Local Trucking Companies in Surf City, Illinois:
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Trucking Companies in Surf City, Illinois
Your 10-Codes of the Day
10-17 = Urgent Business
10-91 = Talk closer to the Mike
10-5 = Relay Message
10-75 = You are causing interference
10-38 = Ambulance needed at .........
Your Truck driving Definitions of the Day
PTO (Power Takeoff)
Device used to transmit engine power to auxiliary equipment. A PTO often drives a hydraulic pump, which can power a dump body, concrete mixer or refuse packer. Some designs mount to a standard opening on the transmission, while others attach at the front or rear of the engine.
Driveline
All the components which together transmit power from the transmission to the drive axle(s). These consist of at least one driveshaft (propeller shaft) with a universal joint at each end.
Jake Brake
See Retarder.
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.
CFC
Chlorofluorocarbon.