2026 facts for drivers (the championships , rules , the trucking industry , trucking grows , trucking

2026 facts for drivers (the championships , rules , the trucking industry , trucking grows , trucking Established by American trucking association (ATA) in 1937 ? The national truck rodeo The over riding objective of the championships program is two fold is what ? To provide an incentive drivers to perfect their crafts and drive accident free and to improve the medias & general publics image of truck drivers & the motor carrier industry Every driver must have a accident free record from the day Immediately following the previous driving championship until and including the date of the current years championship Only accidents which need not to be counted against the contestants record are what? 1) legally & properly parked 2) a vehicle was stopped in traffic in compliance with a traffic sign ,signal or at the discretion of a police officer 3) the contestants vehicle struck an animal that resulted in death , injury or property damage the death. Is confined to the animal , property damage is due to the initial impact with the animal 4) waived by the NTDC committee Every driver entering a truck driving championship shall meet the medical qualifications of the US department of transportation as set forth in 49 CFR 391.41 A driver must summit evidence that he/she meets the qualifications and has obtained a valid__________________ Medical certificate The Invention of the gasoline powered internal combustion in the early _________ 1900's Trucks replaced what in the early 1900's _________ Horse drawn carriages What in the early 1900's 1900's limited the reach of the trucking industry to short intra - urban delivers _____ Roads and vehicle technology What made freight movement by truck slow , treacherous and uncomfortable The dirt , cobble stone roads , trucks with solid rubber tires The trucking industry grew boosted by the on set of World war 1 At the start of world war 1 (1914) there were approximately how many trucks? 100,000 in use nationwide At the end of world war 1 (1919) how many trucks were being used by the government and private sector ? Over 1 million The pneumatic ( inflated ) tire came in what year? 1919 The Diesel engine was introduced into the truck market in what year ? 1924 Under pressure from the railroad witnesses a shift of freight from rail to truck Congress passed ______ The motor carrier act of 1935 What was the motor carrier act modeled after _____? The interstate commerce act of 1887 The icc regulated the railroad industry was granted authority over _______ Interstate trucking The icc used its new powers to regulate _____ Rates , the markets that could be served & the commodities that could be carried the hours a driver could work The onset of world war 11 firmly established ________ Trucking as a vital mode of freight delivery In 1956 president Dwight D Eisenhower signed the land mark ____________ Federal highway -Aid Act Over the next_________ _____ , the original,portion of the one of the greatest us engineering achievements was completed 35 years The interstate highway system further facilitated the trucking industry's rise to_______ Dominance in US freight movement t The addition of new roads transformed industry from a local and regional enterprise to a ________^ Competitive nationwide carriage service In 1966 by act of Congress the ________ assumed control of all transportation safety matter , including the family car DOT , department of transportation Motor carrier act of 1980 did what ? Defined and refocused trucking regulations , rates no longer faced stiff federal scrutiny provided they a ZONE OF REASONABLENESS The motor carrier act of 1980 made it _____ The entry into the industry was greatly reduced , for start up companies Between 1980 & 1990 motor carriers more then doubled to over ________ 40,000 The number of licensed motors carriers as of September 2022 , for hire , private operating in the US 2 million