TRUCKING RODEO TEST PAPER 2025/2026 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔Currently, regulated freight carriers are classified by FMCSA based on gross
revenues. How many classes of carriers are there? - ✔✔3
✔✔Regulated carriers of freight are classified as class I, class II, or class III carriers,
classes are determined by gross revenue. A class I carrier as a gross revenue of: -
✔✔Over $10 million
✔✔Which is the gross annual revenue of a Class II carrier per FMCSA? - ✔✔Between 3
and 10 million
✔✔Class III carriers have gross annual revenues of: - ✔✔Less than $3 million
✔✔If a carrier has revenues of $1,000,000 per month, it is a class _______ carrier. -
✔✔1
✔✔How many million miles of highways and roads are in the U.S.? - ✔✔4.07
✔✔Roads are functionally classified as: - ✔✔Arterial, Collectors, and Local roads
✔✔Which road generally provides the fastest method of travel? - ✔✔Arterial
✔✔Arterials make up what amount of roadways in the U.S.? - ✔✔11%
✔✔The arterial system carries 72% of all highway travel and makes up about 11% of
total highway miles. This equals how many miles? - ✔✔437,000 miles
✔✔The interstate system is classed as what kind of road system? - ✔✔Arterial
✔✔The interstate Highway System is a prime example of arterial highways, at 47,432
miles long. What percentage of it is in rural areas? - ✔✔65%
✔✔What is the percentage of interstate highway miles in urban areas? - ✔✔35%
✔✔Which is not true about collectors?
A) They are generally two-lane roads that serve short trips
B) They make up 20% of the 794,306 total highway mileage
C) They carry 75% of truck traffic
D) They carry 15% of all vehicle travel - ✔✔C) They carry 75% of truck traffic
✔✔Local Roads______
,A) Make up nearly 69% of the system mileage
B) Are comprised of 2,795,813 miles
C) Carry over 13% of the travel
D) All of the above - ✔✔D) All of the above
✔✔The National Highway System is one of the most essential to the nation's economy,
defense, and mobility. Which is "not" true about the National Highway System?
A) Comprises 4.1% of the nation's roads'
B) Carries more than 44% of all vehicle traffic
C) Carries 75% of heavy truck traffic
D) Carries 60% of tourist traffic - ✔✔D) Carries 60% of tourist traffic
✔✔The growth rate in highway vehicle miles traveled (VMT) has exceeded _______%
for every 5 year period in the 1960's. - ✔✔3
✔✔Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) grew steadily in the 1980's by over 37% and in the
1990's by ______% - ✔✔26
✔✔From 2000 to 2011 VMT growth slowed to _____% - ✔✔7.2
✔✔How many vehicle miles were driven in 2016 on the nation's highways? - ✔✔3.17
trillion
✔✔Which is true about VMT in 2016? - ✔✔It totaled 3.17 trillion miles and increased of
74% more than driven 20 years ago
✔✔What percentage of VMT is in urban areas? - ✔✔61%
✔✔T of F: the Bureau of Transportation statistics estimate that 13% of all bridges are
considered functionally obsolete - ✔✔True
✔✔As of 2014, how many bridges were in the United States? - ✔✔610,749
✔✔As of 2014, there were 610,749 bridges in the U.S. How many of those are
considered rural? - ✔✔72%
✔✔Which is true about bridges in 2014?
A) 72% are rural
B) In the last 10 years; the number has grown by 16,937 (3%)
C) In the last 10 years, bridges considered structurally deficient has declined by 16,470
D) All of the above - ✔✔D) All of the above
,✔✔Over the last 10 years the number of bridges has increased by how many? -
✔✔16,937
✔✔In the past 20 years the number of bridges have grown by what percent? - ✔✔6
✔✔In the past 10 years, the number of structurally deficient bridges declined by how
many? - ✔✔16,470
✔✔In the past 20 years, the number of structurally deficient bridges declined by how
many? - ✔✔46,318
✔✔According to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics,a s of 2014, what percent of all
bridges in the US are still structurally deficient? - ✔✔10
✔✔Which is not true about the study on bridges in 2014?
A) 61,365 bridges are structurally deficient
B) 10% of bridges are structurally deficient
C) 84,525 bridges are considered functionally obsolete
D) 12.4% of bridges are considered structurally obsolete - ✔✔D) 12.4% of ridges are
considered structurally obsolete
✔✔T or F: The Bureau of Transportation statistics estimate that 13% of all bridges are
considered functionally obsolete. - ✔✔True
✔✔CSA, first known as CSA 2010, is a program monitored by? - ✔✔FMCSA
✔✔CSA stands for? - ✔✔Compliance, safety, accountability
✔✔T or F: CSA is a safety monitoring and enforcement program designed to identify
and prioritize unsafe motor carriers for enforcement intervention. - ✔✔True
✔✔Which program did CSA replace? - ✔✔SafeStat
✔✔CSA uses what piece of information to prioritize carriers for FMCSA enforcement? -
✔✔Roadside inspection data, accident records and traffic violations
✔✔Which does CSA not use to determine carrier intervention?
A) Roadside inspection data
B) Accident records
C) Traffic enforcement events
D) Driver criminal records - ✔✔D) Driver criminal records
, ✔✔T or F: When CSA rates carriers, they put more emphasis on the severity of the
crash and less on how recent the accident was. - ✔✔False
✔✔What does BASICs stand for? - ✔✔Behavioral Analysis Safety Improvement
Categories
✔✔T or F: Under BASICs, loading/cargo will not be considered a safety indicator. -
✔✔False
✔✔Which of the following is a name for one of the groups that make up the CSA
Behavioral Analysis Safety Improvement Categories?
A) Driver fitness
B) Unsafe driving
C) Crash Indicator
D) All of the above - ✔✔D) All of the above
✔✔Which is a BASIC category into which safety data is divided? - ✔✔Hours of service
compliance and driver fitness
✔✔Which of the following s OT used in CSA to prioritize carriers for FMCSA contact or
intervention?
A) Roadside inspection data
B) Accident records
C) Traffic violations
D) Annual gross revenue - ✔✔D) Annual gross revenue
✔✔Which of the following is NOT used in the CSA measurement system to prioritize
carriers for FMCSA contact or intervention?
A) Roadside inspection data
B) Crash records
C) Driver complaints
D) Traffic violations and warnings - ✔✔C) Driver complaints
✔✔Which of the following is NOT a CSA BASIC?
A) Driver Fitness
B) Crash Indicator
C) Vehicle Maintenance
D) Fatigue Driving - ✔✔D) Fatigue Driving
✔✔Which is a CSA BASIC that is NOT view able by the public?
A) Driver Fitness
B) Fatigue driving
C) Haz-Mat
D) Pre-Employment Screening Program - ✔✔C) Haz-Mat
AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔Currently, regulated freight carriers are classified by FMCSA based on gross
revenues. How many classes of carriers are there? - ✔✔3
✔✔Regulated carriers of freight are classified as class I, class II, or class III carriers,
classes are determined by gross revenue. A class I carrier as a gross revenue of: -
✔✔Over $10 million
✔✔Which is the gross annual revenue of a Class II carrier per FMCSA? - ✔✔Between 3
and 10 million
✔✔Class III carriers have gross annual revenues of: - ✔✔Less than $3 million
✔✔If a carrier has revenues of $1,000,000 per month, it is a class _______ carrier. -
✔✔1
✔✔How many million miles of highways and roads are in the U.S.? - ✔✔4.07
✔✔Roads are functionally classified as: - ✔✔Arterial, Collectors, and Local roads
✔✔Which road generally provides the fastest method of travel? - ✔✔Arterial
✔✔Arterials make up what amount of roadways in the U.S.? - ✔✔11%
✔✔The arterial system carries 72% of all highway travel and makes up about 11% of
total highway miles. This equals how many miles? - ✔✔437,000 miles
✔✔The interstate system is classed as what kind of road system? - ✔✔Arterial
✔✔The interstate Highway System is a prime example of arterial highways, at 47,432
miles long. What percentage of it is in rural areas? - ✔✔65%
✔✔What is the percentage of interstate highway miles in urban areas? - ✔✔35%
✔✔Which is not true about collectors?
A) They are generally two-lane roads that serve short trips
B) They make up 20% of the 794,306 total highway mileage
C) They carry 75% of truck traffic
D) They carry 15% of all vehicle travel - ✔✔C) They carry 75% of truck traffic
✔✔Local Roads______
,A) Make up nearly 69% of the system mileage
B) Are comprised of 2,795,813 miles
C) Carry over 13% of the travel
D) All of the above - ✔✔D) All of the above
✔✔The National Highway System is one of the most essential to the nation's economy,
defense, and mobility. Which is "not" true about the National Highway System?
A) Comprises 4.1% of the nation's roads'
B) Carries more than 44% of all vehicle traffic
C) Carries 75% of heavy truck traffic
D) Carries 60% of tourist traffic - ✔✔D) Carries 60% of tourist traffic
✔✔The growth rate in highway vehicle miles traveled (VMT) has exceeded _______%
for every 5 year period in the 1960's. - ✔✔3
✔✔Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) grew steadily in the 1980's by over 37% and in the
1990's by ______% - ✔✔26
✔✔From 2000 to 2011 VMT growth slowed to _____% - ✔✔7.2
✔✔How many vehicle miles were driven in 2016 on the nation's highways? - ✔✔3.17
trillion
✔✔Which is true about VMT in 2016? - ✔✔It totaled 3.17 trillion miles and increased of
74% more than driven 20 years ago
✔✔What percentage of VMT is in urban areas? - ✔✔61%
✔✔T of F: the Bureau of Transportation statistics estimate that 13% of all bridges are
considered functionally obsolete - ✔✔True
✔✔As of 2014, how many bridges were in the United States? - ✔✔610,749
✔✔As of 2014, there were 610,749 bridges in the U.S. How many of those are
considered rural? - ✔✔72%
✔✔Which is true about bridges in 2014?
A) 72% are rural
B) In the last 10 years; the number has grown by 16,937 (3%)
C) In the last 10 years, bridges considered structurally deficient has declined by 16,470
D) All of the above - ✔✔D) All of the above
,✔✔Over the last 10 years the number of bridges has increased by how many? -
✔✔16,937
✔✔In the past 20 years the number of bridges have grown by what percent? - ✔✔6
✔✔In the past 10 years, the number of structurally deficient bridges declined by how
many? - ✔✔16,470
✔✔In the past 20 years, the number of structurally deficient bridges declined by how
many? - ✔✔46,318
✔✔According to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics,a s of 2014, what percent of all
bridges in the US are still structurally deficient? - ✔✔10
✔✔Which is not true about the study on bridges in 2014?
A) 61,365 bridges are structurally deficient
B) 10% of bridges are structurally deficient
C) 84,525 bridges are considered functionally obsolete
D) 12.4% of bridges are considered structurally obsolete - ✔✔D) 12.4% of ridges are
considered structurally obsolete
✔✔T or F: The Bureau of Transportation statistics estimate that 13% of all bridges are
considered functionally obsolete. - ✔✔True
✔✔CSA, first known as CSA 2010, is a program monitored by? - ✔✔FMCSA
✔✔CSA stands for? - ✔✔Compliance, safety, accountability
✔✔T or F: CSA is a safety monitoring and enforcement program designed to identify
and prioritize unsafe motor carriers for enforcement intervention. - ✔✔True
✔✔Which program did CSA replace? - ✔✔SafeStat
✔✔CSA uses what piece of information to prioritize carriers for FMCSA enforcement? -
✔✔Roadside inspection data, accident records and traffic violations
✔✔Which does CSA not use to determine carrier intervention?
A) Roadside inspection data
B) Accident records
C) Traffic enforcement events
D) Driver criminal records - ✔✔D) Driver criminal records
, ✔✔T or F: When CSA rates carriers, they put more emphasis on the severity of the
crash and less on how recent the accident was. - ✔✔False
✔✔What does BASICs stand for? - ✔✔Behavioral Analysis Safety Improvement
Categories
✔✔T or F: Under BASICs, loading/cargo will not be considered a safety indicator. -
✔✔False
✔✔Which of the following is a name for one of the groups that make up the CSA
Behavioral Analysis Safety Improvement Categories?
A) Driver fitness
B) Unsafe driving
C) Crash Indicator
D) All of the above - ✔✔D) All of the above
✔✔Which is a BASIC category into which safety data is divided? - ✔✔Hours of service
compliance and driver fitness
✔✔Which of the following s OT used in CSA to prioritize carriers for FMCSA contact or
intervention?
A) Roadside inspection data
B) Accident records
C) Traffic violations
D) Annual gross revenue - ✔✔D) Annual gross revenue
✔✔Which of the following is NOT used in the CSA measurement system to prioritize
carriers for FMCSA contact or intervention?
A) Roadside inspection data
B) Crash records
C) Driver complaints
D) Traffic violations and warnings - ✔✔C) Driver complaints
✔✔Which of the following is NOT a CSA BASIC?
A) Driver Fitness
B) Crash Indicator
C) Vehicle Maintenance
D) Fatigue Driving - ✔✔D) Fatigue Driving
✔✔Which is a CSA BASIC that is NOT view able by the public?
A) Driver Fitness
B) Fatigue driving
C) Haz-Mat
D) Pre-Employment Screening Program - ✔✔C) Haz-Mat
