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Your truck driver 10-Codes of the Day
10-19 = Nothing for you, return to base
10-100 = Need to go to Bathroom
10-71 = proceed with transmission in sequence
10-85 = My address is ...........
10-13 = Advise weather and road conditions
Your Truck driving Definitions of the Day
Bridge Formula
A bridge protection formula used by federal and state governments to regulate the amount of weight that can be put on each of a vehicle's axles, and how far apart the axles (or groups of axles) must be to legally carry a given weight.
Comedian
Median strip
Rolling Radius
Tire dimension from center of the axle to the ground; measured with tire loaded to rated capacity. Used in calculating geared speed.
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.
Bumper Sticker
Car following too closely