Your 10-Codes of the Day

10-6 = Busy, Stand By

10-24 = Completed last assignment

10-41 = Please tune to channel ........

10-28 = Identify your station

10-2 = Receiving Well

Your Truck driving Definitions of the Day

Powertrain (Drivetrain)

All the components, including engine, which transmit the engine's power to the rear wheels: clutch, transmission, driveline and drive axle(s).

IVHS (Intelligent Vehicle Highway Systems)

Blanket term for a wide array of technologies, including electronic sensors, computer hardware and software and radio communications. The purpose of IVHS is to increase efficiency of use of existing highways, reducing travel time, fuel consumption, air pollution and accidents. There are five functional areas: Advanced Public Transportation Systems (APTS) Advance Traffic Management Systems (ATMS) Advance Traveler Information Systems (ATIS) Advanced Vehicle Control Systems (AVCS) Commercial Vehicle Operations (CVO) A more recently coined term, Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), encompasses both IVHS and modes of transportation other than highway, such as rail. (see AVI, AVL, WIM)

Private Carrier

Business which operates trucks primarily for the purpose of transporting its own products and raw materials. The principle business activity of a private carrier is not transportation. (see For-Hire Carrier)

Bobtail

Tractor operating without a trailer.

VIN (Vehicle Identification Number)

Assigned by the manufacturer, this number is unique to each vehicle and appears on the vehicle's registration and title.