Truck Driving Championship Facts for Drivers 2026 Questions and Answers

Truck Driving Championship Facts for Drivers 2026 Questions and Answers When was the Fixing America Surface Transportation Act (FAST) enacted? How much money did it raise? December 4th 2015; 305 Billion When was the Norman y Mineta Res. and special programs improvement act (separate op for pipeline safety) enacted? November 30, 2004 What FMCSR requires a CMV driver to wear a safety belt? Seat belts prevent ____fatalities and ____serious injuries and ____ in cost associated with traffic deaths. 392.16; 15,700 fatalities, 350,000 serious injuries, 67 Billion What year was the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act enacted? 1991 There are ____ miles of highways and roads in the United States. 4.19 million The ____ is one of the most essential to the nations economy. It comprises of ____% of the nations roads. It carries more than ____% of all vehicle traffic, ____% heavy truck and ____% tourist traffic. National Highway System, 4.1%, 44%, 75%, 90% Inspectors conduct ____ inspections annually 3.5 million What month and year was the final rule issued on for the ELD? It went into full effect in ____ December 2015, December 2019 What year was the DOT established by an act of congress? 1966 When United States of America, Mexico, and Canada (USMCA) signed? When did it enter into force? November 30, 2018; July 1, 2020 What year was the Commercial Vehicle Safety act enacted? 1986 What year did Congress approve the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)? When did it go into effect? 1993; January 1, 1994 Over ____% of all U.S. rely on trucks 80% What year was the Motor Carrier Act- Par II created? 1935 When was the Safe Accountable Flexible Efficient Transportation Act created? August 10, 2005 What year was the Interstate Commerce Act created? 1887 What year was the Motor Carrier Act created? 1980 From 1980 to 1990 there were ____ motor carriers. There are now ____ motor carriers as of 2021 40,000; 1.89 million What year was the Diesel Engine invented? 1924 What year was the pneumatic tire invented? 1919 What year did President Eisenhower sign the Federal Highway Act? 1956 FMCSA reported a reduction of crashes by ____% between 2000 & 2019 2.1% When was the Transportation Equity Act created? June 1998 Under the TEA-21 act the National Motor Carrier Safety Program was restructured. What program was established as part of the restructuring? Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP) What year was the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) created? 1979 What year was motor carrier safety transferred to the U.S. DOT? 1967 When did the FMCSA enact their final rule requiring Medical Certification to be linked to a CDL December 1, 2008 In ____ FMCSA published rules on load securement and it went into effect ____ 2002; January 1, 2004 There are ____ bridges in the United States. 618,456 The number of bridges have increased by ___% or by ____ bridges since 2015 1.08%, 6,611 What year was the Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act created? 1999 When was the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration established? January 1, 2000 In 2019 commercial single unit and combination truck traveled ____ miles 300.05 billion When will it be required for all CMV drivers to have their physicals sent electronically? June 23, 2025 Hours of service was first imposed by the I.C.C. in ___ 1938 When was the final ruling on hours of service fully implemented? July 1, 2013 How much was paid by commercial trucks in federal and state highway-user taxes in 2019 48.35 billion Number of bridges that are in fair ____ condition good____ and poor ____ 294,992, 278,433, 45,031 Trucking industry hauled __% of all freight in the U.S. in 2020 equating to ____ tons. 72.5%, 10.23 billion tons In 2020 the trucking industry was a ____ dollar industry representing __% of the nations freight bill 732.3 Billion, 80.4% What year was the Pipeline Hazard Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) created? 2005 How much was paid by commercial trucks and state highway users in taxes? How much of that was paid by the trucking industry? 48.35 billion, 19 billion What year was the I.C.C. abolished and had their powers transferred to the Surface Transport Board? 1995 When was the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill created? November 15, 2021 What year was the Surface Transportation Act created? 1991 What year was the Federal Aviation Administration Act voted for? When was it put into effect? 1994; January 1, 1995 When was the FMCSA's final ruling on the Registry of Certified Medical Examiners April 2012 When was the Environmental Protection Agency established? July 1970 How much has the Vehicle Motor Traffic increased in the 60s, 80s, 90s and 2000s 3%, 37%, 26%, 8% What percentage did the VMT grow in 2015? How much did it decrease in 2020 5%, 4% When was Moving Ahead for Progress (Map-21) enacted? June 29, 2012 How much funding did Map-21 provide in 2013 & 2014? 105 billion