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Commercial Vehicle Training Association
June 5, 2012

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Stevens Transport
Roadcheck 2012
Help Save WIA
Top Rookie
Click It or Ticket
CDL Grant Available
Answer to Trivia
Mike Byrnes & Assoc.
1800 Trucking
Health News
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Fear of Success
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There's a book published by Reader's Digest Press titled The Fear of Success by a Dr. Leon Tec. Dr. Tec is a psy-
chiatrist, who, in the book, reveals the origins and patterns and how to conquer the fear of success, which he says is a very common condi-
tion. It's an EXTREMELY common condition around vocational schools such as ours...
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Roadcheck 2012 Begins Tuesday - About 10,000 federal, state, provincial and local truck and bus inspectors will fan out at more than 1,500 locations across North America Tuesday through Thursday for the annual "Roadcheck" inspections on commercial vehicles. During the 72-hour event, inspectors will conduct comprehensive North American Standard Level I Inspections, the Commercial Vehicle... Continue reading.
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Trivia Question

In 1775, Benjamin Franklin traveled from England to America on a sailing ship. He measured the temperature of the water with a thermometer at many points during the voyage and thus discovered a region of warm water due to what?


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Click It or Ticket campaign saving lives across the country - While summer won't officially be here for a few more weeks, millions of Americans have already taken to the roads for vacations, picnics, baseball games and other warm-weather destinations. And at DOT, we're working hard to make sure they arrive at... Continue reading.
FMCSA Urges Motor Carriers to Preview Their Data - FMCSA is proposing changes to the Safety Measurement System (SMS) to improve the Agency's ability to prioritize its workload. In keeping with its commitment to continually improve the SMS, and to do so in an open and transparent manner, FMCSA is now providing additional time for motor carriers to preview their data under the proposed... Continue reading.
FMCSA CDL Grant Funding Available - Based on a review of applications for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2012 Commercial Driver's License Program Improvement grant, FMCSA anticipates that an additional $6M will be available if all recommended projects are awarded. As a result, FMCSA has posted a supplemental grant notice of funding availability (NOFA) for FY 2012. These applications are due July 2, 2012. The announcement can be found by clicking here or by searching for CFDA #20.232 at www.grants.gov.
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In 1775, Benjamin Franklin traveled from England to America on a sailing ship. He measured the temperature of the water with a thermometer at many points during the voyage and thus discovered a region of warm water due to what?

Your answer: The Gulf Stream

During this trip, he made the first map of the Gulf Stream, an ocean current that had confused sailors for many years.
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