Somebody Call the Doctor (Health)
This is how often it’s recommended to get a tetanus shot.
What is every 10 years?
This is the number of deaths reported due to distracted driving in 2019.
What is 2,142?
This is the second most common item first ignited in a vehicle fire.
What is flammable liquids in the engine area?
This is the year the diesel engine was introduced to the trucking industry.
What is the year 1924?
This is the distance a driver should stand away from a vehicle when smoking while transporting explosives, flammable materials, or oxidizers.
What is 25 feet?
This is how to prevent heat exhaustion.
What is drinking water, dressing in thin light-colored layers, and avoiding direct sun?
This is the rule of thumb for drivers to judge a safe speed for a ramp.
What is 10 mph below the posted speed limit?
This is the kind of fire a FMCSR required extinguisher won’t extinguish.
What is a tire fire?
This is the year the DOT assumed control of all transportation safety matters including the family car.
What is 1966?
This is how the identification number must be displayed on a cargo tank, portable tank, other bulk packaging, or transport vehicle requiring placarding.
What is shown on the placard instead of the hazard class name?
This is why health and wellness is important for drivers.
What is to maintain high levels of driving alertness and attention, to increase safety, and to prevent injury?
This is what is covered in a pre-trip inspection.
What is parking brakes, steering, lights, tires, horn, windshield wipers, coupling devices and mirrors.
This produces highly toxic gases such as hydrogen cyanide and ammonia.
What is Nylon in carpeting or foam padding?
This was the year the CSA was adopted.
What is 2010?
This is when liquid surge presents the greatest problem in a cargo tank vehicle.
What is a partially full tank?
This is the number of workers that suffer back injuries each year.
What is more than 1 million workers?
This is where DataQ’s are contained.
What is Motor Carrier Management Information System?
This is the percentage of vehicle fires due to some sort of mechanical failure.
What is 47%?
This was the date FAST was signed into law.
What is December 4th, 2015?
These are the hazard classes that must be grounded during loading and unloading.
What is Combustible and flammable classes?
These are the hazards drivers should be alert to when using power liftgates.
What is numerous pinch points, never riding the lift-gate down, and making sure the freight is strapped to the gate if unstable?
This is the civil penalty for an egregious HOS violation.
What is $3,760.00 for the driver/$15,040.00 for the company?
This is how to avoid a tire fire.
What is avoiding overloading, excessive speed in hot weather?
This is the date the FMCSA’s CDL Drug and Alcohol Clearing house became operational.
What is January 6th, 2020?
This is the penalty for disregarding grade crossing safety rules for a first conviction.
What is disqualified from operating a CMB for 60 days.