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terryandrene · 01-28-2008, 04:56 PM

Hammer Down - Go fast

Hammer Lane - Left highway lane;Passing lane

Hand - Truck Driver

Handle - CB nickname

Happy Hooker - Tow truck

Hawkeye, the - Iowa

Hole in the Wall - Mountain tunnel entrance

Home 20 - Home location

Honey Bear - Female police officer

Hook - Tow truck

Hoosier, the - Indiana

Hopper Bottom - Grain trailer

Indy 500, the - Indianapolis, IN

Jake Brake - Engine retarder; Jacobs brake

Junk Yard - Truck terminal

Keystone, the - Pennsylvania

Kick a Tire - To urinate alongside the roadwhile using a tire for cover

Kojak with a Kodak - Police with radar/laser

K Town - Knoxville, TN

K Whopper - Kenworth truck

Large Car - Conventional tractor

Lincoln, the - Illinois

Little Road - Two lane road

Little Word - Weigh station is open

Lone Star, the - Texas

Lot Lizard - Prostitute

Lowboy - Low to the ground flatbed trailer

Lizard with a Kickstand - Male prostitute

Lumper - Person who unloads trucks

Magnolia, the - Mississippi

Mail Box - Postal truck

Mardi Gras, the - New Orleans, LA

Meat Wagon - Ambulance

Mile High, the - Denver, CO

Monfort Lane – Left hand lane

Motor City - Detroit, MI

Motion Lotion - Fuel

Motown - Detroit, MI

Music City - Nashville, TN

Nickel, the - Buffalo, NY

Nutmeg, the - Connecticut

OD; Overdose - Old Dominion truck

Organ Donor - Speeding motorcyclist

Ovalhead - Peterbilt owner; Fan

Palmetto, the - South Carolina

Peach, the - Georgia

Pelican, the - Louisiana

Pete - Peterbilt truck

Pickle Park - Roadside Rest area

Pinetree, the - Maine

Pocket Rockets - Pills used to keep driver awake;Amphetamines

Pole Cat - Skunk

Portable Parking Lot - Car hauler

Potato, the - Idaho

Pumpkin - Schneider National truck

Pup trailer; Pup - A short trailer

Quick and Easy, the - QEW; Queen Elizabeth Way,Ontario

Queen City, the - Commonly: Charlotte, NC or Cincinnati, OH - Less commonly: Allentown, PA; Buffalo, NY; Bangor ME; Burlington, VT; Clarksville, TN; Cumberland, MD; Denver, CO; Helena, MT; Manchester, NH; Marion, IN; Plainfield, NJ; Seattle, WA; Spearfish, SD; Staunton, VA; Springfield, MO; Virginia, MN

01-28-2008, 04:56 PM	#3 (permalink)
terryandrene Moderator Emeritus Join Date: May 2004 Location: St. Peters, MO Rating: Posts: 2,842	Re: Trucker Slang (revised 1-2008) Hammer Down - Go fast Hammer Lane - Left highway lane;Passing lane Hand - Truck Driver Handle - CB nickname Happy Hooker - Tow truck Hawkeye, the - Iowa Hole in the Wall - Mountain tunnel entrance Home 20 - Home location Honey Bear - Female police officer Hook - Tow truck Hoosier, the - Indiana Hopper Bottom - Grain trailer Indy 500, the - Indianapolis, IN Jake Brake - Engine retarder; Jacobs brake Junk Yard - Truck terminal Keystone, the - Pennsylvania Kick a Tire - To urinate alongside the roadwhile using a tire for cover Kojak with a Kodak - Police with radar/laser K Town - Knoxville, TN K Whopper - Kenworth truck Large Car - Conventional tractor Lincoln, the - Illinois Little Road - Two lane road Little Word - Weigh station is open Lone Star, the - Texas Lot Lizard - Prostitute Lowboy - Low to the ground flatbed trailer Lizard with a Kickstand - Male prostitute Lumper - Person who unloads trucks Magnolia, the - Mississippi Mail Box - Postal truck Mardi Gras, the - New Orleans, LA Meat Wagon - Ambulance Mile High, the - Denver, CO Monfort Lane – Left hand lane Motor City - Detroit, MI Motion Lotion - Fuel Motown - Detroit, MI Music City - Nashville, TN Nickel, the - Buffalo, NY Nutmeg, the - Connecticut OD; Overdose - Old Dominion truck Organ Donor - Speeding motorcyclist Ovalhead - Peterbilt owner; Fan Palmetto, the - South Carolina Peach, the - Georgia Pelican, the - Louisiana Pete - Peterbilt truck Pickle Park - Roadside Rest area Pinetree, the - Maine Pocket Rockets - Pills used to keep driver awake;Amphetamines Pole Cat - Skunk Portable Parking Lot - Car hauler Potato, the - Idaho Pumpkin - Schneider National truck Pup trailer; Pup - A short trailer Quick and Easy, the - QEW; Queen Elizabeth Way,Ontario Queen City, the - Commonly: Charlotte, NC or Cincinnati, OH - Less commonly: Allentown, PA; Buffalo, NY; Bangor ME; Burlington, VT; Clarksville, TN; Cumberland, MD; Denver, CO; Helena, MT; Manchester, NH; Marion, IN; Plainfield, NJ; Seattle, WA; Spearfish, SD; Staunton, VA; Springfield, MO; Virginia, MN __________________ Terry and Rene' Cargo Van Owner/Operators. FedEx Custom Critical 1989 - 2008