Companies with Truck Driving Jobs in Coal Valley, Illinois for Local:
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Trucking Companies in Coal Valley, Illinois
Your 10-Codes of the Day
10-16 = make pickup at (location)
10-77 = Negative Contact
10-44 = I have a message for you
10-10 = Transmission Completed, Standing By
10-29 = Time is up for contact
Your Truck driving Definitions of the Day
Fifth Wheel
Coupling device attached to a tractor or dolly which supports the front of a semitrailer and locks it to the tractor or dolly. The fifth wheel's center is designed to accept a trailer's kingpin, around which the trailer and tract or or dolly pivot in turns.
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.
Tandem Axle (Tandems)
Pair of axles and associated suspension usually located close together. (see Spread Axle)
Bill of Lading
Itemized list of goods contained in a shipment.
Rolling Radius
Tire dimension from center of the axle to the ground; measured with tire loaded to rated capacity. Used in calculating geared speed.