STATE TRUCK DRIVING CHAMPIONSHIP SAMPLE
QUESTIONS 2024
What year was the National Truck Roadeo established by the American Trucking
Association? - Answers -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? - Answers -
11
During a calendar year, how many classes of competition can a driver compete in? -
Answers -1
How many state competitions can a driver compete in during a calendar year? -
Answers -1
How many months must a driver be continuously employed by the entering employer, to
participate in a championship competition? - Answers -12
If a driver lives in one state, and is employed in another state, which state competition
can he/she compete in? - Answers -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? - Answers -
300,000
By the end of World War 1, how many trucks were in use in the government and private
sector? - Answers -1 million
When was the pneumatic (inflated) tire introduced for trucking applications? - Answers -
1919
When was the diesel engine introduced in the truck market? - Answers -1924
What year was the Motor Carrier Act passed? - Answers -1935
What year was the Interstate Commerce Act passed? - Answers -1887
At what time interval must a driver place the emergency warning devices if parked? -
Answers -10 minutes
If only one eye has received a chemical burn, what is the correct first aid treatment? -
Answers -Flush outward from the eye.
Alkali burns - Answers -Flush face and eyes cool water 30 min
, For first aid treatment of a concussion or a skull fracture, should you have the patient
stand, sit or lay down? - Answers -Lay down.
Whenever you attempt to fight a fire, you should do it from _____. - Answers -Upwind
Irreversible brain damage will be suffered by most people after breathing has stopped
completely at what time interval? - Answers -4 to 6 minutes.
What is the acronym developed to help people remember how to use a portable fire
extinguisher? - Answers -PASS
Under the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations, you are prohibited from driving if
you have consumed any alcoholic beverage within _____ hours of your start time. -
Answers -4
What type of burn always requires emergency treatment? - Answers -Third degree.
To recover from a skid, the driver should steer in which direction? - Answers -The same
direction that the rear of the vehicle is skidding in.
On trucks with air brakes, at what psi in the primary reservoir should the "Low Air"
warning operate? - Answers -60 psi
The determination as to whether or not a commodity is regulated as a hazardous
material is prescribed by whom? - Answers -The U.S. Department of Transportation.
What should a driver not do to hold a parked unit? - Answers -Set trailer hand valve in
applied position.
How many levels of unconsciousness are there? - Answers -Three.
Wound infection is more likely to occur in a small wound on which body part? - Answers
-Finger
If a vehicle transporting propane is involved in a fire, the surrounding area should be
evacuated for a radius of how many miles? - Answers -1/2
According to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations, a power unit used to
transport hazardous materials must have what rating of fire extinguisher? - Answers -10
BC
When pulling into a self-service facility to fuel your truck, you should look for what? -
Answers -The emergency shut off for the pumps.
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