Michigan Trucking Companies | MI Local Truck Driving
Your truck driver 10-Codes of the Day
10-93 = Check my frequency on this channel
10-8 = In Service, subject to call
10-28 = Identify your station
10-75 = You are causing interference
10-73 = Speed Trap at ............
Your Truck driving Definitions of the Day
Coal Bucket
Dump Trailer
Gear Ratio
Number, usually expressed as a decimal fraction, representing how many turns of the input shaft cause exactly one revolution of the output shaft. Applies to transmissions, power takeoffs, power dividers and rear axles. Example: If 2.5 revolutions of an input shaft cause one revolution of the output shaft, the gear ratio is 2.5:1.
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)
Cargo Weight
Combined weight of all loads, gear and supplies on a vehicle.
RoadRailer
Semitrailer specially designed to travel both on highway and on rails. Manufactured by Wabash Corp.