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Your truck driver 10-Codes of the Day
10-29 = Time is up for contact
10-42 = Traffic Accident at ..........
10-71 = proceed with transmission in sequence
10-26 = Disregard Last Information/Cancel Last Message
10-41 = Please tune to channel ........
Your Truck driving Definitions of the Day
Cowboy
Truck driver who constantly changes lanes at high speeds
Drivetrain (Powertrain)
All the components, excluding engine, which transmit the engine's power to the rear wheels: clutch, transmission, driveline and drive axle(s). (See Powertrain)
Upper Coupler
Load bearing surface on the underside of the front of a semitrailer. It rests on the fifth wheel of a tractor or dolly and has a downward-protruding kingpin which is captured by the locking jaws of the fifth wheel.
Kingpin (axle)
Pin around which a steer axle's wheels pivot.
Covered wagon
Gravel trailer covered with a tarp