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Your Truck driving Definitions of the Day
EDI (Electronic Data Interchange)
The business-to-business interconnection of computers for the rapid exchange of a wide variety of documents, from bills of lading to build tickets at auto plants.
Cube (Cubic Capacity)
Interior volume of a truck body, semitrailer or trailer, measured in cubic feet.
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.
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Landing Gear
Retracting legs which support the front of a semitrailer when it is not coupled to a tractor.