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Your truck driver 10-Codes of the Day
10-42 = Traffic Accident at ..........
10-92 = Your transmitter is out of adjustment
10-94 = Please give me a long count
10-17 = Urgent Business
10-20 = My Location is ......... or What's your Location?
Your Truck driving Definitions of the Day
CB (Citizens Band Radio)
Two-way radio for which no license is required by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Long beyond its heyday in the '70s, CB is still used by truckers and motorists for everything from traffic condition reports to emergency calls to idle chatter.
Spoke Wheel
See Cast Spoke Wheel.
Escape Ramp
See Runaway Truck Ramp.
Cast Spoke Wheel
Wheel with five or six spokes originating from a center hub. The spoked portion, usually made of cast steel, is bolted to a multiple-piece steel rim (see Demountable Rim; Disc Wheel).
Headache Rack
Heavy protective barrier mounted behind the tractor's cab. Designed to prevent "headaches" caused by load shifting forward from the trailer and crushing the cab.