Driver Jobs for Student in Brush Prairie, Washington:
Trucking companies listing truck driving jobs and owner operator trucking jobs are listed here for Brush Prairie, Washington. Check out their profiles, their contact information, their driver hiring requirements, their employee benefits, and links to their websites. They might have jobs for Owner Operator that want to only drive Hazmat, but they might also have any other company trucking jobs available as well as independent driver opportunities. Every company we work with has different needs for their employment opportunities, that means you stand a great chance of getting a great job no matter if you're looking for local truck driver jobs or over the road owner operator trucking jobs. Also, think about filling out our online truck driver application. It will get you in touch with lots of companies, so you can choose the trucking jobs that are best for you and the needs of your family.
Trucking Companies in Brush Prairie, Washington
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Your Truck driving Definitions of the Day
IVHS (Intelligent Vehicle Highway Systems)
Blanket term for a wide array of technologies, including electronic sensors, computer hardware and software and radio communications. The purpose of IVHS is to increase efficiency of use of existing highways, reducing travel time, fuel consumption, air pollution and accidents. There are five functional areas: Advanced Public Transportation Systems (APTS) Advance Traffic Management Systems (ATMS) Advance Traveler Information Systems (ATIS) Advanced Vehicle Control Systems (AVCS) Commercial Vehicle Operations (CVO) A more recently coined term, Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), encompasses both IVHS and modes of transportation other than highway, such as rail. (see AVI, AVL, WIM)
Tractor Trailer
Tractor and semitrailer combination.
Gear Ratio
Number, usually expressed as a decimal fraction, representing how many turns of the input shaft cause exactly one revolution of the output shaft. Applies to transmissions, power takeoffs, power dividers and rear axles. Example: If 2.5 revolutions of an input shaft cause one revolution of the output shaft, the gear ratio is 2.5:1.
Spread Axle (Spread Tandem)
Tandem axle assembly spaced further apart than the standard spacing of 54 inches. The U.S. federal bridge formula favors trailer axles with an eight or nine foot spread by allowing higher weight than on tandems wth standard spacing.
Single-Source Leasing
Service in which companies can lease drivers and trucks from the same source, rather than having to procure them from different companies.