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Trucking Companies in Altoona, Wisconsin
Your 10-Codes of the Day
10-34 = Trouble at this station, help is needed
10-91 = Talk closer to the Mike
10-16 = make pickup at (location)
10-11 = Talking too Rapidly
10-43 = Traffic tied up at .........
Your Truck driving Definitions of the Day
Bambi
Deer
CNG
Compressed natural gas.
Lift Axle
Extra, unpowered axle needed only when the vehicle is loaded, allowing it to meet federal and state vehicle weight standards. The lift axle is mounted to an air spring suspension that raises the axle when it is not required.
Retarder
Device used to assist brakes in slowing the vehicle. The most common type of retarder on over-the-road trucks manipulates the engine's valves to create engine drag. (This type is commonly referred to as "Jake Brake" because the predominant manufacturer is Jacobs Vehicle Equipment Co.) Other types of retarders include exhaust retarders, transmission-mounted hydraulic retarders and axle-mounted electromagnetic retarders.
Logbook
Book carried by truck drivers in which they record their hours of service and duty status for each 24-hour period. Required in interstate commercial trucking by the U.S. Department of Transportation.