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Your 10-Codes of the Day
10-99 = Mission completed, all units secure
10-5 = Relay Message
10-95 = Transmit dead carrier for 5 seconds
10-200 = Police needed at ..........
10-73 = Speed Trap at ............
Your Truck driving Definitions of the Day
Spoke Wheel
See Cast Spoke Wheel.
IVHS (Intelligent Vehicle Highway Systems)
Blanket term for a wide array of technologies, including electronic sensors, computer hardware and software and radio communications. The purpose of IVHS is to increase efficiency of use of existing highways, reducing travel time, fuel consumption, air pollution and accidents. There are five functional areas: Advanced Public Transportation Systems (APTS) Advance Traffic Management Systems (ATMS) Advance Traveler Information Systems (ATIS) Advanced Vehicle Control Systems (AVCS) Commercial Vehicle Operations (CVO) A more recently coined term, Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), encompasses both IVHS and modes of transportation other than highway, such as rail. (see AVI, AVL, WIM)
Rolling Radius
Tire dimension from center of the axle to the ground; measured with tire loaded to rated capacity. Used in calculating geared speed.
Fixed Tandem
Assembly of two axles and suspension that is attached to the chassis in one place, and cannot be moved fore and aft. (see Sliding Tandem)
GVW (Gross Vehicle Weight)
Total weight of a vehicle and everything aboard, including its load.