Swift-
"See what I ######### up Today"
"Sure Wish I Finished Training"
"See White? It's a ########## Trailer"
this list goes on, and on, and on...
Werner-
"We Employee Rookies, No Experience Required"
my personal favorite: "We Employ Retarded, No Entellijense Required", definitely explains the Road Call dept.
ABF
"America's Best Friend"
TMC
"The Marine Corps"
"Too Much Chrome"
I could go on, but I'm sure there are drivers out there with better ones.
Lot Lizard - A source of diseases you don't want to bring home to momma.
Butthut - A port-a-potty. Usually found at shippers/recievers who believe you are less than human.
Dispatcher - on average, the fourth or fifth person at your new company who will lie to you. This is after your recruiter, orientation leader, and possibly safety director.
Bear - cop, highway patrolman. Be wary. He may be on your side, he may not. Don't take chances. Do not feed the bear. Do not annoy the bear. If you see a bear, drive past slowly so as to not aggravate the bear, and alert other drivers to the prescence of the bear. If you must approach the bear, use extreme caution, and no sudden movements.
Clean DOT - forget you ever heard of or saw this term. An absolut myth, right up there with dragons, unicorns, virgins, and honest politicians.
ATA - Americans against Truckers Association. The enemy. Made of companies, and company drivers who have been completely brainwashed to follow the company line. Will screw you over just because. This organization hates you, and wishes you dead, or worse, working for them where they can torture you at will.
I could go on.
Help with terminology
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Is there a good website that gives trucking terminology for newbies ? Will try an order a CDL Manual on Amazon UK asap.
I've got all the UK stuff nailed just need to find a translation ive got bobtail, HOS and a few others already logged in my head but theres obviously lots to learn. -
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High beam tailights - Brake lights
Coin operated beaver - same as lot lizardBuckaneer Thanks this. -
Disco light, The red an blue lights on a cop car
Seat cover, When looking down an see a hot chick with her skirt pulled up. or even maybe no skirt
Under cover bear, Unmarked cop car
Hammer lane, The left lane on a 4 lane highway "passing lane"
Slow lane, right side lane
Buster Brown, UPS truck
Pumpkin, Schneider truck
Lie Book, Logbook
Hammer down, Go as fast as you can
Corn Binder, International truck
Large Car, Peterbuilt
Greasy, Slick road
Nazi State, Ohio
Chitown, chicago
Garbage State, New Jersey
Pickle Park, rest area
Yard Stick, mile marker
Toothpick, Log hauler
Coal Bucket, Dump trailer
Chicken Lights, All the extra marker lights on a tractor
cow catcher, front bumperBuckaneer Thanks this. -
Filling my note book ...cheers guys
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