Statistics Flashcards
(26 cards)
Which is true?
Trucks haul over 72% of all freight in the US.
Trucks moved in 2022, 61.9% of the trade with Canada.
Trucks moved 83.5% of the value with Mexico.
Over 80% of all communities rely exclusively on truck deliveries.
All the above.
In 2021 commercial single-unit and combination trucks traveled?
327.48 billion miles.
195.62 billion miles by combination trucks alone.
Combination trucks averaged 80,000 miles.
Class 8 tractors traveled 100,000 miles.
All the above.
According to FMCSA, from 2000 to 2020, fatal or injury crashes per 100 million miles decreased by what %?
34%
24%
56%
70%
34%
When does the FMCSA’s clearing house became operational?
January 6,2020.
February 20,2019.
January 6,2022
January 6,2024
January 6,2020
Drug and alcohol violations will stay in the clearinghouse for how long? Check all that apply.
A) 2 years
B) 5 years
C) until driver completes a return to duty process.
B) 10 years
B and C
When were the first HOS first imposed? And by whom?
A) FMCSA, 2003
B) FMCSA, 2011
C) FMCSA, September 29, 2020
D) ICC, 1938
ICC, 1938
What changes in 2003 to HOS were amended by FMCSA? Check all that apply.
A) 10 hours of mandatory rest between shifts.
B) no more driving after the 14th hour of reporting to work.
C) no more than 11 hours driving per shift.
D) a reset of 34 hours off-duty
All the above
What other changes were added to HOS in 2011?
A) a required 30 min. Break every 8 hrs.
B) up to 15 hrs of drive time.
C) 8 hrs of rest time.
D) maximum fines for driving more than 3 hrs past the 11th hr limit. Which is considered a “EGREGIOUS” violation.
A and D
FMCSA on September 29, 2020 enacted what changes to HOS?
A) 150 air miles, and on-duty time to 14 hrs under the short-haul exception.
B) up to 2 hrs additional when adverse weather is encountered.
C) added flexibility to “split sleeper”
D) 24 hour reset after a full work week.
A, B, C
When FMCSA required medical certification to be linked to CDL’s?
April 2012
June 23, 2025
2008
2008
When was the final rule issued to establish “National Registry of Certified Medical examiners”
2008
June 23, 2025
April 2012
April 2012
CDL drivers are not required to carry their medical certificate for more than:
30 days
60 days
15 days
14 days
15 days after it was issued
When all 50 states were in full compliance with the 2008 REAL-ID rule set by DHS?
August 23, 2017
April 14, 2012
September 10, 2020
September 10, 2020
How many security criteria must meet to be compliant with the January 28, 2008 REAL-ID issued by DHS?
A) 13
B) 36
C) 18
D) 12
C
How many security criteria must meet to be compliant with the January 28, 2008 REAL-ID issued by DHS?
A) 13
B) 36
C) 18
D) 12
C
In May 2005, congress passed the REAL ID act of 2005, what did it do?
A) set minimum national standards for state driver’s licenses.
B) did away with bingo cards
C) deregulated the trucking industry
D) implemented TWICS
A
What is the primary mission of DHS?
A) Prevent terrorist sttacks with in the US
B) Minimize the damage
C) Reduce vulnerability of US to terrorism
D) Secure the nation’s highways
A, B, C
What agencies are house within DHS?
A) PHMSA
B) TSA
C) FDA
D) CBP
B, D
TSA was created in response to September 11, 2001, as part of the aviation and transportation security act signed into law on___. TSA was then moved to DHS from US DOT in___.
November 19, 2001___ March, 2003
CBP requires trucks to transmit manifest info ___ prior to arrival at the port, or ___ if the carrier is a member of C-TPAT.
1 hour, 30 minutes.
When TSA began issuing TWIC’S?
A) 2002
B) 2004
C) 2008
D) 2020
C
The Coast Guard required around 525 facilities to adopt TWIC readers in August 2016?
A) true
B) false
A
Each person who knowingly violates HM regulations is liable for a penalty of __ per day, per violation, and __ under egregious circumstances.
A) 601, - 99,756
B) 99,756 - 601
C) 232,762 - 99,756
D) 99,756 - 232,762
What penalty can be levied for not reporting spills into waterways?
A) 99,550
B) 230,500
C) 75,000
D) 69,000
C
