Rhode Island Truck Driving Jobs | RI Local Trucking
Your truck driver 10-Codes of the Day
10-36 = Need correct time
10-92 = Your transmitter is out of adjustment
10-32 = I will give you a radio check
10-3 = Stop Transmitting
10-5 = Relay Message
Your Truck driving Definitions of the Day
SUV
Sport/utility vehicle.
Dry box
Freight trailer
Bear Meat
Speeding truck without a radar detector
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.
CDL (Commercial Driver's License)
License which authorizes an individual to operate commercial motor vehicles and buses over 26,000 pounds gross vehicle weight. For operators of freight-hauling trucks, the maximum size which may be driven without a CDL is Class 6 (maximum 26,000 pounds gross vehicle weight).