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Trucking Companies in Ecorse, Michigan
Your 10-Codes of the Day
10-65 = Awaiting your next message or assignment
10-100 = Need to go to Bathroom
10-23 = Stand by
10-60 = What is next message number?
10-45 = All units within range please report
Your Truck driving Definitions of the Day
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.
Ply Rating (PR)
Relative measure of tire casing strength. (see Load Range)
Escape Ramp
See Runaway Truck Ramp.
Brake Horsepower (bhp)
Engine horsepower rating as determined by brake dynamometer testing. (see Horsepower)
CB (Citizens Band Radio)
Two-way radio for which no license is required by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Long beyond its heyday in the '70s, CB is still used by truckers and motorists for everything from traffic condition reports to emergency calls to idle chatter.