Tell the importance of trucks in providing freight service to towns
served by no other means. Name some towns in your area served only by
trucks.
Describe how trucks fit in with other forms of transportation.
Describe the difference between the gasoline engine and the diesel
engine that power trucks. List the advantages of each.
Visit a truck terminal and do the following:
Check the use of communications facilities. What means are used?
How does a dispatcher control over-the-road trucks? How does the
dispatcher control local trucks?
Find out from the maintenance department the following: How many
miles are engines run between overhauls? How do they get better tire
life? How are breakdowns prevented? What maintenance work is done by the
company? What work is done outside the company?
Talk with a professional truck driver about safety. List five
safe-driving rules he or she follows.
Outline the general organization of a truck company. Describe what each
department does.
Do the following:
List five jobs with trucking companies. Describe each.
Talk with the safety director or driver supervisor about the
requirements for becoming a professional truck driver.
Name five governmental agencies that regulate trucking. Tell what they
regulate.
List five different kinds of trucks. Tell the service each gives.
Assume that you are going to ship 100 pounds from your town to another
by truck. Explain in writing how you would handle this shipment from your
town to a place 500 miles away. Tell when the things are needed. List what
truck lines are used. Tell how the shipment is insured for damage. Tell when
it must be made if it is to arrive on time.