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Your truck driver 10-Codes of the Day

10-4 = Ok, Message Received

10-12 = Visitors Present

10-200 = Police needed at ..........

10-33 = Emergency Traffic at this station

10-16 = make pickup at (location)

 

Your Truck driving Definitions of the Day

Cub scouts

Sheriff's deputies

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)

Horsepower, Gross Laboratory

Tested horsepower of a "bare" engine without fan, water pump, alternator, exhaust system or any other accessories.

VMRS (Vehicle Maintenance Reporting Standards)

Set of codes developed to facilitate computerized tracking of parts and labor used in equipment repair. Established and maintained by the American Trucking Associations.