Local Trucking Companies in Castroville, California:
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Trucking Companies in Castroville, California
Your 10-Codes of the Day
10-45 = All units within range please report
10-95 = Transmit dead carrier for 5 seconds
10-38 = Ambulance needed at .........
10-50 = Break Channel
10-7 = Out of Service, Leaving Air
Your Truck driving Definitions of the Day
ATC (Automatic Traction Control)
Usually an optional feature based on ABS, it prevents spinning of the drive wheels under power on slippery surfaces by braking individual wheels and/or reducing engine throttle. Also called ASR, an acronym sometimes loosely translated from the German as anti-spin regulation.
Lowboy
Open flat-bed trailer with a deck height very low to the ground, used to haul construction equipment or bulky or heavy loads.
ATV (All Terrain Vehicle)
Vehicle designed for any type of terrain.
Gear Ratio
Number, usually expressed as a decimal fraction, representing how many turns of the input shaft cause exactly one revolution of the output shaft. Applies to transmissions, power takeoffs, power dividers and rear axles. Example: If 2.5 revolutions of an input shaft cause one revolution of the output shaft, the gear ratio is 2.5:1.
Logbook
Book carried by truck drivers in which they record their hours of service and duty status for each 24-hour period. Required in interstate commercial trucking by the U.S. Department of Transportation.