Abreviations?

We learned that in the 6th grade. All the capitals too.

 

UPE

Use Plain English

(but I guess that doesn't work for the truly lazy)

 

IIRC - If I Recall Correctly
AFAIK - As Far As I Know

 

SLC- shipper load and count

PKWY- Parkway, stay away in Jersey.

STAA- Some states label truck routes STAA. Stands for Surface Transportation Assistance Act. They are pretty much routes that accomodate trucks and take them away from traffic. You see STAA, you better follow it. CA, PA, KY are some of the states.

DH- dead head

 

Aww what the hell, I'll show off a bit..

AL--Alabama aka bama
AK--Alaska
AZ--Arizona
AK--Arkansas, I call it open sore
CA--California, Page torn out of my atlas
CO--Colorado
CN--Connecticut, Page torn out of my atlas
DE--Delaware, Delawhere, my home state
DC--District of Columbia aka Watergate, how many ole hand remember when we actually called it that on the cb?
FL--Florida aka bikini
GA--Georgia aka peach
HA--Hawaii
ID--Idaho
IL--Illinois, I call it ill-or-noise, largest city ##### cargo
IN--Indiana, aka hoosier
IA--Iowa
KS--Kansas
KY--Kentucky, aka bluegrass
LA--Lousiana
ME--Maine
MA--Massachusetts aka Taxachusetts, most residents referred to a Massholes
MD--Maryland
MI--Michigan aka wolverine
MN--Minnesota
MS--Mississippi aka magnolia
MO--Missouri aka misery
MT--Montana aka big sky
NE--Nebraska
NV--Nevada
NH--New Hampshire
NY--New York aka empire
NJ--New Jersey aka jersey or joisey
NM--New Mexico
NC--North Carolina aka tar-heel
ND--North Dakota
OH--Ohio aka buckeye
OK--Oklahoma aka sooner
OR--Oregon
PA--Pennsylvania aka keystone
RI--Rhode Island
SC--South Carolina aka palmetto
SD--South Dakota
TN--Tennessee aka volunteer
TX--Texas aka lone star
UT--Utah
VT--Vermont
VA--Virginia
WA--Washington
WV--West Virginia aka the hillbilly or wild & wonderful
WI--Wisconsin aka the badger
WY--Wyoming
List compiled without a reference book, states listed from memory.
Yeah, I really need to get a life.

 

Now the capitols!

You only listed 47, lol.

 

Yeah but remember, we're talking about newbie truck drivers..

 

Doggone it CC, you made me go back and count again, 51 b/c of DC and I can also do the capitals

 

I thought there were 57 states.

Our current President made mention of them.



So, what are the others?