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Your Truck driving Definitions of the Day

Pigtail

Cable used to transmit electrical power from the tractor to the trailer. So named because it is coiled like a pig's tail.

Bogie (also spelled bogey)

Assembly of two or more axles, usually a pair in tandem.

LTL (Less-Than-Truckload)

A quantity of freight less than that required for the application of a truckload (TL) rate; usually less than 10,000 pounds. (see TL)

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)

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.