![]() ![]() Prepass - device used to bypass weigh stations Predispatch “Preplan" - Future scheduled load Placards - diamond shaped signage used to identify and communicate hazmat cargo classifications Personal Conveyance - time allowed for personal use of which doesn't go against your clock Pay-Load - shipping weight / total weight of freight Party Row - back row of truck stop parking lots, used in past time for lot lizard hang outs OTR “Over-The-Road” - long haul truck driver (cross country) ![]() Marker Interrupt - switch that will momentarily turn off the marker lights on the truck and trailer, used primarily to communicate something to other truck drivers (safe to get over, thank you for letting me over, hazard up ahead, etc.) Lumper - person at pick up or delivery whose responsible for loading or offloading your freight, usually for a fee LTL - Less Than Truckload - combination of small shipments for multiple delivery destinations Lowboy - “Step deck” - Flatbed trailer with a low deck used for oversized freight Lot Lizard - Prostitute (primarily found at truck stops - walking throughout the parking lot knocking on trucks) Local Driver “Local” - drivers that run within a short distance of home (inner city, tri-county, tri-state areas) known for being home every night or multiple nights per week Live load/unload - driver supplies empty trailer and remains at shipper untill freight it fully loaded, and waits to get unloaded at deliveries Largecar - any class 8 vehicle, usually show trucks (lots of chrome and accessories) Landing Gear - adjustable legs used to hold trailer upright independent from the tractor Kojak with a Kodak - cop using a speed gun Knocking on your doors - coming up behind you or following too closely Keep the rubber side down - “safe travels” - “be safe on your trip” (maintaining contact with the tires and the road, keeping your unit upright) THANKSJake Brakes - Engine brakes Engine Retarder I pulled up your 3 links, and can see more positives with the CB. There's good and bad in the CB today and oftentimes the bad outweighs the good. ![]() I had a great little conversation with a little kid once who called himself "Professor X."įor those of you that might be interested, here's a couple of comical, yet informative links concerning the use of the C. Most of us would be glad to talk to anyone, in fact most truck drivers can "talk the hind leg off of a mule!" That's just part of the rites of passage to being a truck driver though! There's a learning curve involved because you can really come across as a funny sounding green horn if you are not careful - and everyone listening will know it. I keep mine on most of the time now, but at first I kind of had to get accustomed to it. This isn't just an "old school" idea, it is a life saver at times. No response - probably no radio in his truck! Ten or twelve miles down the road in the middle of nowhere in West Texas I see a big long gator in the road and not far from that is my C.B.-less friend parked on the side of the road, scratching his head and looking at his blown tire with a bewildered look on his face! The radio is a very handy tool that everyone should have in their truck. Just two days ago I tried to warn another driver who was passing me that he had a tire on his trailer that was really low, and he needed to pull over and check it out. With all the modern ways of communicating there is still no new method available that is as quickly available for a warning or a note of caution to the other drivers in a short radius of you when there is a disaster looming around the next bend in the road or blind spot. ![]() The citizen's band radio is something every truck driver should use for obvious safety reasons, but sadly it is becoming a thing that many people don't even have in their trucks anymore. ![]()
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