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Truckenees - Lesson No. 4

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This is lesson number 4 in my series “Truckenees”, how to speak the trucker lingo.

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: A "City Kitty" is a local policeman, not a house cat!



This week:

“Ground Pressure” - weight, pounds, the amount of gravitational force upon the ground

“Load of Dispatchers Brains” - running empty, no load in trailer (also known as sail boat fuel)

“Wiggle Wagon” - a 28 foot "pup" trailer normally pulled in a pair one behind the other

“Super Trucker” - usually referring to a new or inexperienced driver for a large trucking company

Now, let us use these new terms in a sentence, shall we.

“Any super trucker can tell you that there is little ground pressure when ya got a set of wiggle wagons full of dispatchers brains.”

BigDadGib

Lesson No. 1

Lesson No. 2

Lesson No. 3

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Comments

Nigel CliffCaptainPenguin Sunday, June 24, 2007 1:11:20 PM

It must be my dirty mind but I wonderedc if City Kitty might be something else

TwinkleEnglish*Twinkle Monday, June 25, 2007 10:21:53 AM

Hey Gib...I like 'wiggle wagon'....we have those here, they seem to be mainly on foreign lorries.

Big White Hatbigwhitehat Tuesday, June 26, 2007 3:16:33 AM

I would ask you to define a few things I have heard in truck stops. But, I am afraid you would tell me the truth.

bigdadgibBIGDADGIB Tuesday, June 26, 2007 3:49:52 AM

LOL you are right BWH, but I let that stuff go. Some truckers have the 'potty mouth' but thay get fewer ears to listen to them at the lunch counter now days than before.

Thanks for your comment.

scott cummingI_ArtMan Wednesday, June 27, 2007 12:07:14 AM

i always liked carrying 'postholes' or 'sailboat fuel' for no load.
this is fun following your expose' of truckers jargon.

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