Wyoming Truck Driving Jobs | WY Truck Drivers
Your truck driver 10-Codes of the Day
10-12 = Visitors Present
10-73 = Speed Trap at ............
10-2 = Receiving Well
10-28 = Identify your station
10-38 = Ambulance needed at .........
Your Truck driving Definitions of the Day
Runaway Truck Ramp
Emergency area adjacent to a steep downgrade that a heavy truck can steer into after losing braking power. Usually two or three lanes wide and several hundred feet long, the ramp is a soft, gravel-filled pathway which absorbs the truck's forward momentum, bringing it to a safe stop. Depending on the surrounding terrain, the ramp may be level or run up or down hill.
Cargo Weight
Combined weight of all loads, gear and supplies on a vehicle.
Yard Tractor or Yard Goat
Special tractor used to move trailers around a terminal, warehouse, distribution center, etc.
Contract Carrier
Company that transports freight under contract with one or a limited number of shippers.
Sleeper
Sleeping compartment mounted behind a truck cab, sometimes attached to the cab or even designed to be an integral part of it.