NTDC Practice

• ICC formally abolished, and its remaining responsibilities transferred to the STB, Surface Transportation Board

  1995
• Advanced Driver Assistive Systems (ADAS) include:
• The speed of a CMV when entering a curve is the most important factor in roll overs
• Types of cargo most likely to increase the seriousness of a truck fire

  • Explosives
  • Flammable Liquids
  • Oxidizers
  • Organic Peroxide
• If clothing is on fire

  Stop, Drop, and Roll
• Approximately 13.86 Million trucks (all classes) were registered for commercial use in 2021
• The markings V, I, P, L, K, and T stand for visual test, internal, pressure, lining, leakage, and thickness
• The US Department of Transportation (DOT) was created


  1966
• PASS


  Pull, Aim, Squeeze, Sweep
• The US Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 established funding for the Federal Motor Highway Interstate System
• PHMSA is responsible for hazardous materials transportation and safety
• Drug testing added to the safety regulations


  1988
• Before giving first aid to a conscious person

  Get the victim's permission
• 1. TPAT is a voluntary program administered by CBP
• Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) created


  2005
• Rear facing lights on an interstate truck that may not be red are overhead clearance lights
• FMCSA Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse became operational


  June 6, 2020
• Safety features a driver should look for at a self-service fueling facility

  • Emergency shut-off
  • Fire Extinguisher
• First step a driver should take when the driver's vehicle is stopped on the highway or shoulder for any cause other than traffic stops

  Immediately activate the vehicle's four-way flashers
• Between 2000 and 2020 there was a 38% decrease of fatal or injury crashes per 100 million vehicle miles traveled by large trucks
• In 2019 the NHTSA reported 3,142 people were killed in motor vehicle crashes involving distracted drivers
• The Fast Act requires FMCSA to incorporate the rear-impact guard into the annual inspection requirements for trailers
• Diabetes is a disease in which the body does not produce or properly use insulin
• The two most important defensive driving techniques in bad weather


  • Reduce Speed
  • Apply brakes gently and steer with fluid, non-jerky movements
  • Increase following distance
• The FMCSR prohibits smoking within 25 Feet of a vehicle transporting explosives, flammable materials (liquids, solids, gases), or oxidizers
• How to extinguish a fire at the open manhole of a cargo tank

  • Closing the manhole cover
  • Fire extinguisher
  • Water
• The purpose of ABS is to help the driver maintain control during braking by avoiding wheel lock-up and an out-of-control skid
• Congress passed the Real ID Act, which set minimum national standards for state driver's licenses, in 2005
• The loss of two pints of blood at one time is serious or possibly fatal
• A driver may use the four-way flashers as an emergency warning when stopped for reasons other than disablement or a required traffic stop for 15 minutes
• The driver should gear down to descend a hill at the top of the hill before descending
• In 2009 a VTTI study found that texting truck drivers increased their risk of a safety-critical driving event by 23.2 times
• First symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning

  • Drowsiness
  • Lack of thirst and appetite
  • Lightheadedness and/or headache
• Drivers should check their mirrors every 4 to 6 seconds
• Emergency equipment required by FMCSA regulations

  • Fire extinguisher
  • Emergency warning devices
  • One spare fuse for each type on the vehicle (unless the vehicle is equipped with circuit breakers)
• The FAA Reauthorization Act, which included the first-ever TSA Modernization Act, was signed into law on October 5, 2018
• Common methods of administering artificial respiration

  • Mouth-to-mouth
  • Bag-valve-mask
  • Mouth-to-nose
• If a driver's blood pressure remains consistently above 140/90, further evaluation of that driver's blood pressure is necessary
• Post-accident drug or alcohol testing is required following any crash resulting in

  • Fatality
  • Injury
  • Towaway
• Jackknifing occurs most rapidly when the tractor drive wheels lock up