Michigan Trucking Jobs | MI Local Truck Driving
Your truck driver 10-Codes of the Day
10-1 = Receiving Poorly
10-11 = Talking too Rapidly
10-99 = Mission completed, all units secure
10-50 = Break Channel
10-26 = Disregard Last Information/Cancel Last Message
Your Truck driving Definitions of the Day
Semitrailer
Truck trailer supported at the rear by its own wheels and at the front by a fifth wheel mounted to a tractor or dolly.
Camera
Police radar unit
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.
Synchronized Transmission
Transmission with built-in mechanisms to automatically "equalize" the speed of its gears to allow smooth shifting without the need to double-clutch.
Powertrain (Drivetrain)
All the components, including engine, which transmit the engine's power to the rear wheels: clutch, transmission, driveline and drive axle(s).