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1
Q

Interstate trucking came under the control of the Federal Government in_____ (year)

A

1935

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2
Q

What operating administrations is responsibility for ensuring that America’s roads and highways continue to be the safest and most technologically up-to-date

A

Federal Highway Administration

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3
Q

What operating administrations is responsibility for providing education, research, safety standards, and enforcement activity for the purpose of saving lives, preventing injuries and reducing economic costs due to traffic crashes

A

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

(NHTSA)

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4
Q

What year was the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Created

A

2000

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5
Q

_____ has issued standards for safety programs, and the state regulatory bodies have, for the most part, adopted them as their own

A

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)

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6
Q

What Act is to provide U.S. DOT a more focused research organization and establish a separate operating administration for pipeline and hazardous materials transportation safety operations

A

Norman Y. Mineta Research and Special Programs Improvement Act of 2004

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7
Q

DOT is divided into ____ operating administrations, four of which are directly related to trucking.

A

13

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8
Q

Interstate trucking came under the control of the Federal Government with the passage of the Motor Carrier Act which amended Part 2 of the ____ ____ ___

A

Interstate Commerce Act

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9
Q

Federal control over rates, routes, operation territory, and operating procedures of interstate for-hire motor carriers was vested in the ___ ___ __ which then issued its Motor Carrier Safety Regulations

A

Interstate Commerce Commission

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10
Q

Name 4 of the 13 operating administrations that are directly related to trucking

A

FHWA) Federal Highway Administration

(NHTSA) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

(FMCSA) Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

(PHMSA) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

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11
Q

What was the first operating administrations created under U.S. DOT

A

Federal Highway Administration

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12
Q

What Month was the Federal Highway Administration Created

A

October

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13
Q

What year was the Federal Highway Administration Created

A

1966

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14
Q

What year was the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration established

A

1970

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15
Q

Who issued the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS)

A

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)

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16
Q

What set forth minimum safety performance requirements for motor vehicles or items of motor vehicle equipment with which manufacturers must comply

A

Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard

(FMVSS)

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17
Q

Prior to 2005 hazardous materials transportation fell under the U.S. DOT’s _____ _____ ____ ___

A

Research and Special Programs Administration

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21

18
Q

EPA was establish in ____(month) 1970

A

July

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19
Q

Research and Special Programs Administration was restructured to form _____ and the ___ ___ ___ ___

A

PHMSA

Research and Innovative Technologies

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20
Q

Norman Y. Mineta Research and Special Programs Improvement Act was signed into law by President George W. Bush on ___(M) ___(D)___(Y)

A

November 30, 2004

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21
Q

In ___(M) of ___(Y), the White House and Congress worked together to establish Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

A

July 1970

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22
Q

Federal control over rates, routes, operation territory, and operating procedures of interstate for-hire motor carriers was vested in the ICC which then issued its ______ ______ ______ ______

A

Motor Carrier Safety Regulations

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