Trucking A Mainspring of the U.S. Econmy Flashcards
There have been a number of slogans that have captured the essentiality of trucking; for example
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and most recently
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Trucking Delivers America
Good Stuff Trucks Bring it
Trucking Moves America Forward
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Over ___% of all U.S. communities rely exclusively on trucks to deliver their products and goods
80%
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Businesses choose trucks for nearly ___ cents out of every dollar they spend on freight transportation
80.3%
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Trucking received _____ billion in gross freight revenue spent on all mode of U.S. freight transportation in 2018
796.7
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Trucking received _____% of dollars spent on all mode of U.S. freight transportation in 2018
80.3%
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Trucks carried ___% of all domestic freight tonnage
71.4%
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What is the advantages of motor truck over other
forms of transportation
(5)
Motor Trucks are
- Flexibility
- Versatility
- Efficient Delivery
- Protection
- Essentiality
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Long haul drivers travel over ____ miles per years
100,000 miles
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Who has accepted its responsibility as an essential force in the continued expansion of American’s mass production and distribution, and is constantly striving to develop better service and equipment to support a growing American
dynamic motor transport industry
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There is no doubt that the trucking industry
can be justly called a
_____
mainspring of the U.S. economy
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Much of the success of the American way of life is due to ____ and ____
motor carriers their drivers
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____ perform a distribution service which cannot be duplicated by any other form of transportation
Trucks
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____ have the advantage of flexibility which does not appear likely to be challenged
Trucks
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Trucks carried ____ billion tons of all domestic freight tonnage annually
11.49 billion
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On average, trucks are more efficient than ___ transport
rail
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Trucking: A Mainspring of the U.S. Economy
Trucks of every type are serving America’s ____, _____ and _____
Farms
Homes
Industries
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Trucking: A Mainspring of the U.S. Economy
Truck of every type are performing a complete ___entirely on their own or joining with other modes of transportation in hauling nearly everything we need
door-to-door transportation service
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Trucking: A Mainspring of the U.S. Economy
No ____ ____ is too remote to share in the nation’s production
American Home
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Trucking: A Mainspring of the U.S. Economy
Although other forms of transportation play an important role in the transport of _____ ___ ____, each is necessarily limited in its operation.
materials
and
people
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Trucking: A Mainspring of the U.S. Economy
Cargo transported by _____, _____ and _____, for example , ultimately must be hauled by truck to reach its final destination
railroad
ships
airplanes
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The motor truck is the only direct means of transport to many ____, ____ and ___ ___
warehouses
stores
consumer’s doors
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Any number of trucks can be used at any given time for a ____
specific haul
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_______- Truck cargo requires less packing and handling, which reduces packing expense.
Protection
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In 2017, commercial combination trucks logged ____ billion miles for business purpose
297.6
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