Local Trucking Companies in Winslow, Kentucky:
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Trucking Companies in Winslow, Kentucky
Your 10-Codes of the Day
10-13 = Advise weather and road conditions
10-44 = I have a message for you
10-28 = Identify your station
10-50 = Break Channel
10-17 = Urgent Business
Your Truck driving Definitions of the Day
Twins (Twin Trailers)
See Doubles.
Demountable Rim
Multi-piece steel wheel rim assembly which is bolted to a spoke hub. Demountable rims are still in use, though they have been replaced in many applications by the simpler disc wheel. (see Cast Spoke Wheel)
ABS (Antilock Braking System)
Computer, sensors and solenoid valves which together monitor wheel speed and modulate braking force if wheel lockup is sensed during braking. Helps the driver retain control of the vehicle during heavy braking on slippery roads.
Geared Speed
Calculated vehicle speed at the engine's governed rpm in each transmission gear, or (commonly) in top gear.
Relay (Relay Driving)
Common practice in the less-than-truckload industry, in which one driver takes a truck for 8 to 10 hours, then turns the truck over to another driver, pony express style.