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The Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill authorizes $477 billion in new funding over 5
years for surface transportation programs, including ____________ for highways
a 38% boost above levels set by the FAST Act ---------CORRECT ANSWER---------------
--$347.5 Billion
On average trucks or more efficient than_____________ ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------Rail transport
US truck drivers ability and commitment to avoid and reduce crashes resulted in a
_______ decrease in the number of fatal crashes per 100 million vehicle miles
travelled by large trucks between 2000 and 2020 ---------CORRECT ANSWER---------
--------34%
It's worth noting that the government defines "large trucks" as any vehicle with a
gross weight rating greater than __________ ---------CORRECT ANSWER--------------
---10,000 lbs
,Professional drivers are carefully selected for __________________, Among other
qualities ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Judgment, responsibility and skill
The trucking industry is represented nationally by_________________ ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------ATA
Truck drivers are instructed to cooperate with _____________ to make highway
travel safer and more pleasant ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Motorists
_____________ of letters are received annually by truck operators across America
praising drivers for acts of courtesy, courage, and helpfulness toward the
motoring public ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Hundreds
ATA is a _______________ Of motor carrier members, industry suppliers, 50 state
trucking Association's, four
affiliated conferences, Four councils and the American transportation research
institute ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------federation
The ATA is headquartered in____________ ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------
Washington DC
,The American Transportation Research Institute(ATRI) has been engaged in
critical Transportation studies and tests since________ ---------CORRECT ANSWER-
----------------1954
____________ Is dedicated to conducting and supporting research on trucking a
central role in a safe, efficient and viable transportation system ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------ATRI
There are _______________ truck drivers in the U.S ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----
------------3.5 million
America's Road team was created by the ATA in___________ ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------1986
Today, the professional driver must not only move America physically, but also
______________ ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Psychologically
America's Road team is sponsored by_____________ ---------CORRECT ANSWER---
--------------Volvo Trucks
, The American Trucking associations Share the Road program is sponsored
by_________ ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Mack Trucks
The Share the Road program has been in existence for__________ ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Over 20 years
The Share the Road program replaced the highly successful_________, a
partnership with the FMCSA ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------How to Drive
program
______________was paid by commercial trucks in federal and state highway-user
taxes in 2019 ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------$48.35 billion
In 2019 ________ was paid in federal highway-user taxes by the trucking industry
---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------$19 billion
Of the $19 billion in federal highway-user taxes paid in 2019 by the trucking
industry, __________ were diesel taxes ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------
53.1 %