Truck Transportation Merit Badge
Learn about truck transportation by researching major carriers, comparing gasoline vs diesel engines, and understanding commercial trucking to earn this merit badge.
What you'll do
- Truck Lines in Your Town List the major truck lines serving your town.
- How Freight Moves Describe the role of truck transportation within commerce (the movement of goods, funds, and information).
- Gasoline vs. Diesel Describe the difference between the gasoline engine and the diesel engine that power trucks.
- Inside a Truck Terminal Visit a truck terminal and complete items 4(a) through 4(e).
At a glance
- Requirements
- 10
- Category
- Transportation
- Eagle Required
- No
- Updated
- March 29, 2026