[p] If you’re going to make it in trucking these are the trucker terms you’ll want to remember along with some good ole trucking slang you’ll hear on the CB radio. [/p]
[h2] Trucker Terms [/h2]
[p] Being a trucker is not only a unique way of life, it also comes with a unique way of communicating that only those in the trucking industry probably can decipher and understand. [/p]
[p] 10-4 – acknowledging something
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[p] 10-6 – busy right now
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[p] 10-8 – en route
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[p] 20 – location
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[p] 4-Wheeler – automobile
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[p] APU – authorized pick-up
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[p] Backhaul – retuning load to home location
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[p] Bear Trap – speed radar trap
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[p] Bill of Lading – document that details information regarding the goods being hauled by a carrier from a shipper
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[p] Chicken Coop – Weigh Station
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[p] Chicken Lights – Added lights on and around a truck
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[p] Chocks –blocks placed in front and behind wheels to prevent truck from rolling
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[p] Cosignee – person who receives the goods
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[p] Cosignor – person who ships the goods
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[p] County Mounty – – county sheriff
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[p] Deadhead – miles driven with no load
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[p] Dry Van –standard enclosed truck trailer
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[p] ETA – estimated time of arrival
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[p] Freightshaker – Freightliner truck
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[p] GCW (Gross Combined Weight) – combined wieght of tractor/trailer and load
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[p] Gear Jammer –speeding driver
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[p] Hammer Down – drive faster
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[p] Hopper – truck that empties load through bottom that opens
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[p] HOS –hours of service
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[p] Intermodal – shipping container freight
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[p] Jack-Knife –when trailer is pushed to the side of the tractor
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[p] K-whopper – Kenworth truck
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[p] Kingpin – pin where the axel wheel pivots
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[p] LTL (Less Than Truckload) – load less than 10,000 lbs.
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[p] Motor Carrier – person or company that is responsible for transporting goods via a commercial motor vehicle
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[p] P&D Driver – pickup and delivery driver locally
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[p] Payload – weight of the load
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[p] Peddle Run – route with lots of deliveries
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[p] Pete – Peterbilt truck
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[p] RC (Rate Confirmation) – the rate shipper or broker agrees to pay carrier to haul a load
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[p] Reefer – refridgerated truck trailer
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[p] Shiny Side Up – top of truck; don’t crash or roll over
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[p] Sliding Fifth Wheel – fifth wheel that can be slid back to redistrubute weight on the axels
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[p] Trucking Authority –FMCSA approval to haul loads
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[p] Willy Weaver – drunk driver
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[h2] Using Trucker Path Along Your Route [/h2]
[p] Now that you know the trucker terms and are talking like a real driver, it’s time you use a tool that most truckers rely on to help them save time and money – the Trucker Path app. [/p]
[p] Trucker Path is free to download and helps drivers: [/p]
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[li] Find truck parking with real-time updates [/li]
[li] Browse through the list of amenities a location offers [/li]
[li] Check to see if a weigh station is open or not [/li]
[li] View Walmart locations and know if they allow truck parking [/li]
[li] Compare diesel prices to save on fuel[/li]
[li] Plan their route to show locations along their trip [/li]
[li] Read through fellow drivers reviews of a location [/li]
[li] Find restaurants near truck parking locations and much more! [/li]
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