– a radio transmission is being interfered with, or maybe the distance is too great for good reception. – a sudden slowdown in traffic, where you have to hit the brakes – proper way to gain access to a busy CB channel. – proper way to gain access to a busy CB channel, i.e., “break 19 for a radio check.” They’re probably readin’ me in Bangkok, whachyathank?” This device boosts a CB transmitter’s power well beyond the maximum allowed by the Federal Communications Commission. – a linear amplifier, also called a footwarmer. Also, the owner of a trucking company where the driver works. – an interstate highway, also “big road.” – a tractor only - running without a trailer. Marten trucks are decorated with martin swallows (birds). – road ice that is not visible because of discoloration from residue on the road or the road surface. “How about it, SlipShod? I’m heading to Bikini. – paper cards that hold trucking permits from various states. a long nose, a hood, though there are some big, beautiful cabovers out there. Generally, the tractor is a conventional type, i.e. – a tractor-trailer rig, with lots of lights, accessories and horsepower. – a major roadway, usually an interstate highway. Wife is often referred to as “momma.” Husband, “daddy.” – moving companies.- a household-goods mover. – Smokey is hiding, usually with a radar gun. – highway patrol using an airplane or helicopter to check ground vehicles’ speed. – police station or highway patrol headquarters. “That crackerhead got himself a bear bite, he did!” – usually a four-wheeler, driving over the speed limit without a radio. – mama bear: female law enforcement officer. – diesel cop/DOT/The MAN: State or Federal Department of Transportation enforcement officer. – city kitty: city police, or, as many truckers often say: “PO-LEESE.” Also local yokel. – generic term for a law enforcement officer. – a fixed location CB transceiver (not mobile). – Just the radio without extra power booster & Special antennas. – when you cross a mountain pass without traction devices, your truck is barefoot. – the area at some truck stops where hookers hang out. “You got a construction zone up here, back it down.” Also “back it off.” – used to tell another driver to get his foot off the accelerator and reduce speed. “You got a bear on the back door, about a mile back.” Also the rear truck of a caravan. – “I’m finished transmitting, talk back to me.” Baby alligators or bait: bits and pieces of a It looks like an alligator sunning itself on the highway. a tread or recap from a blown tire. First use was when Kenworth introduced its T600 in the mid-’80s. A big rig with a long, droopy nose, suggesting that it is attacking an ant colony. If you know of words or phrases I’ve missed, send them to also anteater. This glossary is by no means complete, since new trucker language develops all the time. The following trucker words and phrases are heard on the CB radio on America’s interstate highways. This is especially true of their communications on the CB radio. There’s no doubt about it, truckers have a language all their own. This entry was tagged Breaker.breaker, CB radios, kids' truck stories, trucker stories. ***So, the question is: “Is your little one saying ‘Breaker…breaker.1…9 yet?” His stories are those of all long-distance truckers, we they go about their difficult job of moving America’s products. Now, they can ride along with one of the best who was a legend in his day. through the Grandpa and the Truck stories for little children.Īfter all (some of you know this already,) a big rig driver’s #1 fans are little kids. Truckers operate in a very different world from the rest of us and my trucker husband and I (along with our illustrator) plan on driving that world home to all…. You see, when a trucker says this, he or she is asking permission to break into the conversation other truckers are having on their Citizen Band (CB) radios, on Channel 19. When he sees the accident (don’t worry-it’s not frightful), Grandpa gets on his CB (Citizen Band radio all truckers use) and calls out, “Breaker…Breaker 1.9” then waits for a response. No, instead, they suffer a major mash-up. All the drivers believe they’re safe because they figure the police officer knows the road, well, and if they just follow him, they’ll be safe, too.īut that isn’t what happens. Up ahead, he sees a long line of cars following a ‘smokie’ (trucker lingo for policeman). In that story, he goes along a fog-bound mountain highway in northern California, sitting high in the big rig. Why? They’ll hear it, in Book 1, Story 1 (every G&T book has two stories) and then they’ll mimic Grandpa (as younger trucker,) talking on his CB radio. Well, believe me-they will be, if they’re reading the Grandpa and the Truck stories. Are your little ones going around the house, yet, saying “Breaker…breaker…1…9?”
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