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Trucking Companies in Atascadero, California
Your 10-Codes of the Day
10-18 = Anything for us?
10-85 = My address is ...........
10-1 = Receiving Poorly
10-100 = Need to go to Bathroom
10-34 = Trouble at this station, help is needed
Your Truck driving Definitions of the Day
Down stroke
A hill going down
GVWR (Gross Vehicle Weight Rating)
Total weight a vehicle is rated to carry by the manufacturer, including its own weight and the weight of its load.
Runaway Truck Ramp
Emergency area adjacent to a steep downgrade that a heavy truck can steer into after losing braking power. Usually two or three lanes wide and several hundred feet long, the ramp is a soft, gravel-filled pathway which absorbs the truck's forward momentum, bringing it to a safe stop. Depending on the surrounding terrain, the ramp may be level or run up or down hill.
Drivetrain (Powertrain)
All the components, excluding engine, which transmit the engine's power to the rear wheels: clutch, transmission, driveline and drive axle(s). (See Powertrain)
Yard Tractor or Yard Goat
Special tractor used to move trailers around a terminal, warehouse, distribution center, etc.