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Your truck driver 10-Codes of the Day

10-8 = In Service, subject to call

10-12 = Visitors Present

10-94 = Please give me a long count

10-42 = Traffic Accident at ..........

10-28 = Identify your station

 

Your Truck driving Definitions of the Day

WIM (Weigh-In-Motion)

Technology for determining a vehicle's weight without requiring it to come to a complete stop.

Independent Trucker

See Owner Operator.

Piggyback

Semitrailer built with reinforcements to withstand transport by a railroad flatcar. (see TOFC)

Setback Axle

Front steering axle moved rearward from the generally accepted standard position. Advantages: Shorter turning radius and more of a vehicle's weight shifted to front axle.

Spread Axle (Spread Tandem)

Tandem axle assembly spaced further apart than the standard spacing of 54 inches. The U.S. federal bridge formula favors trailer axles with an eight or nine foot spread by allowing higher weight than on tandems wth standard spacing.