EQUIPMENT
REGULATIONS
NEWS
BUSINESS
TRUCKING TRIVIA
100
Cummins introduced its first commercial diesel engine for heavy-duty trucks in what year?

1929
1933
1941
1949
1933
100
In what year was the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration created?

1946
1969
1990
2000
2000
100
What was the name of the carrier that Jabin Bogan, the U.S. trucker detained by Mexican authorities, drove for (and that was subsequently shut down by the FMCSA)?

JJ Trucking
Demco Express
Dry Creek Logistics
Best Cartage
DEMCO EXPRESS
100
To determine fuel cost per mile:

Multiply fuel cost times miles
Divide fuel costs by miles
Multiply fuel costs by miles-per-gallon
Divide fuel costs by miles-per-gallon
DIVIDE FUEL COSTS BY MILES
100
Which of these trucking songs was first recorded by Dave Dudley?

Phantom 309
Prisoner of the Highway
Six Days on the Road
Give Me Forty Acres (And I’ll Turn This Rig Around)
SIX DAYS ON THE ROAD
200
The Mack Bulldog mascot came into being because:

The Mack Brothers bred bulldogs and often took them along on promotional drives in their trucks.
The slogan, "Tough as a Bulldog" was used in an early Mack ad campaign.
British soldiers in World War I nicknamed Mack trucks "Bulldogs" because of their blunt front ends.
BRITISH SOLDIERS IN WW1 NICKNAMED MACK TRUCKS "BULLDOGS" BECAUSE OF THEIR BLUNT FRONT ENDS.
200
Federal law prohibits operating a commercial motor vehicle while having a breath alcohol concentration of:

0.01% or greater
0.04% or greater
0.08% or greater
0.10% or greater
0.04% OR GREATER
200
A federal judge recently sentenced a Pennsylvania truck driver to 18 additional months in prison on top of a sentence he was already serving for vehicular homicide. Why?

He was driving under the influence.
He was in a stolen truck.
His CDL was expired.
He had falsified his logs.
HE HAD FALSIFIED HIS LOGS
200
The most common legal form of an owner-operator business is:

Sole proprietor
Partnership
C corporation
Limited liability company
SOLE PROPRIETOR
200
What year was the Interstate Highway System established?

1947
1956
1949
1959

1956
300
In the movie "Smokey and the Bandit," The Snowman (Jerry Reed) drives a:

1979 Peterbilt 359
1974 Kenworth W-900
1976 Marmon CHDT
1977 White 4000
1979 PETERBILT 359
300
If you park on a highway shoulder for an emergency, how many warning cones are you required to place?

1
2
3
4
3
300
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced major news regarding the 2010 electronic onboard recorder limited mandate. What was the news?

Every truck on the road must now use one.
It was repealed.
All company drivers must use them.
All owner-operators must use them.
IT WAS REPEALED.
300
Which of these is a fixed cost?

Fuel
Tires
Insurance premiums
Maintenance
INSURANCE PREMIUMS
300
The Motor Carrier Regulatory Reform and Modernization Act, signed into law in 1980, is also known as _____.
CSA
Deregulation
The Fair Trucking Practices Act
New Entrants Rule
DEREGULATION
400
PACCAR stands for:

Peterbilt California Coast Automotive Regional
Pacific Car and Foundry Company
Pan-American Cable Car
Pacer Carburetor
PACIFIC CAR AND FOUNDRY COMPANY
400
The compliance date of the new hours of service rule is:

January 1, 2013
April 1, 2013
July 1, 2013
November 1, 2013
JULY 1, 2013
400
Congress recently started work on a House-Senate joint omnibus bill that would provide the first multi-year highway funding authorization since the one that expired in ______.

1988
1998
2004
2009
2009
400
What’s the first month of the calendar year in which an estimated quarterly tax payment is due?

January
February
March
April
JANUARY
400
How many films make up the Smokey and the Bandit series?

1
2
3
4
3
500
In January 2010, all U.S. truck and engine manufacturers began using Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) to reduce diesel exhaust emissions except for one company, which uses Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) technology only. That lone manufacturer is:

Freightliner
Volvo
Navistar
Mack
NAVISTAR
500
Which of these activities is legal when driving?

Pressing a single button to talk on a cell phone
Entering text into an electronic device
Reading text from an electronic device
Accessing a page on the Internet
PRESSING A SINGLE BUTTON TO TALK ON A CELL PHONE
500
The Department of Transportation decided to combine what with the CDL starting 2014?

Medical certification
Driving school certification
Birth certificate
CSA score
MEDICAL CERTIFICATION
500
For each of the three major credit reporting agencies, how often can you request a free credit report?

Never
Monthly
Quarterly
Yearly
YEARLY
500
The 1980s television show B.J. & the Bear starred which of the following actors?

Burt Reynolds
Frank Converse
Greg Evigan
Sylvester Stallone
GREG EVIGAN