6 Trucking Terms You Should Know
- 1. 6 Trucking Terms You Should Know
- 2. Bobtail Bobtailing means driving a cargo carrying truck (semi-truck) without a trailer. Bobtailing often happens when a contracted truck driver is first sent out from dispatch to their pick up site.
- 3. Deadhead Deadheading means driving a cargo carrying truck (semi-truck) pulling an empty trailer. Deadheading often happens when a trucker returns or backhauls the empty cargo container to the point of origin.
- 4. Reefer In trucking, a reefer is a refrigerated trailer that gets attached to a semi- truck in order to transport perishables and other temperature-sensitive goods. It was originally the ice cream industry that gave birth to the reefer around 1925. Reefers may also be used for heated goods.
- 5. Cab In trucking, the cab or cabin is the driver compartment of the truck or tractor. The cab is the area of the vehicle where the driver sits. It comes from the word cabriolet.
- 6. Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) refers to the maximum allowable weight a vehicle has been engineered by manufacturers to safely carry. This weight rating is regulated by the United States federal government and does not include the weight specs of any accompanying trailers.
- 7. Engine Braking (Jake Brake) Derived from Jacobs Vehicle Systems, Inc. (Jacobs), "Jake Brake" is most commonly used in large diesel engines on semi-trucks as it is an extra supplement to the friction brake system on wheels. Jake brakes help to reduce speed and many truckers use them on downhill grades and on highway off- ramps where not prohibited
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