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Your 10-Codes of the Day
10-71 = proceed with transmission in sequence
10-6 = Busy, Stand By
10-35 = Confidential Information
10-3 = Stop Transmitting
10-20 = My Location is ......... or What's your Location?
Your Truck driving Definitions of the Day
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.
Chassis Weight (Curb Weight, Tare Weight)
Weight of the empty truck, without occupants or load.
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.
Jackknife
To place the trailer at a very sharp angle to the tractor.
Truck
Vehicle which carries cargo in a body mounted to its chassis, rather than on a trailer towed by the vehicle.