Nevada Truck Driving Jobs | NV Trucking Drivers
Your truck driver 10-Codes of the Day
10-8 = In Service, subject to call
10-77 = Negative Contact
10-25 = Can you Contact .......
10-95 = Transmit dead carrier for 5 seconds
10-11 = Talking too Rapidly
Your Truck driving Definitions of the Day
ATC (Automatic Traction Control)
Usually an optional feature based on ABS, it prevents spinning of the drive wheels under power on slippery surfaces by braking individual wheels and/or reducing engine throttle. Also called ASR, an acronym sometimes loosely translated from the German as anti-spin regulation.
Bill of Lading
Itemized list of goods contained in a shipment.
Bedbuggers
Household / Moving companies
CDL (Commercial Driver's License)
License which authorizes an individual to operate commercial motor vehicles and buses over 26,000 pounds gross vehicle weight. For operators of freight-hauling trucks, the maximum size which may be driven without a CDL is Class 6 (maximum 26,000 pounds gross vehicle weight).
Covered wagon
Gravel trailer covered with a tarp