Local Trucking Companies in Houston, Mississippi:
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Trucking Companies in Houston, Mississippi
Your 10-Codes of the Day
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Your Truck driving Definitions of the Day
CFC
Chlorofluorocarbon.
Converter Dolly (Dolly)
Auxiliary axle assembly equipped with a fifth wheel (coupling device), towed by a semitrailer and supporting the front of, and towing, another semitrailer.
GVW (Gross Vehicle Weight)
Total weight of a vehicle and everything aboard, including its load.
TOFC (Trailer On Flatcar)
Method of moving cargo which involves transporting semitrailers on railroad flat cars. (see Piggyback)
Horsepower (hp)
Measure of power (the amount of work that can be done over a given amount of time). One horsepower is defined as 33,000 foot-pounds of work in one minute. Example: Lifting 33,000 pounds one foot in one minute, or lifting 3300 pounds ten feet in one minute.