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Your truck driver 10-Codes of the Day
10-7 = Out of Service, Leaving Air
10-27 = I am moving to Channel ......
10-35 = Confidential Information
10-21 = Call on the telephone
10-75 = You are causing interference
Your Truck driving Definitions of the Day
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.
Payload
Weight of the cargo being hauled.
Tandem Axle (Tandems)
Pair of axles and associated suspension usually located close together. (see Spread Axle)
Feed the bears
Receive a ticket
Sleeper
Sleeping compartment mounted behind a truck cab, sometimes attached to the cab or even designed to be an integral part of it.