STATE TRUCK DRIVING CHAMPIONSHIP SAMPLE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST | 2024
What year was the National Truck Roadeo established by the American Trucking
Association? - 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? - 11
During a calendar year, how many classes of competition can a driver compete in? - 1
How many state competitions can a driver compete in during a calendar year? - 1
How many months must a driver be continuously employed by the entering employer, to
participate in a championship competition? - 12
If a driver lives in one state, and is employed in another state, which state competition
can he/she compete in? - 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? - 300,000
By the end of World War 1, how many trucks were in use in the government and private
sector? - 1 million
When was the pneumatic (inflated) tire introduced for trucking applications? - 1919
When was the diesel engine introduced in the truck market? - 1924
What year was the Motor Carrier Act passed? - 1935
What year was the Interstate Commerce Act passed? - 1887
What year did Dwight D. Eisenhower sign the landmark Federal Highway-Aid Act,
establishing the interstate highway system? - 1956
D.O.T. was established by an act of congress on what date? - October 15, 1966
In 1967, control over interstate motor safety, including regulations, was transferred to
the then newly created ______________. - U.S. Department of Transportation
Between 1980 and 1990, the number of licensed motor carriers more than doubled to
over _____. - 40,000
, Today, there are nearly _____ for hire and private motor carriers doing business in the
United States. - 1.3 million
The Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act was passed by congress in what year? -
1986
In n_____, nthe nInterstate nCommerce nCommission nwas nformerly nabolished. n- n n1995
Congress nvoted nto napprove nthe nNorth nAmerican nFree nTrade nAgreement n(NAFTA)
nbetween nMexico, nCanada nand nthe nUnited nStates nin nlate n_____. n- n n1993
_____% nof nall nU.S. ncommunities nrely nexclusively non ntrucks nto ndeliver ntheir nproducts. n- n
n80
Businesses nchoose ntrucks nfor nnearly n_____ ncents nout nof nevery ndollar nthey nspend non
nshipping. n- n n81
_____ ntruck ndrivers ntransport ngoods nin nthe nU.S. n- n n3 nmillion
The nAmerican nTrucking nAssociation nis nheadquartered nin n_____. n- n nArlington, nVA
_____% nof nthe npublic nstill nhas na npositive noverall nview no ndrivers nof nlarge ntrucks. n- n n80
A n2003 nsurvey nshowed nthat n_____% nof nthe npublic nbelieved ntruck ndrivers nexceeded nthe
nspeed nlimit nfrequently. n- n n64
A n2007 nstudy nshowed nthat nthe naverage nspeed nof ntrucks nis n___ nto___ nmiles nper nhour
n(mph) nslower nthan nthe naverage nspeed nof nautomobiles. n- n n2 nto n5
America's nRoad nTeam nwas ncreated nby nthe nAmerican nTrucking nAssociation nin n_____
nand nsponsored nby nVolvo nTrucks. n- n n1986
America's nRoad nTeam ncaptains nhave n____ nmiles naccident nfree ndriving nrecords. n- n n1
nmillion
What npercent nof ncrashes nwas ncaused nby npassenger ncar ndrivers ninvolved nin naccidents
nwith ntractor/trailers? n- n n78
_____% nof nthe ntime nthe ncrash noccurred nin none nof nthe nfour nblind nspots nsurrounding
nlarge ntrucks. n- n n35
The nShare nThe nRoad nProgram nhas nbeen nin nexistence nfor nover n_____ nyears. n- n n20
Commercial ntruck ntaxes naverage nnearly n$_____ nper nvehicle nannually. n- n n$18,000
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST | 2024
What year was the National Truck Roadeo established by the American Trucking
Association? - 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? - 11
During a calendar year, how many classes of competition can a driver compete in? - 1
How many state competitions can a driver compete in during a calendar year? - 1
How many months must a driver be continuously employed by the entering employer, to
participate in a championship competition? - 12
If a driver lives in one state, and is employed in another state, which state competition
can he/she compete in? - 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? - 300,000
By the end of World War 1, how many trucks were in use in the government and private
sector? - 1 million
When was the pneumatic (inflated) tire introduced for trucking applications? - 1919
When was the diesel engine introduced in the truck market? - 1924
What year was the Motor Carrier Act passed? - 1935
What year was the Interstate Commerce Act passed? - 1887
What year did Dwight D. Eisenhower sign the landmark Federal Highway-Aid Act,
establishing the interstate highway system? - 1956
D.O.T. was established by an act of congress on what date? - October 15, 1966
In 1967, control over interstate motor safety, including regulations, was transferred to
the then newly created ______________. - U.S. Department of Transportation
Between 1980 and 1990, the number of licensed motor carriers more than doubled to
over _____. - 40,000
, Today, there are nearly _____ for hire and private motor carriers doing business in the
United States. - 1.3 million
The Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act was passed by congress in what year? -
1986
In n_____, nthe nInterstate nCommerce nCommission nwas nformerly nabolished. n- n n1995
Congress nvoted nto napprove nthe nNorth nAmerican nFree nTrade nAgreement n(NAFTA)
nbetween nMexico, nCanada nand nthe nUnited nStates nin nlate n_____. n- n n1993
_____% nof nall nU.S. ncommunities nrely nexclusively non ntrucks nto ndeliver ntheir nproducts. n- n
n80
Businesses nchoose ntrucks nfor nnearly n_____ ncents nout nof nevery ndollar nthey nspend non
nshipping. n- n n81
_____ ntruck ndrivers ntransport ngoods nin nthe nU.S. n- n n3 nmillion
The nAmerican nTrucking nAssociation nis nheadquartered nin n_____. n- n nArlington, nVA
_____% nof nthe npublic nstill nhas na npositive noverall nview no ndrivers nof nlarge ntrucks. n- n n80
A n2003 nsurvey nshowed nthat n_____% nof nthe npublic nbelieved ntruck ndrivers nexceeded nthe
nspeed nlimit nfrequently. n- n n64
A n2007 nstudy nshowed nthat nthe naverage nspeed nof ntrucks nis n___ nto___ nmiles nper nhour
n(mph) nslower nthan nthe naverage nspeed nof nautomobiles. n- n n2 nto n5
America's nRoad nTeam nwas ncreated nby nthe nAmerican nTrucking nAssociation nin n_____
nand nsponsored nby nVolvo nTrucks. n- n n1986
America's nRoad nTeam ncaptains nhave n____ nmiles naccident nfree ndriving nrecords. n- n n1
nmillion
What npercent nof ncrashes nwas ncaused nby npassenger ncar ndrivers ninvolved nin naccidents
nwith ntractor/trailers? n- n n78
_____% nof nthe ntime nthe ncrash noccurred nin none nof nthe nfour nblind nspots nsurrounding
nlarge ntrucks. n- n n35
The nShare nThe nRoad nProgram nhas nbeen nin nexistence nfor nover n_____ nyears. n- n n20
Commercial ntruck ntaxes naverage nnearly n$_____ nper nvehicle nannually. n- n n$18,000
