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Your truck driver 10-Codes of the Day
10-93 = Check my frequency on this channel
10-94 = Please give me a long count
10-18 = Anything for us?
10-23 = Stand by
10-27 = I am moving to Channel ......
Your Truck driving Definitions of the Day
Double nickel
Traveling at 55 MPH
Horsepower (hp)
Measure of power (the amount of work that can be done over a given amount of time). One horsepower is defined as 33,000 foot-pounds of work in one minute. Example: Lifting 33,000 pounds one foot in one minute, or lifting 3300 pounds ten feet in one minute.
Powertrain (Drivetrain)
All the components, including engine, which transmit the engine's power to the rear wheels: clutch, transmission, driveline and drive axle(s).
Pigtail
Cable used to transmit electrical power from the tractor to the trailer. So named because it is coiled like a pig's tail.
Dirty town
New York City