AND ANSWERS
ThesoverridingsobjectivesofsthesChampionshipsisstwo-fold:s-
sans✔✔Tosprovidesansincentivesforsprofesssionalstrucksandsstepsvansdriversstosperfectstheirs
craftssandsdrivesaccident-
free/sTosimprovesthesmedia'ssandsgeneralspublic'ssimagesofstrucksdriverssandsthesmotorscar
riersindustry
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Truckssperformsa--------
serviceswhichscannotsbesduplicatedsbysanysothersformsofstransportations-
sans✔✔Distribution
Howsoftensshouldsdriversscheckstheirsmirrors?s-sans✔✔Everys5stos8sseconds
TruckingsindustrysacronymsATAsstandssfor:s-sans✔✔AmericansTruckingsAssociations
America'ssRoadsTeamsisssponsoredsbysMackstruckss-sans✔✔True
SharesthesRoadsCampaignsissdedicatedstosreducingsthesfatalitiessandsaccidentsratessonsAm
erica'ssroadwayss-sans✔✔True
Thesconsequencessofsfailurestosbleedssludgesandsmoisturesfromsthesbrakessystemsare:s-
sans✔✔Inscoldsweather,saccumulatedsmoisturesin sthesbrakessystemswillsfreezesandsobstruc
tsthesbrakeslinesspreventingsthesbrakessfromsfunctioning/sSludgeswhichsoftenscontainssoilys
materialsandsdirtsmaysbesblownsthroughsthesbrakessystemscausingsdeteriorationsofsvitalspart
ssandsmalfunctioning
Whatscausessmostsaccidents:s-sans✔✔Humanserror
Whatssimplesactscansasdriversperformstoshis/hersstrailer:s-sans✔✔Locksthestrailersdoor
EachspersonswhosknowinglysviolatessasrequirementsofsFederalsHMstransportationslawsisslia
blesforsascivilspenaltysofsnotsmoresthans$75,000sandsnotslesssthans$250sforseachsviolations-
sans✔✔True
Incidentssmeetings(HMsspills)scriteriasmustsbesreportedsimmediatelystosthesNationalsRespo
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