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What year was the National Truck Rodeo established by the American Trucking Association? - correct answer. 1937
How many trucks were in use nationwide by the start of World War 1? - correct answe...
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What year was the National Truck Rodeo established by the American Trucking
Association? - correct answer. 1937
How many trucks were in use nationwide by the start of World War 1? - correct answer.
300,000
By the end of World War 1, how many trucks were in use in the government and private
sector? - correct answer. 1 million
When was the pneumatic (inflated) tire introduced for trucking applications? - correct
answer. 1919
When was the diesel engine introduced in the truck market? - correct answer. 1924
What year was the Motor Carrier Act passed? - correct answer. 1935
What year was the Interstate Commerce Act passed? - correct answer. 1887
What year did Dwight D. Eisenhower sign the landmark Federal Highway-Aid Act,
establishing the interstate highway system? - correct answer. 1956
D.O.T. was established by an act of congress on what date? - correct answer.
October 15, 1966
In 1967, control over interstate motor safety, including regulations, was transferred to
the then newly created ______________. - correct answer. U.S. Department of
Transportation
Between 1980 and 1990, the number of licensed motor carriers more than doubled to
over _____. - correct answer. 40,000
Today, there are nearly _____ for hire and private motor carriers doing business in the
United States. - correct answer. 1.3 million
, The Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act was passed by congress in what year? -
correct answer. 1986
In _____, the Interstate Commerce Commission was formerly abolished. - correct
answer. 1995
Congress voted to approve the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
between Mexico, Canada and the United States in late _____. - correct answer. 1993
_____% of all U.S. communities rely exclusively on trucks to deliver their products. -
correct answer. 80
Businesses choose trucks for nearly _____ cents out of every dollar they spend on
shipping. - correct answer. 81
_____ truck drivers transport goods in the U.S. - correct answer. 3 million
The American Trucking Association is headquartered in _____. - correct answer.
Arlington, VA
_____% of the public still has a positive overall view o drivers of large trucks. - correct
answer. 80
A 2003 survey showed that _____% of the public believed truck drivers exceeded the
speed limit frequently. - correct answer. 64
A 2007 study showed that the average speed of trucks is ___ to___ miles per hour
(mph) slower than the average speed of automobiles. - correct answer. 2 to 5
America's Road Team was created by the American Trucking Association in _____ and
sponsored by Volvo Trucks. - correct answer. 1986
America's Road Team captains have ____ miles accident free driving records. - correct
answer. 1 million
What percent of crashes was caused by passenger car drivers involved in accidents
with tractor/trailers? - correct answer. 78
_____% of the time the crash occurred in one of the four blind spots surrounding large
trucks. - correct answer. 35
The Share The Road Program has been in existence for over _____ years. - correct
answer. 20
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