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Your 10-Codes of the Day
10-6 = Busy, Stand By
10-75 = You are causing interference
10-30 = Does not conform to FCC Rules
10-8 = In Service, subject to call
10-73 = Speed Trap at ............
Your Truck driving Definitions of the Day
Double Harley
Putting the CB on channel 11
Double nickel
Traveling at 55 MPH
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.
Down stroke
A hill going down
Sliding Tandem (Slider)
Mechanism that allows a tandem axle suspension to be moved back and forth at the rear of a semitrailer, for the purpose of adjusting the distribution of weight between the axles and fifth wheel.