Grants Pass, Oregon Truck Driving Job Companies:
Tired of fast food? Miss showering in the comfort of your own home? Maybe a local trucking job is the solution for you! There are some terrific local trucking jobs available near Grants Pass, Oregon! The companies we help find qualified drivers are making offers and these are trucking jobs with competitive pay and benefits! These local trucking jobs will fill up fast – so don’t wait! Click here to apply now!
Trucking Companies in Grants Pass, Oregon
Your 10-Codes of the Day
10-50 = Break Channel
10-70 = Fire at .......
10-12 = Visitors Present
10-91 = Talk closer to the Mike
10-8 = In Service, subject to call
Your Truck driving Definitions of the Day
GAWR (Gross Axle Weight Rating)
Maximum weight an axle is rated to carry by the manufacturer. Includes both the weight of the axle and the portion of a vehicle's weight carried by the axle.
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.
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.
Drivetrain (Powertrain)
All the components, excluding engine, which transmit the engine's power to the rear wheels: clutch, transmission, driveline and drive axle(s). (See Powertrain)
Axle
Structural component to which wheels, brakes and suspension are attached. Drive axles are those with powered wheels. Front axle is usually called the steer axle. Pusher axles are unpowered and go ahead of drive axles. Rear axles may be drive, tag or pusher types. Tag axles are unpowered and go behind drive axles.