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On this page you will find a variety of information that will be helpfull to you, including how to properly switch from one trucking company to another, followed by a list of trucking terms, and your "CB 10 Codes". This page will be growing, so check back often as we continue to add new features and resources trucking school students.
Crossing the Road for Greener Grass - The Right Way
There are are plenty of articles on How to Get Started in Trucking, but very few give you advice on how to quit a trucking job. Here are some tips on leaving your trucking job without hurting yourself in the process.
Although everyone knows the trucking industry is a little different than other industries (complete with its own lingo), resigning from a trucking company should be no different than any other American company. First, if you have just completed trucking school, and this is your first job, you really need to think about sticking it out for at least one year, and if the company has an "open door" policy and they say it is OK to quit at any time, you might better re-think leaving your rig on the side of the road.
The thing to remember is that even though a company (any company) is treating someone unfairly, there is still a right way and a wrong way to go about anything. If the company is going about something wrong, it shouldn't give justification for the employee to do something wrong as well.
If you are in the heat of the moment and think about just leaving the truck on the side of the road under dispatch, you can guarantee yourself that you will not get a job with another reputable company again.
Also, make sure you know how much notice you are supposed to give. The usual is two weeks, but your company may request only one week's notice. This part is a little tricky, but it all really depends on how things are going with your employer. If you and your employer don't have any on-going disputes, then you may want to think about giving a little extra notice. However, if the waters are a little hostile, the absolute minimum amount of time may be in order. Again, this really is all up to how you and your employer are getting along.
10-45 All units within range please report
10-50 Break Channel
10-60 What is next message number?
10-62 Unable to copy, use phone
10-65 Awaiting your next message or assignment
10-67 All units comply
10-70 Fire at .......
10-71 proceed with transmission in sequence
10-73 Speed Trap at ............
10-75 You are causing interference
10-77 Negative Contact
10-84 My telephone number is .........
10-85 My address is ...........
10-91 Talk closer to the Mike
10-92 Your transmitter is out of adjustment
10-93 Check my frequency on this channel
10-94 Please give me a long count
10-95 Transmit dead carrier for 5 seconds
10-99 Mission completed, all units secure
10-100 Need to go to Bathroom
10-200 Police needed at ..........
10-23Stand by
10-24Completed last assignment
10-25 Can you Contact .......
10-26 Disregard Last Information/Cancel Last Message
10-27 I am moving to Channel ......
10-28 Identify your station
10-29 Time is up for contact
10-30 Does not conform to FCC Rules
10-32 I will give you a radio check
10-33 Emergency Traffic at this station
10-34 Trouble at this station, help is needed
10-35 Confidential Information
10-36 Need correct time
10-37 Wrecker needed at …...
10-38 Ambulance needed at .........
10-39 Your message delivered
10-41 Please tune to channel ........
10-42 Traffic Accident at ..........
10-43 Traffic tied up at .........
10-44 I have a message for you
10-1 Receiving Poorly
10-2 Receiving Well
10-3 Stop Transmitting
10-4 Ok, Message Received
10-5 Relay Message
10-6 Busy, Stand By
10-7 Out of Service, Leaving Air
10-8 In Service, subject to call
10-9 Repeat Message
10-10 Transmission Completed, Standing By
10-11 Talking too Rapidly
10-12 Visitors Present
10-13 Advise weather and road conditions
10-16 make pickup at (location)
10-17 Urgent Business
10-18 Anything for us?
10-19 Nothing for you, return to base
10-20 My Location is ..... or What's your Location?
10-21call on the telephone
10-22Report in Person too (person)
Do you know your "CB" 10 Codes?
In addition, one thing many company truck drivers forget about is the condition of the truck upon leaving. Make sure you take pictures of your truck when they assign it to you. Go over it with an authorized member of the staff, pointing out items you find wrong with it - from body damage to scratches and cigarette burns. Make sure any damage gets written down on the inspection sheet and ask that a copy be made for you. Keep that copy in your home with your other important papers. Make sure to keep
a copy of the truck pictures as well.
Then, do the same thing when you turn the truck back in to them. If there is any difference of opinion (fair wear &
tear or actual damage), get it cleared up in writing BEFORE you leave their facility. This way, you should get your
last paycheck.
Lastly, if you have given your notice and have another job waiting for you, make sure you last trip doesn't end on the other side of the USA. If it does, you better make sure you can get paid running back loaded or empty. If you don't have written verification of this, you may have to wait around for a load and miss the first day of your new job.
Starting off on the wrong foot with your new employer may have you reading this article all over again.
copyright 2007, Michael Hays
Trucker Terms / Jargon
"Every Harvey Wallbanger that tinkers with his One Eyed Monster while Cooking needs to put it in the Pickle Park for the night." ha, ha, bonus points for useing that one while caravanning.
Expression - Description - Example
"Ace" A class A trucker "Thanks for the smokey report there Ace."
"Advertising" Highway Patrol with their lights on "Smokey advertising at the 56 mile marker."
"Alligator" Large piece of a tire on the road "There's a large alligator in the middle of the road up ahead."
"At your back door" Behind your truck "You got a smokey at your back door!"
"Bambi" Deer (dead or alive) "There's a Bambi on the side at the 43 yardstick."
"Barbershop" A low overpass "I saw a driver take his trailer to the barbershop last week."
"Bear bait" Leader in a group of trucks "Looks like Swift is the bear bait tonight."
"Bear/Smokey" County or State Cop "Can I get a smokey report."
"Bear cave" Police station on the highway "The bear cave is empty tonight so watch out."
"Bear in the air" Overhead highway patrol "Slow down Roadrunner you got a bear in the air past the next rest area."
"Bear meat" Speeding truck without a radar detector "That gearjamming large car is bear meat."
"Bear report" Asking for the location of the cops "Can I get a bear report there covenant."
"Bedbuggers" Moving companies "Bedbuggers on the side of the road."
"Better half" Husband or wife "I sure do miss my better half."
"Big/tall rubber" 24 inch tires "I just bought new big rubber for my rig."
"Bingo cards" Paper cards that hold trucking permits from different states "Better get your bingo cards out, they're checkin' em at the chicken coop."
"Bluebird" A Martin Truck company's truck" "Can I get a smokey report there Bluebird."
"Boardwalk" A bumpy road "I don't run 78 often cause it's a real boardwalk."
"Bobtail" Traveling without a trailer "It sure can be hairy to bobtail in the rain."
"Boogie" Top gear "I've got 'er up in the boogie now"
"Boulevard" Interstate highway "Once we hit the boulevard we can put some miles behind us."
"Boy scouts" State police "There's a bunch of boyscouts waiting for you at the 157."
"Break" I'd like to break-in, interrupt "Can I get a break."
"Brake check" Jamming on your brakes in traffic "Watch out we're doing a break check up ahead."
"Break one-oh" or "Break-10" I want to talk (on channel 10) "Can I get a break one-oh."
"Breaker" CB'er who asks to use a channel "Who's that breaker out there."
"Bug out" To leave a channel "I better bug out and get some shut eye."
"Bulldog" Mack truck "Who we got in that eastbound bulldog."
"Bumper Sticker" Car following too closely "Hey CRST better watch out you got a bumper sticker on your backdoor."
"Bundled out" Trailer is fully loaded "As bundled out as I am those hills will really slow me down."
"Buttermilk" Any beer "When I get home I'm gonna get me some buttermilk."
"Cabbage" A long steep incline in eastern Oregon "I jammed the brakes pullin' off of Cabbage"
"Camera" Police radar unit "There's a local yokal with a camera just ahead."
"Cash register" Toll booth "I'm comin' up on a cash register at highway 88"
"Chicken coop" Truck weigh station "Are the chicken coops open this morning?"
"Chicken lights" Extra lights on a truck "Look at all those chicken lights on that northbound bulldog."
"City kitty" Woman city police officer "You got a city kitty at the next corner up here."
"Clean shot" No highway patrol around "Large Car you got a clean shot all the way to the state line."
"Coal Bucket" Dump Trailer "Goin' up Rte. 61 in PA, better watch for them coal buckets."
"Comeback" Return call or repeat "Can I get a come back on that smokey report."
"Comedian" Median strip "You got a smokey in the comedian taking pictures."
"Comic book" Truck driver's log book "The chicken coops checking comic books this morning."
"Corn flakes" A Consolidated Freightway truck "Can I get a smokey report there corn flakes."
"County Mounty" Highway patrol "You got a county mounty advertising at the 34."
"Covered wagon" Gravel trailer covered with a tarp "There's a line of sand truck in this destruction up ahead."
"Cowboy" Truck driver who constantly changes lanes at high speeds "We got a bunch of real cowboys out on the road tonight."
"Crotch rocket" motorcycle "That crotch rocket better slow down or we're gonna have to call the meat wagon."
"Cub scouts" Sheriff's deputies "Cub Scouts at the 97 so you better watch out."
"Darktime" or "Dark 30" Nighttime "I am shutting this rig down right at darktime."
"Destruction" Road construction "Seem's like all the roads in pennsylvania are always under destruction."
"Dirty town" New York City "I got a load of garbage going to dirty town."
"Do it to it" Speed up "Now that we're on the boulevard lets do it to it."
"Double harley" Putting the CB on channel 11 "Anyone looking to buy a good C.B. take it to the double harley."
"Double nickel" Traveling at 55 MPH "I sure got tired of running the double nickle."
"Down stroke" A hill going down "You can put her in georgia overdrive on the downstroke."
"Dragon fly" A truck with no power "Drag 'er up one side of the hill, let 'er fly down the other"
"Dragon Wagon" Tow truck "Looks like that bulldog is gonna need a dragon wagon."
"Dry box" Freight trailer "I pulled both skateboards and dry boxes."
"Ears on" CB is turned on "Any smokeys out there with their ears on."
"Eat-em-up" Truck stop Cafe "It's been so long since I stopped at the eat em up that my stomach thinks my throats been slashed."
"Eighteen wheeler" A truck with 18 wheels "If you got it an 18-wheeler brought it."
"Evil Kenivel" Motorcycle cop "There's an Evil Kenivel taking pictures at the 38."
"Eyeball" Headlight "Southbound skateboard you have an eyeball out."
"Fat load Overload, carrying more weight than local state law allows "Better not be running at fat load, cause the coops are open and checking ground pressure this morning."
"Feed the bears" Receive a ticket "Looks like that chicken hauler likes to feed the bears."
"Flappers" Ears "Anybody got there flappers on out there?"
"Flip flop" Trucker's return trip "I'll catch you on the flip flop."
"Fog lifter" Interesting CB'er "She sure was a real foglifter."
"Four wheeler" Passenger car or pickup "Looks like smokey is giving that four wheeler and invitation."
"Freightshaker" A Freightliner truck "We're gonna buy all new freightshakers next year."
"Front door" Lead rig in convoy of trucks "Who's gonna run front door and be bear bait tonight?"
"Garbage" Produce (bananas,lettuce etc.) "I sure am glad I'm not takin this load of garbage to Hunt's Point."
"Gearjammer" A speeding trucker "We got us a real gearjammer in that eastbound lane."
"Gearslammer" A trucker who's known to accelerate and decelerate a lot "Better watch out there's a real gearjammer in the granny lane."
"General Mess of Crap GMC trucks by Volvo/White "I used to drive a general mess of crap."
"Georgia overdrive" Neutral gear "You put her in Georgia overdrive on the downstroke."
"Getting out" Being heard on the c.b. "Can anyone tell me if my c.b. is getting out?"
"Go to the Harley" Putting your CB on channel 1 "This channel's too busy, lets take it to the Harley."
"Going horizontal" Going to sleep "At darktime I'm goin horizontal."
"Got your ears on?" Used when asking for someone on the CB "Hey, J.B. you got your ears on?"
"Gouge on it" Go faster, speed it up "Once I get on the boulevard I'm gonna gouge on it."
"Grass" Median strip or side of road "We got a four wheeler broke down in the grass at the 211 yardstick."
"Green stamp road" Toll Road "Can anyone tell me if 76 is a greenstamp road?"
"Green stamps" Money paid in fines (dollars) "Looks like the chicken coops are collecting plenty of green stamps today."
"Hammer" Gas pedal "When we get past this parking lot we can really press the hammer."
"Hammer down" Driving fast "We got a southbound smokey with the hammer down."
"Handle" Slang names used on the c.b. "What's your handle there CRST?"
"Harvey Wallbanger" Reckless driver "That 4-wheeler is a real harvey wallbanger."
"Honeybear" Female county or state police officer "Just passed a honeybear in a tijuana taxi takin' pictures."
"Idiot box" T.V. set "When I get home I'm gonna buy me a new idiot box."
"In the grass" Pulled over in a median strip "We got a smokey in the grass."
"Invitations" Traffic tickets "You got a smokey at the 57 yardstick giving out invitations."
"Juvenile delinquent" Someone pretending to be a truck driver "Let's take it to the double Harley ther's too many juvenile deliquents on this channel."
"Kenosha Cadillac" Any AMC car "I sure don't see many kenosha cadillacs anymore."
"Landline" Telephone "It is hard to find a landline when you need one."
"Linear" Extra powerful amplifier used to increase CB transmitter output "I want to buy me a million watt linear."
"Local Yokel" City police officer "That town up ahead is crawling with local yokels."
"Local Yokel with a Customer" City police officer with someone pulled over "You've got a local yokel with a customer on your side."
"Make the trip?" Is transmission being received "Did my signal make the trip?"
"Mile markers" Small signs on interstate highways "We got a smokey at mile marker 156."
"Mix-master" Highway cloverleaf "You got a parking lot on the mix-master up ahead."
"Motor city" Detroit, Michigan "I need me a load goin to motor city."
"On the side" Pulled over on the shoulder "You got a 4-wheeler on the side up ahead."
"One eyed monster" T.V. set "I think my kids would die if the one-eyed-monster broke."
"Over your shoulder" Behind you "How's it look over your shoulder?"
"Pickle Park" Rest area "I don't often park overnight in the pickle parks."
"Pickle Park Pinger" A CB with a roger-beep "I don't care much for them pickle park pingers."
"Pickum-up" Pick-up truck, light truck "Watch out for that pickum-up truck broke down in the right lane."
"Picture machine" Radar "Watch out for the picture machine at the corner of 9th and Wilcox."
"Picture taker" Police with radar "There's a picture taker at the 27 mile marker."
"Plain wrapper" Unmarked police car "Plain wrapper sitting at the 57 taking pictures."
"Pregnant roller skate" Volkswagon "Better get over, we got a pregnant roller skate trying to merge ahead."
"Pumpkin Driver" A driver for Schneider National "There's a pumpkin driver ahead."
"Put the pedal to the metal" Accelerate, speed up "Let's put the petal to the metal."
"Rake the leaves" Last vehicle in a string "Looks like I get to rake the leaves tonight."
"Ratchet jaw" Non-stop talker "He sure was a ratchet jaw."
"Read" Hear "Can you read me there Baylor."
"Rest-um-up" Roadside rest area "Can anyone tell me where the next eastbound rest-em-up is?"
"Rig" Tractor "I want to buy me a new rig next year."
""Rocking chair" Vehicle between 2 trucks "Who we got in the rocking chair tonight."
"Roger Beep" An add-on device for CB's that beeps when the mike key is pressed or released "How much did that roger beep cost ya?"
""Roller skate" Small car "We got a roller skate broke down in the left lane so watch out."
"Rolling parking lot" Automobile transport "Who's that in the rolling parking lot southbound."
"Seat covers" Attractive women in vehicles "Look at the seatcovers in that westbound rollerskate."
"Shake the leaves" See what's ahead "I guess it's my turn to shake the leaves."
"Shakey town" Los Angeles, California "I'm on a mission to shakey town."
"Shiny side" Top of the trailer "Keep your shiny side up and your rubber side down"
"Skate Board" A flatboard trailer "Wish I was pulling a skateboard instead of this drybox"
"Smokey on four legs" Mounted police "Ther's a smokey on four legs at the next corner."
"Sweeping leaves" Bringing up the rear "Who's that sweeping leaves behind me?"
"Stagecoach" A customized bus used to carry entertainers form venue to venue "Wonder if Faith Hill is in that stagecoach?"
"Thermos bottle" Tanker truck "We just bought fifteen new thermos bottle's."
"Tijuana taxi" Well marked police car "There's a tijuana taxi about a mile ahead."
"Tin can" CB radio "I have to get a new tin can at the next truckstop."
"Train station" Traffic court that fines everyone "Get out your money traffic court is a real train station today."
"Two wheeler" Motorcycle "We got a two wheeler coming up fast in the left lane."
"What's your 20?" Asking for location "Whats your 20 there New Penn."
"Walked over" Over powered by a stronger c.b. signal "Come back on that someone walked all over you."
"Willy weaver" Drunk driver "Watch out for the willy weaver in the granny lane."
"Windjammer" Blabbermouth trucker "That Hunt driver was a real windjammer."
"Window wash" A rainstorm "The news said we can expect a window wash later today."
"Yardstick" Mile markers on the road side "There's a smokey advertising at the 75 yardstick."
"You got a copy on me?" Do you hear me? "You got a copy on me there eastbounder?"
"Zoo" Highway patrol headquarters "Better be careful the zoo is empty tonight
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