Driving Jobs for Owner Operator in Chalkville, Alabama:
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Trucking Companies in Chalkville, Alabama
Your 10-Codes of the Day
10-33 = Emergency Traffic at this station
10-11 = Talking too Rapidly
10-35 = Confidential Information
10-18 = Anything for us?
10-45 = All units within range please report
Your Truck driving Definitions of the Day
CG (Center of Gravity)
Weight center or balance point of an object, such as a truck body. Calculated to help determine optimum placement of truck bodies on chassis.
Gradeability
Vehicle's ability to climb a grade at a given speed. Example: A truck with a gradeability of 5% at 60 mph can maintain 60 mph on a grade with a rise of 5%.
Eighteen wheeler
A truck with 18 wheels
Retarder
Device used to assist brakes in slowing the vehicle. The most common type of retarder on over-the-road trucks manipulates the engine's valves to create engine drag. (This type is commonly referred to as "Jake Brake" because the predominant manufacturer is Jacobs Vehicle Equipment Co.) Other types of retarders include exhaust retarders, transmission-mounted hydraulic retarders and axle-mounted electromagnetic retarders.
Bear Bait
Leader in a group of trucks