Here is a list of various terms truckers use on the road.Īll locked up – The weigh station is closed.Īnteater – Kenworth T-600 this truck was so-named because of its sloped hood, and was one of the first trucks with an aerodynamic design. Also known as an aardvark.Īlligator – A piece of tire on the road, usually a recap from a blown tire, which can look like an alligator lying on the road. These alligators are hazards that are to be avoided, if possible. If you run over them, they can “bite you” - bounce back up and do damage to hoses or belts, fuel crossover lines, or to the body of your tractor. They can also bounce up and go towards another vehicle, possibly causing an accident. A baby alligator is a small piece of tire, and alligator bait is several small tire pieces.
Sometimes simply called a “gator”.īack door – Something behind you. “There’s a bear at your back door”.īacked out of it – No longer able to maintain speed, necessitating a need to downshift.
#Cb radio lingo weighstation driver#
When a truck’s climbing a steep incline, and for whatever reason, the driver has to let up off of the accelerator, he’ll lose whatever momentum he had and have to downshift.
#Cb radio lingo weighstation registration#
“I’m backed out of it now, I’ll have to get over into the slow lane.”īack row – The last rows of parking in a truck stop, often a hangout for prostitutes (see “lot lizards”).īase station or unit – A powerful CB radio set in a stationary location.īear – A law enforcement officer at any level, but usually a State Trooper, Highway Patrol.īear bait – A speeding vehicle, usually a four-wheeler, which can be used to protect the other speeding vehicles behind it.īear den or bear cave – Law enforcement headquarters, station.īear in the air – A law enforcement aircraft which can be monitoring the traffic and speeds below.īear in the bushes – Law enforcement (at any level) is hiding somewhere, probably with a radar gun aimed at traffic.īilly Big Rigger – Another term for “supertrucker” one who brags about himself, or his big, fast, shiny truck.īingo cards – These cards held stamps from each state a motor carrier would operate in these cards are no longer used and have been replaced by the Single State Registration System (SSRS).īedbugger – Can refer to a household moving company or the household mover himself.īig road – Usually refers to the Interstate, sometimes any big highway.īig truck – An 18-wheeler or tractor-trailer. “Come on over, big truck”.īig word – Closed, when referring to weigh stations. There is often a big sign preceding the weigh station indicating whether the station is open or closed, in bright lights. From a distance, you can’t tell what the word says, but you can usually tell whether it’s a big word or small word. So, when you hear “the big word is out”, you’ll know that the weigh station is closed.īlack eye – A headlight out.
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