Colorado Trucking Jobs | CO Local Truck Driving
Your truck driver 10-Codes of the Day
10-5 = Relay Message
10-100 = Need to go to Bathroom
10-77 = Negative Contact
10-92 = Your transmitter is out of adjustment
10-6 = Busy, Stand By
Your Truck driving Definitions of the Day
TL Carrier
Trucking company which dedicates trailers to a single shipper's cargo, as opposed to an LTL (Less Than Truckload) carrier which transports the consolidated cargo of several shippers and makes multiple deliveries. (see LTL Carrier)
Eat-em-up
Truck stop Cafe
Landing Gear
Retracting legs which support the front of a semitrailer when it is not coupled to a tractor.
EV (Electric Vehicle)
Vehicle powered by electric motor(s) rather than by an internal combustion engine. Most common source of electricity is chemical storage batteries.
Synchronized Transmission
Transmission with built-in mechanisms to automatically "equalize" the speed of its gears to allow smooth shifting without the need to double-clutch.