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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
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Cargo Van Owner/Operators.
FedEx Custom Critical 1989 - 2008
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