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Your truck driver 10-Codes of the Day
10-38 = Ambulance needed at .........
10-17 = Urgent Business
10-67 = All units comply
10-95 = Transmit dead carrier for 5 seconds
10-41 = Please tune to channel ........
Your Truck driving Definitions of the Day
Bobtail
Traveling without a trailer
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.
Gradeability
Vehicle's ability to climb a grade at a given speed. Example: A truck with a gradeability of 5% at 60 mph can maintain 60 mph on a grade with a rise of 5%.
Tri-Axle
Truck, tractor or trailer with three axles grouped together at the rear. (see Tridem)
Bundled out
Trailer is fully loaded