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CHAMPIONSHIPS EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
By the start of World War 1 there where approximately___________trucks in use nationwide - answer 300, By the end of World War 1 there were over _____________ in use - answer Over one million The pneumatic tire was introduced in _________ - answer 1919 The diesel engine was introduced in_______ - answer 1924 The Motor Carrier Act was passed in______ - answer 1935 In _________ Presiedent Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the Federal Highway-Aid Act - answer 1956 DOT was established by an act of Congress on ____________ - answer October 15, 1966 Between 1980 and 1990 the number of licensed motor carrierd more than doubled to over__________ - answer 40, In________the ICC was formerly abolished - answer 1995 NAFTA went into affect on________ - answer Jan 1, 1994
On ____________the first Mexican truck rolled across the border headed for Dallas, TX - answer Oct 21, 2011 On___________President Bill Clinton signed TEA- 21 - answer June 9, 1 998 The_________________moved all motor carrier safety oversight responsibilities to the newly established FMCSA - answer Motor Carrier Act of 1999 On____________President George W. Bush signed into law SAFETEA-LU - answer August 10, 2005 The NAFTA trucking pilot officially ended on___________ - answer Oct 10, 2014 On__________President Obama signed into law MAP- 21 - answer July 6, 2012 On___________President Obama signed into law the FAST Act - answer December 4, 2015 Over_______of all U.S communities rely on truck to deliver their goods - answer 80% Businesses choose trucks for nearly______out of every dollar spent on freight transportation - answer 81 cents Trucking received______________ in Gross Freight Revenue or 79.8% of dollars spent on all moods of U.S Freight transportation in 2016 - answer $676.2 billion Trucks carry_________ of all domestic Freight tonnage or more than 10.42 billion tons annually
America's Road team is sponsored by_____________ - answer Volvo Trucks The American Trucking associations Share the Road program is sponsored by_________ - answer Mack Trucks A Virginia Tech analysis of two studies conducted for the U.S. DOT Found that__________ of crashes were caused by Passenger car drivers - answer 78% a number of large-scale Crash Investigation Studies have found car drivers principally at fault in___________ a fatal car-large truck crashes - answer 70-75% 35% of the time the fatal car-large truck crash occurred in______________ surrounding large trucks - answer one of the four blind spots The Share the Road program has been in existence for__________ - answer Over 20 years The Share the Road program replaced the highly successful_________, a partnership with the FMCSA - answer How to Drive program ______________was paid by commercial trucks in federal and state highway-user taxes in 2015, even though commercial trucks made up only ______of all registered vehicles - answer $41.3 billion/12.8% In 2017, ______was paid in federal fuel tax on each gallon of diesel fuel - answer 24.4 cents In 2017, ________was paid in federal fuel tax on each gallon of gasoline sold - answer 18. cents In January 2017, the average cost in taxes for a 5-axle tractor semitrailer combo was__________ - answer $4,
____________collected the highest average tax on semis of $16,816 among the 50 states and D.C - answer Oregon __________ collected $831 in average, the lowest tax of any state - answer Alaska Trucking came under the control of the Federal Government in _______ with the passage of the Motor Carrier Act - answer 1935 In _________ control over interstate motor carrier safety and regulations was transfered to the U.S. DOT - answer 1967 The U.S. DOT is led by a presidential appointee known as_______________ - answer The Secretary of Transportation In _____________ Congress transferred responsibilty for hazardous materials transport and safety to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration - answer February 2005 The E.P.A was created________ - answer July 1970 The Norman Y. Mineta Reaserach and Special Programs Improvement Act of 2004 was signed into law by George W. Bush on________________ - answer November 30, 2004 While the true additional cost of ULSD at the pump may never be known, the EPA's original estimate of increased "production costs" of ______________appears to be accurate. - answer 4 - 5 cents per gallon On_____________the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act of 1994 went into effect. - answer January 1, 1995
The U.S. trucking industry is comprised of___________for-hire, private motor carriers and other interstate motor carriers - answer 1.55 million __________of motor carriers operate fewer than 20 trucks - answer 97.3% _________of motor carriers operate six or fewer trucks - answer 90.1% Over_______trucks are used for business purposes(excluding government and farm equipment)
- answer 33.8 million Over 33.8 million trucks are used for business purposes, representing______of all trucks registered - answer 23.9% Over 33.8 million trucks are used for business purposes, representing 23.9& of all trucks registered; __________of them are Class 8 trucks - answer 3.63 million Motor carriers fall into two categories:_________________ - answer private and for-hire ____________________are those shippers, manufacturers, merchants, and others who use their own vehicles or leased trucks under their direct control for moving their own goods. - answer Private carriers ________________are those trucking companies providing transportation of freight owned by another party. - answer For-Hire carriers Since_______, many traditionally local carriers have expanded their operations. - answer 1980 Class I carriers have a gross annual revenues of__________or greater. - answer $10 million
Class II carriers have a gross annual revenues of__________. - answer between $3 million and $10 million Class III carriers have a gross annual revenues of_________. - answer less than $3 million There are ____________miles of highways and roads in The United States. - answer over 4 million ______________ roads generally provide the fastest method of travel, typically have minimal accessibility from neighboring roads and were envisioned for long-distance travel - answer Arterial The arterial system carriers_____of all highway travel. - answer 72% Arterial roads make up about ______of total U.S. highway miles - answer 11% The Interstate Highway system is composed of arterial highways, with______in rural areas and ______in urban areas - answer 65%, 35% ______________ are generally two-lane roads that serve short trips. - answer Collectors Collector roads make up just over_____of the total highway mileage - answer 20% ____________are those not classified as either arterial or collectors - answer Local roads Local roads make up nearly______of the system mileage - answer 69% Collectors carry about________of the total highway travel - answer 15%
According to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics(BTS), as of 2016 there are__________bridges in the U.S. - answer 614, _________of the bridges in the U.S. are considered rural - answer 72% In the past 10 years the number of bridges in the U.S. has grown by________ - answer 19,024(3%) In the last 20 years the number of bridges in the U.S. has grown by_______ - answer 33,251(6%) In the last 10 years, the number of bridges considered structurally deficient has declined by________ - answer 21, In the last 20 years, the number of bridges considered structurally deficient has declined by________ - answer 45, _____________bridges in the U.S. are still considered structurally deficient - answer 56, ____________ of all bridges in the U.S. are still considered structurally deficient - answer 9% ___________uses roadside inspection data, accident records and traffic violations to prioritize carriers for FMCSA enforcement or "intervention". - answer CSA As of_______________ carriers alerts and percentile scores from the BASIC's categories have been removed from public display pursuant to the FAST Act of 2015 - answer December 4, 2015 If inaccurate information is discovered on a drivers MCMIS record they can submit a______________ - answer Request for Data review
New federal rules require that every CDL applicant take________before obtaining a Commercial Learner's Permit(CLP) - answer a written exam The only endorsements a CLP driver can obtain is______ - answer N(empty only), P(no passengers), or S(no passengers) Once a driver obtains a CLP he/she must wait at least__________before becoming eligible to take the road test required before a person is issued a CDL - answer 14 days The Entry-level Driver Training rule went into effect on_________ - answer February 7, 2017 All states must be compliant with the Entry-Level Driver Training rule by ___________ - answer February 7, 2020 On ______________FMCSA issued a final rule requiring a driver's medical certification to be linked directly to his/her CDL via the Commercial Driver's License Information System(CDLIS) - answer December 1, 2008 In _____________ FMCSA issued a final rule establishing a National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners. - answer April 2012 By _____________, certified medical examiners will be required to report results of all completed CMV drivers' physical exams electronically to FMCSA by midnight local time the following calendar day. - answer June 22, 2018 On_____________ FMCSA published a final rule to create a CDL Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse - answer December 5, 2016 Compliance of the final rule for CDL Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse goes into effect on____________ - answer January 6, 2020
2015 statistics showed that of the 3,996 drivers of large trucks involved in fatal crashes,___________ were not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash - answer 325(8%) Hard evidence shows that each year safety belts prevent___________fatalities - answer 15, Hard evidence shows that each year safety belts prevent___________serious injuries - answer 350, Hard evidence shows that each year safety belts prevent___________in costs associated with traffic injuries and deaths - answer $67 billion
