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Trucking Companies in Dyersburg, Tennessee
Your 10-Codes of the Day
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Your Truck driving Definitions of the Day
P&D
Pickup and delivery.
Pup Trailer
Short semitrailer, usually between 26 and 32 feet long, with a single axle.
Air Ride Suspension
Suspension which supports the load on air-filled rubber bags rather than steel springs. Compressed air is supplied by the same engine-driven air compressor and reservoir tanks which provide air to the air brake system.
RoadRailer
Semitrailer specially designed to travel both on highway and on rails. Manufactured by Wabash Corp.
Overdrive
Gearing in which less than one revolution of a transmission's input shaft causes one turn of the output shaft. The purpose of overdrive is to reduce engine rpm in high gear for better fuel economy. Example: A transmission with an overdrive top gear has a ratio of 0.70 to one. Turning the input shaft 0.7 revolutions causes 1.0 revolution of the output shaft.