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Todays "New" Terminology !!!!

Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by jtrnr1951, Jan 14, 2010.

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  1. Jan 14, 2010 #1
    jtrnr1951

    jtrnr1951 Road Train Member

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    Refresher Course......if you haven't driven a truck in the last 3 days, you need one.

    Backhaul.................just a term that means less money for the same miles you just covered.

    Per Diem.................very fancy term for stick it to the driver, he won't notice-until later.

    Did I miss any ?????????
     
    jtrnr1951, Jan 14, 2010
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  3. Jan 14, 2010 #2
    blackw900

    blackw900 The Grandfather of Flatbed

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    Driver.....Fat, Stinky, Ignorant, Arrogant, Untrained, No people skill, Loudmouthed idiot!

    Trucker....A different breed that the "driver" will never be.
     
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  4. Jan 22, 2010 #3
    Elvenhome21

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    i think steering wheel holder is a better definition for your first one, Driver means you can actually drive but dont give a dang
     
    Elvenhome21, Jan 22, 2010
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  5. Jan 22, 2010 #4
    blackw900

    blackw900 The Grandfather of Flatbed

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    To me, They're interchangeable....If someone calls me driver, I ignore them.
     
    blackw900, Jan 22, 2010
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  7. Jan 22, 2010 #5
    SkiMania

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    Do they still use terms like "Hand" today?.. Is a "Good-Buddy" still an insult for a homosexual?
     
    SkiMania, Jan 22, 2010
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  8. Jan 22, 2010 #6
    Scuby

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    Hand is still sometimes used and yes on good buddy. I heard the term skinner from a driver once a few years ago. I also got a look at that driver. He looked to be about 70. I asked about the term skinner and was told it refered to the wagon days where the teams that pulled them were mules. The drivers were called muleskinners.
     
    Scuby, Jan 22, 2010
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  9. Jan 23, 2010 #7
    Elvenhome21

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    driver i dont mind because you got to be careful not to offend somebody with a short fuse. But if anybody ever thought about calling me a steering wheel holder theyd get my mag lite upside there head.
     
    Elvenhome21, Jan 23, 2010
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  10. Jan 23, 2010 #8
    GuysLady

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    I was always referred to by my hubby and his cohorts as "the GPS". They's run somewhere as a group, and I was frequently in the passenger seat. I always knew where we were and exactly how to get where we were going. My husband was always referred to as the BossMan. LMAO! I miss running with him.
     
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  11. Jan 23, 2010 #9
    Sad_Panda

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    ATA: Always jamming it in the Trucker's As.......
     
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  12. Jan 23, 2010 #10
    MSgtFowler

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    Who wants to give the definition (;a word or phrase expressing the essential nature of a person or thing) for

    1) Recruiter
    2) Broker
    3) Lease

    I will just sit back and read.
     
    MSgtFowler, Jan 23, 2010
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