QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
By the start of World War 1 there where approximately___________trucks in use nationwide -
ANS 300,000
By the end of World War 1 there were over _____________ in use - ANS Over one million
The pneumatic tire was introduced in _________ - ANS 1919
The diesel engine was introduced in_______ - ANS 1924
The Motor Carrier Act was passed in______ - ANS 1935
In _________ Presiedent Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the Federal Highway-Aid Act -
ANS 1956
DOT was established by an act of Congress on ____________ - ANS October 15, 1966
Between 1980 and 1990 the number of licensed motor carrierd more than doubled to
over__________ - ANS 40,000
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In________the ICC was formerly abolished - ANS 1995
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, NAFTA went into affect on________ - ANS Jan 1, 1994
On ____________the first Mexican truck rolled across the border headed for Dallas, TX -
ANS Oct 21, 2011
On___________President Bill Clinton signed TEA-21 - ANS June 9, 1998
The_________________moved all motor carrier safety oversight responsibilities to the newly
established FMCSA - ANS Motor Carrier Act of 1999
On____________President George W. Bush signed into law SAFETEA-LU - ANS August 10,
2005
The NAFTA trucking pilot officially ended on___________ - ANS Oct 10, 2014
On__________President Obama signed into law MAP-21 - ANS July 6, 2012
On___________President Obama signed into law the FAST Act - ANS December 4, 2015
Over_______of all U.S communities rely on truck to deliver their goods - ANS 80%
Businesses choose trucks for nearly______out of every dollar spent on freight transportation -
ANS 81 cents
Trucking received______________ in Gross Freight Revenue or 79.8% of dollars spent on all
moods of U.S Freight transportation in 2016 - ANS $676.2 billion
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