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Your truck driver 10-Codes of the Day
10-41 = Please tune to channel ........
10-84 = My telephone number is .........
10-42 = Traffic Accident at ..........
10-26 = Disregard Last Information/Cancel Last Message
10-32 = I will give you a radio check
Your Truck driving Definitions of the Day
Horsepower (hp)
Measure of power (the amount of work that can be done over a given amount of time). One horsepower is defined as 33,000 foot-pounds of work in one minute. Example: Lifting 33,000 pounds one foot in one minute, or lifting 3300 pounds ten feet in one minute.
Brake Horsepower (bhp)
Engine horsepower rating as determined by brake dynamometer testing. (see Horsepower)
Bobtail
Tractor operating without a trailer.
CDL (Commercial Driver's License)
License which authorizes an individual to operate commercial motor vehicles and buses over 26,000 pounds gross vehicle weight. For operators of freight-hauling trucks, the maximum size which may be driven without a CDL is Class 6 (maximum 26,000 pounds gross vehicle weight).
Powertrain (Drivetrain)
All the components, including engine, which transmit the engine's power to the rear wheels: clutch, transmission, driveline and drive axle(s).