 2015. Provides funding for surface transportation and increases by 11% over the nextv5 years When was the FMCSA established? - Answer: 2000 Trucks carry what percentage of domestic freight tonnage? - Answer: 70.01% There are ________ million miles of roadways and streets. - Answer: 4.07 million ATA reports that the government defines large trucks as any vehicle with a gross weight rating greater than _______ pounds? - Answer: 10,000 How many truck drivers in the U.S.? - Answer: 3.5 million What percentage of the public have a positive view of CMV drivers? - Answer: 80% _____% of the public believe that truck drivers exceed the speed limit frequently. - Answer: 64% The actual speed of trucks is slower by ___ to ___ mph than the average speed of automobiles. - Answer: 2 to 5 what is the motto of the Americans Road Team? - Answer: Safety is our driving concern A Virginia Tech Study found that ___ of crashes were caused by passenger car drivers? - Answer: 78% What program isba joint initiative between the U.S, Mexico and Canada offering expedited clearance across the borders and their loads enrolled in C-TPAT - Answer: Free and Secure Trade (FAST) What simple act can a driver perform to secure his/her tralier? - Answer: Lock the trailer doors When and where are cargo thefts most likely to occur? - Answer: During the weekends and holidays when trucks are left unattended in unsecured lots. How long has the Share the Road program been in existance? - Answer: 20 years $_____ billion was paid by commercial trucks in federal and state higheay-user taxes on 2014 - Answer: $39.9 Billion What year was the EPA created? - Answer: 1970 _______ has recently emerged as the alternative to diesel fuel. - Answer: Natural Gas What is the additional cost of a natural gas system added to the truck manufacture? - Answer: $20,000 What does LVC stand for? - Answer: Longer Combination Vehicles and twin trailers. What year did both intra and interstate motor carriers began conducting random , post accident, reasonable suspicion and return to duty drug and alcohol testing? - Answer: 1995 In 2016, ______ million Roadside inspections of Commercial Motor Vehicles was conducted. - Answer: 3.42 ______% of US motor carriers operate fewer than 20 turcks. - Answer: 97.3% How many people die each year during regular seasonal epidemics in the United States? - Answer: 12,000 to 56,000 ____% of accidents on stairs result in serious injury. - Answer: 80% in 2015, there were how many vehicle fires? - Answer: 174,000 Statistically, highway vehicle fires occur ____% of the time in passenger vehicles - Answer: 86% What class fire extinguisher is to fight fires in combustible Metals such as magnesium and aluminum? - Answer: Class D What class fire extinguisher is to fight fires in ordinary combustibles such as wood cloth and paper Etc? - Answer: Class A The National Fire Protection Association has developed the acronym PASS to help remember how to use a portable fire extinguisher. period what does PASS stand for? - Answer: Pull Aim Squeeze Sweep Why is it important to have the residue of the extinguishing powder removed once the fire is completely extinguished? - Answer: The extinguishing agent in many extinguishers is corrosive What special challenges may exist if a vehicle with air conditioning or Refrigeration equipment is involved in a fire? - Answer: When exposed to fire, all refrigerant decompose and create toxic fumes What is diabetes? - Answer: Diabetes is a disease in which the body does not produce or properly use insulin. When synthetic materials such as nylon and carpeting or foam padding in sofas burn, they can produce highly toxic gases such as? - Answer: Hydrogen cyanide, accrolein andammonia in addition to carbon monoxide ___% of all fires are reported in the U.S are vehicle fires - Answer: 12.5% what were the most common items first ignited in a vehicle fire? - Answer: flammable liquids The Federal Highway Aid Act was signed into law creating _______ mile interstate system. - Answer: 46,876 In 2015, ____ million trucks hauled more than ______ billion tons of freight. - Answer: 35.03 / 10.49 Commercial trucks made up only _____ % of all registered trucks in 2014 - Answer: 23.3% In 2015, ____ cents was paid in federal fuel tax on each gallon of diesel fuel and ____ cents on each gallon of gasoline sold and States collected ____ cents and ____ cents in fuel taxes on each gallon of diesel fuel and gasoline sold - Answer: 24.4 / 18.4 & 27.4 / 23.2 What year was the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) established? - Answer: 1970 When was the Federal Motor Carrier safety administration created? - Answer: 2000 in February 2005, Congress transferred responsibility for hazardous materials transport and safety to what? - Answer: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Hard evidence shows that each year safety belts prevent how many fatalities? - Answer: 15,700 How many serious injuries has seat belts prevented? - Answer: 350,000 Hard evidence shows that each year safety belts prevent how much billions in costs associated with traffic injuries and deaths? - Answer: $67 billion in 2002, FMCSA published cargo securement rules, effective _________ for motor carriers operating in interstate commerce. The rules set forth how a motor carrier and Driver should use cargo securement devices to prevent articles from shifting on or within or falling from cmbs such as increasing the number of tie-downs. - Answer: January 1, 2004 On _______, FMCSA made a final rule to rescind the requirement that CMV drivers operating in interstate commerce, except drivers of Passenger carrying cmvs, submit, and motor carriers retain, DVIRS when the driver has neither found nor been made aware of any vehicle defects or deficiencies. - Answer: December 8, 2014 On _____. The Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) issued a final rule revising its walking-working surfaces and personal protection equipment regulations. - Answer: November 18, 2016 FMCSA issued a final rule in December 2015, all drivers required to complete paper logs must use ELDs by _______ - Answer: December 16, 2017 According to FHWA, speeding is a factor in almost _____ of all fatal crashes and costs America approximately $27.7 billion in economic cost each year. - Answer: 1/3 What is the mark on the road that is left by a sliding Tire called? - Answer: Yawmark What is the formula for total breaking distance? - Answer: Perception distance + reaction distance + braking distance For an alert driver, how long is the perception distance? - Answer: 3/4 second How do you convert the vehicle speed from miles per hour to feet per second? - Answer: multiply the vehicle speed by 1.47 Many experts say that you should check your mirrors how often? - Answer: every 5 to 8 seconds When having a spotter to help you back up how far away should she or he be away from the vehicle? - Answer: 8 feet Large truck statistics suggest that ________ collisions involve backing. - Answer: 1 out of 4 what are the two most effective defensive driving techniques? - Answer: reduce speed and increase following distance When is a professional driver most likely to become drowsy? - Answer: between 12am - 6am. also, 2pm - 4pm To what extent do the fmcsrs prohibit the use of alcoholic beverages by drivers? - Answer: They cannot consume, or be under the influence within 4 hours of going on duty. what happens to the driver who violates the use of alcoholic beverages? - Answer: If BAC is .02 or greater but less than .04, then driver is placed out of order for,the next 24 hours How tall is the floor of the trailer from the ground? - Answer: 4ft What are the special requirements for marking loads that project beyond the sides or rear of a motor vehicle? - Answer: if the load is more than 4 inches wider than the vehicle the front projection must be marked with an Amber lamp visible from the front and side in the rear projection must be marked with a red lamp visible from the rear and side What should be on a object that extends 4ft feet from the rear of your trailer? - Answer: A red light at night and red flag during the day What types of emergency warning devices do the fmcsrs prescribed for stop vehicles? - Answer: Red Triangles, minimum of 3 red flares, minimum of 6 fuses. - Answer: