Truck drivers do their part aa a good citizen by_______________
observing ,reporting cases of vehicle breakdowns, accidents and other difficulties as well as alerting law enforcement to suspicious erratic and dangerous behavior situations
The trucking industry is represented nationally by____________
American trucking associations,inc ATA
ATA IS a federation of _______________
motor carrier members , industry suppliers ,50 state trucking associations , four affiliated conferences , four councils and the American transportation research institute
ATRI , THE ATA FOUNDATION HAS BEEN engaged in critical studies and test since ______
1954
ATA is head quartered in ______________
Arlington Virginia
where is ATA 's separate office ?
capitol hill, in Washington DC
ATA 'S MISSION IS TO ____________
SERVE AND REPRESENT THE INTEREST OF THE TRUCKING INDUSTRY WITH ONE UNITED VOICE
when was America's road team created
1986
who is Americas road team sponsored by
Volvo trucks
what is the road team motto?
safety is our driving concern
the share the road program is dedicated to
reducing the fatality and accidents rates on America's highways
share the road program sponsored by
Mack trucks
a Virginia tech analysis of two studies conducted for the US DOT found that ______ % of crashes were cause by passenger car drivers
78%
a large scale crash investigation studies have found car drivers principally at fault in _____-_____ of fatal car- large truck crashes
70-75%
additionally ______ of the time the fatal car-large truck occurred in one of the four blind spots surrounding large trucks
35%
the share the road program has been in existence for over 20 years and replaces the highly successful _________
how to drive program , a partner ship with the fmcsa
truck taxes , a large revenue generator for federal state and local goverments , what was paid by commercial trucks in 2015?
41.3 billion
commercial trucks make of ______ of all registered vehicles
12.8%
in 2017 ______ was paid in federal fuel tax on each gallon of diesel fuel
24.4cent
in 2017______ was paid in federal fuel tax on each gallon of gasoline sold
18.4 cent
states collected ______ of each gallon of diesel sold in 2017 ( tax)
27.4 cents
states collected _______ of each gallon of gasoline sold ( tax)
23.2 cents
the average cost in taxes in January 2017 for a 5- axle semitrailer combination was _________
$4056.00
Oregon collected the highest average tax which was __________
$16,816
Alaska collected for semitrailers combination the lowest at _______
$ 831.00