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terryandrene · 01-28-2008, 05:00 PM

Race Track, the - I-465 around Indianapolis, IN

Radio Check - Can you hear my radio?

Razorback, the – Arkansas

Rock, the – Little Rock, AR

Rocking Chair - One or more trucks between the “front door” and “back door” of a convoy

Rolling Road Block - Slow moving police cars blocking traffic flow; slow moving truck trying to pass another

Rubber City - Akron, OH

Sailboat Fuel - Empty truck; hauling nothing but air

Salt Shaker - Snow plow spreading salt

Schneider Eggs - Orange barrels at construction site

Seat Cover - Female in passenger seat; usually in a four wheeler

Sesame Street - CB Channel 19

Shake the Bushes - Run ahead to lure the police out of hiding

Shaky Town; Shaky, the - San Francisco, CA; Los Angeles, CA

Shaky Side - West coast

Shiny Hiney - Truck with stainless steel rear doors

Shooting You in the Back - Police radar/laser shooting you as you pass

Show Me, the - Missouri

Show-off Lane - Fast, passing lane

Silver, the - Nevada

Sin City - Reno, NV; Las Vegas, NV

Skate Board - Flatbed

Smokey Bear - Police Officer

Stagecoach - Passenger bus

Star Car - Western Star truck

Steel City - Pittsburgh, PA; Hamilton, ON

Sugar Bear - Female police officer

Sunflower, the - Kansas

Sunshine, the - Florida

Swamp, the -Montreal, PQ

Taking Pictures - Police using radar/laser

Tarheel, the - North Carolina

Ten – 4 - Message received, understand, OK, affirmative

Ten – 33 - Emergency

Ten – 20 - Location

Ten- 36 - Time of day?

Tijuana Taxi - Police car with lights flashing

Top of the Rock - Top of a mountain or hilly road

Travel Agent - Dispatcher

Triple Digit Ride - Truck that can exceed 100 mph

Trombone – Expandable pole trailer or flatbed

Twins, the - Minneapolis/St Paul, MN

U – P - Upper Peninsular, MI

Volunteer, the - Tennessee

Wagon - Truck trailer

Wall to Wall Bears - Police all over the place

Wally World - Wal-Mart

Watermelon 500, the - Atlanta, GA

Wiggle Wagon - Tandem or triple trailers

Windy, the - Chicago, IL

White Wrapper - Unmarked white police car; Also brown, blue wrapper, etc

White Rapper - Vanilla Ice; Eminem

Wolverine, the - Michigan

Yard - Trucking terminal

Yard Dog - Tractor used to move trailers at a terminal; a driver who operates a yard tractor

Yard Mule - Same as Yard Dog

Yardstick - Highway mile marker

Zipper - Highway dotted white line

01-28-2008, 05:00 PM	#4 (permalink)
terryandrene Moderator Emeritus Join Date: May 2004 Location: St. Peters, MO Rating: Posts: 2,842	Re: Trucker Slang (revised 1-2008) Race Track, the - I-465 around Indianapolis, IN Radio Check - Can you hear my radio? Razorback, the – Arkansas Rock, the – Little Rock, AR Rocking Chair - One or more trucks between the “front door” and “back door” of a convoy Rolling Road Block - Slow moving police cars blocking traffic flow; slow moving truck trying to pass another Rubber City - Akron, OH Sailboat Fuel - Empty truck; hauling nothing but air Salt Shaker - Snow plow spreading salt Schneider Eggs - Orange barrels at construction site Seat Cover - Female in passenger seat; usually in a four wheeler Sesame Street - CB Channel 19 Shake the Bushes - Run ahead to lure the police out of hiding Shaky Town; Shaky, the - San Francisco, CA; Los Angeles, CA Shaky Side - West coast Shiny Hiney - Truck with stainless steel rear doors Shooting You in the Back - Police radar/laser shooting you as you pass Show Me, the - Missouri Show-off Lane - Fast, passing lane Silver, the - Nevada Sin City - Reno, NV; Las Vegas, NV Skate Board - Flatbed Smokey Bear - Police Officer Stagecoach - Passenger bus Star Car - Western Star truck Steel City - Pittsburgh, PA; Hamilton, ON Sugar Bear - Female police officer Sunflower, the - Kansas Sunshine, the - Florida Swamp, the -Montreal, PQ Taking Pictures - Police using radar/laser Tarheel, the - North Carolina Ten – 4 - Message received, understand, OK, affirmative Ten – 33 - Emergency Ten – 20 - Location Ten- 36 - Time of day? Tijuana Taxi - Police car with lights flashing Top of the Rock - Top of a mountain or hilly road Travel Agent - Dispatcher Triple Digit Ride - Truck that can exceed 100 mph Trombone – Expandable pole trailer or flatbed Twins, the - Minneapolis/St Paul, MN U – P - Upper Peninsular, MI Volunteer, the - Tennessee Wagon - Truck trailer Wall to Wall Bears - Police all over the place Wally World - Wal-Mart Watermelon 500, the - Atlanta, GA Wiggle Wagon - Tandem or triple trailers Windy, the - Chicago, IL White Wrapper - Unmarked white police car; Also brown, blue wrapper, etc White Rapper - Vanilla Ice; Eminem Wolverine, the - Michigan Yard - Trucking terminal Yard Dog - Tractor used to move trailers at a terminal; a driver who operates a yard tractor Yard Mule - Same as Yard Dog Yardstick - Highway mile marker Zipper - Highway dotted white line __________________ Terry and Rene' Cargo Van Owner/Operators. FedEx Custom Critical 1989 - 2008