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Your truck driver 10-Codes of the Day

10-45 = All units within range please report

10-93 = Check my frequency on this channel

10-71 = proceed with transmission in sequence

10-36 = Need correct time

10-3 = Stop Transmitting

 

Your Truck driving Definitions of the Day

Trip Leasing

Leasing a company's vehicle to another transportation provider for a single trip.

Speedability

Top speed a vehicle can attain as determined by engine power, engine governed speed, gross weight, driveline efficiency, air resistance, grade and load.

Tri-Axle

Truck, tractor or trailer with three axles grouped together at the rear. (see Tridem)

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)

Grade

Steepness of a grade, expressed as a percentage. Example: A vehicle climbing a 5% grade rises 5 feet for every 100 feet of forward travel.