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Jun 6, 2007

Trucker lingo * USA - Truckenees - Lesson No. 3

This is lesson number 3 in my series “Truckenees”, how to speak the trucker lingo

USA -BigDadGib -16 June 2007: -- Remember, the following is not just for the CB radio. These terms and phrases are part of the everyday language of the modern trucker. ..

Extra tip: “Bear” can be used when referring to any police officer.

This week:

“Bull wagon” - a truck used to haul livestock (cattle, hogs, etcetera)

“Rocking chair” - used when referring to your position between two other trucks. The second truck in a group of three

“Pedle to the metal” - full acceleration, full throttle, literally meaning the throttle pedal pushed down to the metal of the floorboard.

“Skateboard” - a specific type of truck that has no sides, front or doors on the trailer. Normally used to haul lumber, steel, pipe, machinery and heavy equipment. Also referred to as a flat bed trailer.

Now, let us use these new terms in a sentence, shall we.
“I was in the rocking chair with a bull wagon in front and a skateboard behind me and we had the pedle to the metal.”

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Jun 5, 2007

Trucker lingo * USA - Truckenees - Lesson No. 1

... a lesson on how to speak proper trucker...

USA -BigDadGib.net -2 June 2007: -- Introducing a new weekly feature to BigDadGib.net Each Saturday, I will be posting a lesson on how to speak proper trucker. This should prove to be both informational and funny at the same time... Trucker lingo originated with the introduction of the Citizen Band Radio back in the late 1950’s. Since the CB was highly regulated back then, communication was intended to be much like Ham radio is today only at a much lower output power. It was not long before the professional truck driver found the CB to be a useful tool on the highway. The Federal Communication Commission had stated in the regulations that CB operators were not to broadcast information pertaining to police, police actions or their locations thus, the CB operators, mostly truckers, came up with code names for certain things like police, radar and speed traps...
Here is Lesson No. 1
“CHICKEN TRUCK” - a fancy truck, usually adorned with lots of chrome, lights and extras. A high dollar truck.
"Gator" / "Alligator" – a large piece of a truck tire's tread in the roadway.

"ZIPPER” - the dashed, white lines that separate the lanes on an interstate highway or turnpike.
“SUPER SLAB” - interstate highway

Let us use these new terms in a sentence, shall we: “I was following a chicken truck down the super slab when he blew a rear tire and it left a big gator right on the zipper.”

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