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Trucking Companies in Mount Vernon, New Jersey
Your 10-Codes of the Day
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10-50 = Break Channel
10-67 = All units comply
10-9 = Repeat Message
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Your Truck driving Definitions of the Day
SUV
Sport/utility vehicle.
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.
Chassis Weight (Curb Weight, Tare Weight)
Weight of the empty truck, without occupants or load.
Kingpin (trailer)
Anchor pin at the center of a semitrailer's upper coupler which is captured by the locking jaws of a tractor's fifth wheel to attach the tractor to the semitrailer.
Container (Shipping Container)
Standard-sized rectangular box used to transport freight by ship, rail and highway. International shipping containers are 20 or 40 feet long, conform to International Standards Organization (ISO) standards and are designed to fit in ships' holds. Containers are transported on public roads atop a container chassis towed by a tractor. Domestic containers, up to 53 feet long and of lighter construction, are designed for rail and highway use only.