Companies with Truck Driver Jobs in Kentucky for Company Driver:
Hiring Truck Drivers.com has the below list of better trucking companies hiring truck drivers and owner operators right now in Tusayan, Kentucky. They need the best company drivers, the best team drivers, and the best owner operator drivers out there. Some companies have local truck driving jobs, regional truck driver jobs, and over the road driving positions available. Click on the carrier company profile listed here to see what kind of driver jobs are available. We want you to find the best paying truck driving jobs so that you can improve your trucking career. You might also consider applying with us. We have companies with dry van, tanker, household goods, flatbed, and any other type of freight - even Owner Operator Van work. By applying with us, you'll get phone calls from a list of better trucking companies leaving you with the ability to choose the job offer that you like most.
Trucking Companies in Tusayan, Kentucky
Your 10-Codes of the Day
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Your Truck driving Definitions of the Day
Load Range (Tires)
Letter code system for the weight carrying capacity of tires. Comparable ply ratings are shown below. LR PR LR PR A .... 2 E .... 10 B .... 4 F .... 12 C .... 6 G .... 14 D .... 8 H .... 16 (LR = Load Range PR = Ply Rating)
Logbook
Book carried by truck drivers in which they record their hours of service and duty status for each 24-hour period. Required in interstate commercial trucking by the U.S. Department of Transportation.
IVHS (Intelligent Vehicle Highway Systems)
Blanket term for a wide array of technologies, including electronic sensors, computer hardware and software and radio communications. The purpose of IVHS is to increase efficiency of use of existing highways, reducing travel time, fuel consumption, air pollution and accidents. There are five functional areas: Advanced Public Transportation Systems (APTS) Advance Traffic Management Systems (ATMS) Advance Traveler Information Systems (ATIS) Advanced Vehicle Control Systems (AVCS) Commercial Vehicle Operations (CVO) A more recently coined term, Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), encompasses both IVHS and modes of transportation other than highway, such as rail. (see AVI, AVL, WIM)
Chassis Weight (Curb Weight, Tare Weight)
Weight of the empty truck, without occupants or load.
ATC (Automatic Traction Control)
Usually an optional feature based on ABS, it prevents spinning of the drive wheels under power on slippery surfaces by braking individual wheels and/or reducing engine throttle. Also called ASR, an acronym sometimes loosely translated from the German as anti-spin regulation.