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Your truck driver 10-Codes of the Day
10-8 = In Service, subject to call
10-32 = I will give you a radio check
10-60 = What is next message number?
10-91 = Talk closer to the Mike
10-30 = Does not conform to FCC Rules
Your Truck driving Definitions of the Day
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.
Peddle Run
Truck route with frequent delivery stops.
Double nickel
Traveling at 55 MPH
Hours-Of-Service
U.S. Department of Transportation safety regulations which govern the hours of service of commercial vehicle drivers engaged in interstate trucking operations.
Eat-em-up
Truck stop Cafe