Truck Transportation Merit Badge

1. The major truck lines serving your town Requirement

Listed.

2. Trucks in commerce and the supply chain Requirement

Three parts, (a) to (c).

3 parts

• 2(a). Trucks in commerce
• 2(b). Trucks in a company's supply chain
• 2(c). Map goods from overseas to a retailer here

3. Gasoline and diesel truck engines Requirement

The difference between them, and the advantages of each.

4. Visit a truck terminal Often forgotten Requirement

Complete 4(a) to 4(e) there. After the visit, share what you learned with your counselor.

5 parts

• 4(a). The company's maintenance program
• 4(b). How dispatchers keep in touch with drivers
• 4(c). Talk with a professional truck driver about safety
• 4(d). The driver's log
• 4(e). Federal regulations for public safety

5. How a trucking company is organized Requirement

Two parts.

2 parts

• 5(a). The organization and its departments
• 5(b). Five positions with trucking companies

6. Five government agencies and the trucking industry Requirement

Name five that work closely with it, and describe their role.

7. Five kinds of trucks Requirement

Listed, with the service each provides.

8. Plan a 500-pound, 500-mile shipment, in writing Requirement

500 pounds of goods, freight class 65, to a town 500 miles away, arriving within three days. Explain in writing (a) how to prepare it, (b) how to compare at least three carriers for transit time and rates, (c) how to choose the carrier, and (d) how to insure it for damages.

9. Eleven trucking terms Requirement

Bill of lading, ETA, logbook, intermodal, containers, tariff, shippers, carrier, consignee, drayage and cartage.

10. A career related to this badge Requirement

Explore careers and research one: training and education, costs, job prospects, salary, duties and advancement. Your research methods, with your parent or guardian's permission, may include an internet or library search, an interview or a visit. Discuss your findings with your counselor.

Counselor signs it off Milestone

The completion date is the date you met the requirements, not the date of the signature.

Usually comes after 1. The major truck lines serving your town, 2. Trucks in commerce and the supply chain and 8 others.

Merit badge requirements are republished annually. A Scout beginning work uses the requirements as they stand then; a Scout already working may finish under the ones they started with. Guide to Advancement 7.0.4.3 governs which applies. This page records the date its copy was read. Check it against the official page before relying on it.