Bally, Pennsylvania Trucking Companies:
So you’re looking for truck driver jobs in Bally, Pennsylvania? Then see the trucking companies listed here. They’re all looking for company truckers and contract owner operator drivers. Look around at what their offering their employees, even if you’re a Company Driver that has really only driven Auto, we’re sure that there are companies that you can definitely work for as a trucker. You also might want to consider applying with us. We’ll match your driving criteria to the needs of the carrier trucking companies that we work with that need you to drive for them today. Every company we work with needs your skills. Applying with us allows every company driver and independent driver to choose the type of jobs they want – getting in one of their vehicles or using your own when finding better owner operator trucking jobs.
Trucking Companies in Bally, Pennsylvania
Your 10-Codes of the Day
10-19 = Nothing for you, return to base
10-77 = Negative Contact
10-99 = Mission completed, all units secure
10-10 = Transmission Completed, Standing By
10-28 = Identify your station
Your Truck driving Definitions of the Day
ATC (Automatic Traction Control)
Usually an optional feature based on ABS, it prevents spinning of the drive wheels under power on slippery surfaces by braking individual wheels and/or reducing engine throttle. Also called ASR, an acronym sometimes loosely translated from the German as anti-spin regulation.
Boulevard
Interstate highway
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.
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.
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%.