Trucking Jobs in Dillon, Montana

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Truck Driving Jobs in Dillon, Montana

Your 10-Codes of the Day

10-39 = Your message delivered

10-75 = You are causing interference

10-41 = Please tune to channel ........

10-33 = Emergency Traffic at this station

10-200 = Police needed at ..........

Your Truck driving Definitions of the Day

Chassis Weight (Curb Weight, Tare Weight)

Weight of the empty truck, without occupants or load.

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Bridge Formula

A bridge protection formula used by federal and state governments to regulate the amount of weight that can be put on each of a vehicle's axles, and how far apart the axles (or groups of axles) must be to legally carry a given weight.

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.

Private Carrier

Business which operates trucks primarily for the purpose of transporting its own products and raw materials. The principle business activity of a private carrier is not transportation. (see For-Hire Carrier)

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