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Your truck driver 10-Codes of the Day
10-2 = Receiving Well
10-84 = My telephone number is .........
10-85 = My address is ...........
10-19 = Nothing for you, return to base
10-43 = Traffic tied up at .........
Your Truck driving Definitions of the Day
Runaway Truck Ramp
Emergency area adjacent to a steep downgrade that a heavy truck can steer into after losing braking power. Usually two or three lanes wide and several hundred feet long, the ramp is a soft, gravel-filled pathway which absorbs the truck's forward momentum, bringing it to a safe stop. Depending on the surrounding terrain, the ramp may be level or run up or down hill.
GVW (Gross Vehicle Weight)
Total weight of a vehicle and everything aboard, including its load.
Fog lifter
Interesting CB'er
Walking Beam Suspension
Type of truck and tractor rear suspension consisting of two beams, one at each side of the chassis, which pivot in the center and connect at the front to one axle of a tandem and at the rear to the other axle.
Front door
Lead rig in convoy of trucks