Local Trucking Companies in Chewsville, Maryland:
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Trucking Companies in Chewsville, Maryland
Your 10-Codes of the Day
10-4 = Ok, Message Received
10-3 = Stop Transmitting
10-9 = Repeat Message
10-10 = Transmission Completed, Standing By
10-35 = Confidential Information
Your Truck driving Definitions of the Day
AVI (Automatic Vehicle Identification)
System combining an on-board transponder with roadside receivers to automate identification of vehicles. Uses include electronic toll collection and stolen vehicle detection. (see IVHS)
Kingpin (trailer)
Anchor pin at the center of a semitrailer's upper coupler which is captured by the locking jaws of a tractor's fifth wheel to attach the tractor to the semitrailer.
Front door
Lead rig in convoy of trucks
Grade
Steepness of a grade, expressed as a percentage. Example: A vehicle climbing a 5% grade rises 5 feet for every 100 feet of forward travel.
Owner-Operator
Trucker who owns and operates his own truck(s).