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terryandrene · 01-28-2008, 04:54 PM

Alabama Chrome - Duct tape

Anteater - Sloped hood on big truck

Alamo, the - San Antonio, TX

Alligator - Blown tire in road

Alligator Radio - Loudmouth CB’er(all mouth, no ears)

Ankle Biter - Small child

Antler Alley - Deer crossing

Apple, the - New York, NY

Armadillo, the - Amarillo, TX

Astrodome, the - Houston, TX

Baby Bear - Rookie cop

Back Door - Last truck in a convoy; behind you

Back Door Closed - Police behind you or behind a convoy

Back ‘er Down - Slow down

Back off the Hammer - Slow down

Backslide - Return trip

Badger, the - Wisconsin

Bambi - Any deer, dead or alive

Band Aid Buggy - Ambulance

Barbershop - Low overpass

Barefoot - An unmodified CB radio

Barn doors - Rear swing-out truck doors

Base station - Radio at a fixed location

Bean popper - Pill taker

Bear - Any police officer

Bear Bait - Excessive speeder

Bear Cave - Police station

Bear Trap - Stationary police withradar/laser

Bear-in-the-air - Police aircraft commonly used in speed trap

Beantown - Boston, MA

Bedbugger - Household goods mover

Beehive, the - Utah

Beer Town - Milwaukee, WI

Belly Dumper - Trailer with a bottom dump

Better Half - Spouse

Big A, the - Atlanta, GA; Amarillo, TX

Big Apple, the - New York, NY

Big D, the - Dallas, TX

Big Easy - New Orleans, LA

Big O, the - Omaha, NE

Big R - Roadway Express truck

Big Road; Slab - Interstate highway

Big Truck - 18 wheeler

Big Road - Interstate highway; four lane road

Big Smoke, the - Toronto, ON

Big Word - Weigh station closed

Bikini, the - Miami, FL; Florida

Bird dog - Radar/laser detector

Black Eye - Headlight out

Blew my doors off - Passed at a high speed

Bluebird - Marten company truck

Bluegr**** the - Kentucky

Bobtail - Tractor without anattached trailer

Boogie; Boogie Gear - Top gear

Brake Check - Warning of slow or stopped traffic ahead

Bright Lights, the - Kansas City, KS

Buckeye, the - Ohio

Bull City, the - Durham, NC

Bulldog - Mack truck

Bull Rack - Cattle hauler

Bumper Sticker - Tailgating four wheeler

Bushels - Weight of load in 1000’si.e. 43 bushels = 43,000 pounds

Buster Brown - UPS truck

01-28-2008, 04:54 PM	#1 (permalink)
terryandrene Moderator Emeritus Join Date: May 2004 Location: St. Peters, MO Rating: Posts: 2,842	Trucker Slang (revised 1-2008) Alabama Chrome - Duct tape Anteater - Sloped hood on big truck Alamo, the - San Antonio, TX Alligator - Blown tire in road Alligator Radio - Loudmouth CB’er(all mouth, no ears) Ankle Biter - Small child Antler Alley - Deer crossing Apple, the - New York, NY Armadillo, the - Amarillo, TX Astrodome, the - Houston, TX Baby Bear - Rookie cop Back Door - Last truck in a convoy; behind you Back Door Closed - Police behind you or behind a convoy Back ‘er Down - Slow down Back off the Hammer - Slow down Backslide - Return trip Badger, the - Wisconsin Bambi - Any deer, dead or alive Band Aid Buggy - Ambulance Barbershop - Low overpass Barefoot - An unmodified CB radio Barn doors - Rear swing-out truck doors Base station - Radio at a fixed location Bean popper - Pill taker Bear - Any police officer Bear Bait - Excessive speeder Bear Cave - Police station Bear Trap - Stationary police withradar/laser Bear-in-the-air - Police aircraft commonly used in speed trap Beantown - Boston, MA Bedbugger - Household goods mover Beehive, the - Utah Beer Town - Milwaukee, WI Belly Dumper - Trailer with a bottom dump Better Half - Spouse Big A, the - Atlanta, GA; Amarillo, TX Big Apple, the - New York, NY Big D, the - Dallas, TX Big Easy - New Orleans, LA Big O, the - Omaha, NE Big R - Roadway Express truck Big Road; Slab - Interstate highway Big Truck - 18 wheeler Big Road - Interstate highway; four lane road Big Smoke, the - Toronto, ON Big Word - Weigh station closed Bikini, the - Miami, FL; Florida Bird dog - Radar/laser detector Black Eye - Headlight out Blew my doors off - Passed at a high speed Bluebird - Marten company truck Bluegr the - Kentucky Bobtail - Tractor without anattached trailer Boogie; Boogie Gear - Top gear Brake Check - Warning of slow or stopped traffic ahead Bright Lights, the - Kansas City, KS Buckeye, the - Ohio Bull City, the - Durham, NC Bulldog - Mack truck Bull Rack - Cattle hauler Bumper Sticker - Tailgating four wheeler Bushels - Weight of load in 1000’si.e. 43 bushels = 43,000 pounds Buster Brown - UPS truck __________________ Terry and Rene' Cargo Van Owner/Operators. FedEx Custom Critical 1989 - 2008