Virginia Local Truck Driving | VA CDL Transport Company
Your truck driver 10-Codes of the Day
10-11 = Talking too Rapidly
10-25 = Can you Contact .......
10-41 = Please tune to channel ........
10-94 = Please give me a long count
10-42 = Traffic Accident at ..........
Your Truck driving Definitions of the Day
Pintle Hook
Coupling device used in double trailer, triple trailer and truck-trailer combinations. It has a curved, fixed towing horn and an upper latch that opens to accept the drawbar eye of a trailer or dolly.
Horsepower, Gross Laboratory
Tested horsepower of a "bare" engine without fan, water pump, alternator, exhaust system or any other accessories.
CG (Center of Gravity)
Weight center or balance point of an object, such as a truck body. Calculated to help determine optimum placement of truck bodies on chassis.
Twins (Twin Trailers)
See Doubles.
Brake Horsepower (bhp)
Engine horsepower rating as determined by brake dynamometer testing. (see Horsepower)