Montana Truck Driving Jobs | MT Trucking Company
Your truck driver 10-Codes of the Day
10-73 = Speed Trap at ............
10-71 = proceed with transmission in sequence
10-70 = Fire at .......
10-95 = Transmit dead carrier for 5 seconds
10-32 = I will give you a radio check
Your Truck driving Definitions of the Day
TL Carrier
Trucking company which dedicates trailers to a single shipper's cargo, as opposed to an LTL (Less Than Truckload) carrier which transports the consolidated cargo of several shippers and makes multiple deliveries. (see LTL Carrier)
P&D
Pickup and delivery.
Retarder
Device used to assist brakes in slowing the vehicle. The most common type of retarder on over-the-road trucks manipulates the engine's valves to create engine drag. (This type is commonly referred to as "Jake Brake" because the predominant manufacturer is Jacobs Vehicle Equipment Co.) Other types of retarders include exhaust retarders, transmission-mounted hydraulic retarders and axle-mounted electromagnetic retarders.
City kitty
Woman city police officer
Cartage Company
Company that provides local (within a town, city or municipality) pick-up and delivery.