Local Trucking Companies in Illinois:
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Trucking Companies in Atwood, Illinois
Your 10-Codes of the Day
10-19 = Nothing for you, return to base
10-62 = Unable to copy, use phone
10-21 = Call on the telephone
10-18 = Anything for us?
10-17 = Urgent Business
Your Truck driving Definitions of the Day
Fat load
Overload, carrying more weight than local state law allows
Trip Recorder (On-Board Computer)
Cab-mounted device which electronically or mechanically records data such as truck speed, engine rpm, idle time and other information useful to trucking management.
Runaway Truck Ramp
Emergency area adjacent to a steep downgrade that a heavy truck can steer into after losing braking power. Usually two or three lanes wide and several hundred feet long, the ramp is a soft, gravel-filled pathway which absorbs the truck's forward momentum, bringing it to a safe stop. Depending on the surrounding terrain, the ramp may be level or run up or down hill.
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.
Ply Rating (PR)
Relative measure of tire casing strength. (see Load Range)