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Truck driver-Job categories-Vocational drivers drive vocational trucks such as tow trucks, dump trucks, garbage trucks, or cement mixers.
Drayage drivers move cargo containers (aka "piggy backs"), which are lifted on or off the chassis at special intermodal stations.
Bullrack drivers haul livestock locally, regionally,... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Truck driver-Hours regulations-Australia In Australia, drivers of trucks and truck/trailer combinations with gross vehicle mass greater than 12 tonnes (11.8 long tons; 13.2 short tons) must rest for 15 minutes every 5.5 hours, 30 minutes every 8 hours, and 60 minutes every 11 hours (includes driving and non-driving dut... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Truck driver-Hours regulations-Canada In Canada, driver hours of service (HOS) regulations are enforced for drivers who operate a "truck, tractor, trailer, or any combination of them that has a gross vehicle weight in excess of 4,500 kg (9,921 lb) or a bus that is designed and constructed to have a designated seating c... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Truck driver-Hours regulations-The concept of "Cycles" refers to the total amount of time drivers can be on duty in a given period before they must take time off. Cycle 1 is 70 hours in a 7-day period and cycle 2 is 120 hours in a 14-day period. Drivers using cycle 1 must take off 36 hours at the end of the cycle befor... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Truck driver-Hours regulations-Receipts for fuel, tolls, etc., must be retained as MTO officers can request them to further verify the accuracy of information contained in drivers' logbooks during inspections. | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Truck driver-Hours regulations-European Union In the European Union, drivers' working hours are regulated by EU (EC) No 561/2006, which entered into force on 11 April 2007. The nonstop driving time may not exceed 4.5 hours. After 4.5 hours of driving, drivers must take a break period of at least 45 minutes, which can b... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Truck driver-Hours regulations-The daily driving time shall not exceed 9 hours and may be extended to at most 10 hours no more than twice each week. The weekly driving time may not exceed 56 hours. In addition to this, a driver cannot exceed 90 hours driving in a fortnight. Within each 24-hour period after the end of t... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Truck driver-Hours regulations-‘Multi-manning’ Multi-manning refers to (at least) two drivers driving the same vehicle during each period between two consecutive daily rests or between a daily rest and a weekly rest period. Another driver is optional for the first hour of multi-manning but mandatory for the remainder o... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Truck driver-Hours regulations-Vehicles manned by two or more drivers are governed by the same rules as single-manned vehicles apart from daily rest requirements.
When vehicles are manned by two or more drivers, each driver must have a daily rest period of at least 9 consecutive hours within the 30-hour period starting... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Truck driver-Hours regulations-Organizing drivers’ duties in such a fashion enables a crew's duties to be spread over 21 hours. The maximum driving time for a two-man crew taking advantage of this concession is 20 hours before a daily rest is required (although only if both drivers are entitled to drive 10 hours). Unde... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Truck driver-Hours regulations-Journeys involving ferry or train transport When drivers accompany vehicles transported by ferry or train, daily rest requirements are more flexible. | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Truck driver-Hours regulations-A regular daily rest period may be interrupted no more than twice, but the total interruption must not exceed 1 hour in total. This allows for a vehicle to be driven on to a ferry and off again at the end of the crossing. When the rest period is interrupted in this way, the total accumula... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Truck driver-Hours regulations-Weekly rest A regular weekly rest period is a period of at least 45 consecutive hours. An actual working week starts at the end of a weekly rest period and finishes when another weekly rest period is commenced, which may mean that weekly rest is taken in the middle of a fixed (Monday–Sund... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Truck driver-Hours regulations-For example, if a driver reduces a weekly rest period to 33 hours in week 1, they must compensate by attaching a 12-hour period of rest to another rest period of at least 9 hours before the end of week 4. This compensation cannot be taken in several smaller periods. A weekly rest period t... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Truck driver-Hours regulations-However, a rest period of at least 69 hours in total may be counted as two back-to-back weekly rests (e.g. a 45-hour weekly rest followed by 24 hours), provided the driver does not exceed 144 hours’ work either before or after the rest period in question. Where reduced weekly rest periods... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Truck driver-Hours regulations-Unforeseen events Provided that road safety is not jeopardized, and to enable a driver to reach a suitable stopping place, a departure from the EU rules may be permitted to the extent necessary to ensure the safety of persons, the vehicle, or its load. Drivers must note all reasons for do... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Truck driver-Hours regulations-New Zealand Heavy work time requirements in New Zealand are: A break of at least 30 minutes every 5.5 hours of work time Maximum cumulative work time of 13 hours (plus 2x 30-minute breaks) in one cumulative work day before a 10-hour break is required, giving a total of 24 hours After 70 h... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Truck driver-Hours regulations-United States In the United States, the hours of service (HOS) of commercial drivers are regulated by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). Commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers are limited to 11 cumulative hours driving in a 14-hour period, following a rest period of ... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Truck driver-Hours regulations-Electronic on-board recorders (EOBR) can automatically record, among other things, the time the vehicle is in motion or stopped. An FMCSA ruling mandated use of EOBRs, also known as Electronic Logging Device (ELD), began on December 18, 2017. The new mandate applies to all carriers not un... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Truck driver-Compensation-Truck drivers are paid according to many different methods. These include salary, hourly, and a number of methods which can be broadly defined as piece work. Piece work methods may include both a base rate and additional pay. Base rates either compensate drivers by the mile or by the load.
A c... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Truck driver-Compensation-Pay by the mile Mileage calculations vary from carrier to carrier. Hub miles, or odometer miles ("hub" refers to hubometer, a mechanical odometer mounted to an axle), pay the driver for every mile. Calculations are generally limited to no more than 3–5% above the estimates of mileage by the ca... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Truck driver-Compensation-Many of the largest long haul trucking companies in the United States pay their drivers according to short miles. Short miles are the absolute shortest distance between two or more zip codes, literally a straight line drawn across the map. These short miles rarely reflect the actual miles requ... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Truck driver-Compensation-Short miles are on average about 10% less than actual miles, but in some cases the difference can be as large as 50%. An extreme (but not unheard of) example would be a load that picked up in Brownsville, Texas, and delivered in Miami, Florida, a journey requiring a driver to travel over 1,600... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Truck driver-Compensation-Other obvious obstacles would be mountains and canyons. Truck-prohibited routes sometimes create this same phenomenon, requiring drivers to drive several truck-legal routes and approach a destination from behind (essentially driving a fish hook-shaped route), because the most direct route cann... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Truck driver-Compensation-Some trucking companies have tried to alleviate these discrepancies by paying their drivers according to "practical miles." This occurs when dispatchers provide a route to follow and pay the driver accordingly based on the route. This is done to compensate drivers for the actual work done. The... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Truck driver-Compensation-Household goods (HHG) miles, from the Household Goods Mileage Guide (aka "short miles") was the first attempt at standardizing motor carrier freight rates for movers of household goods, some say at the behest of the Department of Defense for moving soldiers around the country, long a major sou... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Truck driver-Compensation-Percentage of load Percentage-based pay is a common pay structure for owner-operators signed on to haul freight for specific companies. In this type of pay structure, owner-operators are paid a percentage of the gross load revenue. This percentage varies depending on the services provided by t... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Truck driver-Compensation-Paid by the hour Companies such as Dupré Logistics, which traditionally paid by the mile, have switched to hourly wages. Regional and local drivers are usually paid by the hour. In 2011 the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported the average heavy and over-the-road truck driver hourly w... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Truck driver-Special licences-Australia In Australia, heavy vehicle licenses are issued by the states but are a national standard. There are 5 classes of license required by drivers of heavy vehicles: A Light Rigid (LR class) license covers a rigid vehicle with a gross vehicle mass (GVM) not more than 8 tons, with a to... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Truck driver-Special licences-A Medium Rigid (MR class) license covers a rigid vehicle with 2 axles and a GVM of more than 8 tons, with a towed trailer not weighing more than 9 tons GTM.
A Heavy Rigid (HR class) license covers a rigid vehicle with 3 or more axles with a towed trailer not weighing more than 9 tons GTM. ... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Truck driver-Special licences-A Multi-Combination (MC class) license covers multi-combination vehicles like Road Trains and B-Double Vehicles.A person must have a C class (car) license for one year before they can apply for an LR or MR class license and two years before they can apply for an HR. To upgrade to an HC cla... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Truck driver-Special licences-Canada Driver's licenses in Canada, including commercial vehicle licenses, are issued and regulated provincially. Regarding CDLs (commercial drivers licenses), there is no standardization between provinces and territories.
European Union In the EU, one or more of the categories of Large Go... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Truck driver-Special licences-A person must be at least 18 years of age to obtain a CDL. Drivers under 21 are limited to operating within their state of licensing (intrastate operation). Many major trucking companies require driver applicants to be at least 23 years of age with a year of experience, while others hire a... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Truck driver-Special licences-The U.S. Department of Transportation (US DOT) stipulates the various classes of CDLs and associated licensing and operational requirements and limitations.
Class A – Any combination of vehicles with a GVWR (gross vehicle weight rating) of 26,001 or more pounds provided the GVWR of the veh... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Truck driver-Special licences-Class B – Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing a vehicle, not exceeding 10,000 pounds GVWR.Class C – Any single vehicle or the combination of vehicles that does not meet the definition of Class A or Class B but is either designed to transport ... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Truck driver-Special licences-T – Double/triple trailers (knowledge test only) P – Passenger (knowledge test; skills test may be required for some operations. Required for bus drivers.) N – Tank vehicle (knowledge test only) H – Hazardous materials (knowledge test only, also requires fingerprint and background check si... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Truck driver-Special licences-If a driver either fails the air brake component of the general knowledge test or performs the skills test in a vehicle not equipped with air brakes, the driver is issued an air brake restriction, restricting the driver from operating a CMV equipped with air brakes.
Specifically, the five-... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Truck driver-Truck regulations on size, weight, and route designations-U.S.
Truck drivers are responsible for checking the axle and gross weights of their vehicles, usually by being weighed at a truck stop scale. Truck weights are monitored for limit compliance by state authorities at weigh stations and by DOT officers... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Truck driver-Truck regulations on size, weight, and route designations-The relationship between axle weight and spacing, known as the Federal Bridge Gross Weight Formula, is designed to protect bridges.A standard 18-wheeler consists of three axle groups: a single front (steering) axle, the tandem (dual) drive axles, an... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Truck driver-Truck regulations on size, weight, and route designations-Interstate commercial truck traffic is generally limited to a network of interstate freeways and state highways known as the National Network (NN). The National Network consists of (1) the Interstate Highway System and (2) highways, formerly classif... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Truck driver-Truck driver problems (U.S.)-Unpaid work time In the United States, there is a lot of unpaid time, usually at a shipper or receiver where the truck is idle awaiting loading or unloading. Prior to the 2010 HOS changes it was common for 4–8 hours to elapse during this evolution. CSA addressed this and incorp... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Truck driver-Truck driver problems (U.S.)-Turnover and driver shortage In 2006, the U.S. trucking industry as a whole employed 3.4 million drivers. A major problem for the long-haul trucking industry is that a large percentage of these drivers are aging, and are expected to retire. Very few new hires are expected in th... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Truck driver-Truck driver problems (U.S.)-To help combat the shortage, trucking companies have lobbied Congress to reduce driver age limits, which they say will reduce a recruiting shortfall. Under current law, drivers need to be 21 to haul freight across state lines, which the industry wants to lower to 18 years old.E... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Truck driver-Truck driver problems (U.S.)-Safety From 1992–1995, truck drivers had a higher total number of fatalities than any other occupation, accounting for 12% of all work-related deaths. By 2009, truck drivers accounted for 16.8% of transportation-related deaths. In 2016 alone, 475,000 crashes involving large tru... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Truck driver-Truck driver problems (U.S.)-Truck drivers are five times more likely to die in a work-related accident than the average worker. Highway accidents accounted for a majority of truck driver deaths, most of them caused by confused drivers in passenger vehicles who are unfamiliar with large trucks. The unsafe ... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Truck driver-Truck driver problems (U.S.)-Still, progress has been made. While there has been a 29% increase in fatal crashes since 2009, this number is still lower than what it was in 2005. The safety of truck drivers and their trucks is monitored and statistics compiled by the FMCSA or Federal Motor Carriers Safety A... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Truck driver-Truck driver problems (U.S.)-Truck drivers often spend their nights parked at a truck stop, rest area, or on the shoulder of a freeway ramp. Sometimes these are in secluded areas or dangerous neighborhoods, which account for a number of deaths due to drivers being targeted by thieves for their valuable car... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Truck driver-Truck driver problems (U.S.)-Parking A study published in 2002 by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) division of the U.S. Department of Transportation (US DOT) shows that "parking areas for trucks and buses along major roads and highways are more than adequate across the nation when both public (res... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Truck driver-Truck driver problems (U.S.)-As urban areas continue to sprawl, land for development of private truck stops nearby becomes prohibitively expensive and there seems to be an understandable reluctance on the part of the citizenry to live near a facility where a large number of trucks may be idling their engin... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Truck driver-Truck driver problems (U.S.)-Exacerbating the problem are parking restrictions or prohibitions in commercial areas where plenty of space exists and the fact that shippers and receivers of freight tend to prefer to ship and receive truckloads in the early and late portions of the business day.
The end resul... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Truck driver-Truck driver problems (U.S.)-Idling restrictions Idling restrictions further complicate the ability of drivers to obtain adequate rest, as this example from California may illustrate: Commercial diesel-fueled vehicles with a GVWR greater than 10,000 pounds are subject to the following idling restrictions e... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Truck driver-Truck driver problems (U.S.)-operate a diesel-fueled auxiliary power system which powers a heater, air conditioner, or any additional equipment for sleeper-berth equipped vehicles during sleeping or resting periods for greater than five minutes at any location within 100 feet of a restricted area.Drivers a... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Truck driver-Truck driver problems (U.S.)-DAC Reporting A truck driver's "DAC Report" refers to the employment history information submitted by former employers to HireRight and USIS Commercial Services Inc. (formerly called DAC Services, or "Drive-A-Check"). Among other things, a truck driver's DAC Report contains the... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Truck driver-Truck driver problems (U.S.)-False reports The DAC report is as critical to the livelihood of a professional truck driver as the credit report is to a consumer. When a trucking company reports negative information about a truck driver, it can ruin the driver's career by preventing him or her from finding a... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Truck driver-Truck driver problems (U.S.)-COVID-19 pandemic Truck drivers in the United States are on the frontline delivering essential goods to Americans during the COVID-19 pandemic. Many truck businesses may refuse to take assignments that travel to areas experiencing active outbreaks, such as New York City. They a... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Truck driver-Compliance, Safety and Accountability-In 2010 the FMCSA enacted the Compliance, Safety, and Accountability program, formerly known as Comprehensive Safety Analysis 2010 or CSA 2010, a data-driven safety compliance and enforcement program. The program was implemented to improve commercial motor vehicle (CMV... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Truck driver-Truck driver problems (U.K.)-Driver shortage In 2014 the Road Haulage Association and Freight Transport Association (FTA) have called for the government to help address the shortage of qualified truck drivers in the UK. According to the FTA, there was a shortage of 59,000 truck drivers. The average age of ... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Truck driver-Truck driver problems (U.K.)-These problems have been there for years because the average age of the driver is 55 years old, they're retiring, and the industry has not made this job attractive. For too long, working conditions have been poor, and those that are willing to tolerate it have been from abroad.... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Truck driver-Truck driver problems (U.K.)-Despite the strenuous hours and the required self-funded driver qualifications (approximately £1,500), incomes of truck drivers have been slipping down the wage ladder. In 2010, the median HGV driver in the UK earned 51 per cent more per hour than the median supermarket cashier... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Truck driver-Truck driver problems (U.K.)-Why would I want to be a truck driver, with all the responsibility, the long, unpredictable hours, if I can go to Aldi and earn £11.30 an hour stacking shelves? Kieran Smith, chief executive of Driver Require, a recruitment agency, noted that employers have pushed labour costs ... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Truck driver-Satellite tracking-Many companies today utilize some type of satellite vehicle tracking or trailer tracking to assist in fleet management. In this context "tracking" refers to a location tracking and "satellite" refers either to a GPS or GLONASS satellites system providing location information or communica... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Truck driver-Satellite tracking-An "in cab" communication device AVL unit often allows a driver to communicate with their dispatcher, who is normally responsible for determining and informing the driver of their pick-up and drop-off locations. If the AVL unit is connected to a Mobile data terminal or a computer it also... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Truck driver-Satellite tracking-The driver inputs the information, using a keyboard, into an automated system of pre-formatted messages known as macros. There are macros for each stage of the loading and unloading process, such as "loaded and leaving shipper" and "arrived at the final destination". This system also all... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Truck driver-Satellite tracking-Werner Enterprises, a U.S. company based in Omaha, Nebraska, has utilized this system to implement a "paperless log" system. Instead of keeping track of working hours on a traditional pen and paper based logbook, the driver informs the company of his status using a macro. | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Truck driver-Health issues-Working conditions Most truck drivers are employed as over-the-road drivers, meaning they are hired to drive long distances from the place of pickup to the place of delivery. During the short times while they are in heavily polluted urban areas, being inside the cab of the truck contributes m... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Truck driver-Health issues-Truck driver fatigue Truck driver fatigue is defined by the US Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) as being caused by "physical and/or mental exertion, resulting in impaired performance". Factors that increase truck driver fatigue include lack of... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Truck driver-Health issues-A contributing factor to truck driver fatigue is the stress associated with managing compliance to FMCSA's hours of service (HOS) regulations. Truckers are allowed to drive a maximum of 11 hours during a continuous 14-hour period, and must be off duty for at least 10 hours. In addition, they ... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Truck driver-Health issues-The FMCSA and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration conducted an extensive study from April 2001 to December 2003 investigating the causes of large truck crashes. Researchers reported that in thirteen percent of the crashes resulting in fatalities or injuries, truck driver fatigu... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Truck driver-Health issues-Sleep disorders and deprivation Truck drivers are also sensitive to sleep disorders because of the long hours required at the wheel and, in many cases, the lack of adequate rest. Driver fatigue is a contributing factor in 12% of all crashes and 10% of all near crashes. Traffic fatalities are ... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Truck driver-Health issues-Total costs attributed to sleep apnea-related crashes: 2000: $15.9 billion and 1,400 lives Treatment: Cost: $3.18 billion with 70% effectiveness of CPAP treatment Savings: $11.1 billion in collision costs and 980 lives annually (National Safety Council)Research sponsored by the Federal Motor ... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Truck driver-Health issues-Australia health requirements A new law was passed in Australia requiring that all "over the road" drivers carry their medical information with them when they "are on the clock". This will help drivers comply with this new law and can also help deliver quick, accurate medical assistance if an... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Truck driver-Health issues-Obesity According to a 2007, study in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 86% of the estimated 3.2 million truck drivers in the United States are overweight or obese. A survey conducted in 2010 showed that 69% of American truck drivers met their criteria for obesity, twice the p... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Truck driver-Health issues-Lack of exercise is another contributing factor to the obesity epidemic in the truck driver population. Almost 90% of truck drivers exercise only sometimes or never and only 8% exercise regularly. This is largely determined by long work hours and tight deadlines, the adoption of a sedentary l... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Truck driver-Health issues-Other health problems A study of 1,600 truck drivers from 2014 found that truckers in the US smoke at twice the rate of other working adults in the United States; 51% of truckers reported that they smoked in a 2010 survey. 61% of truckers in the same survey reported having two or more risk fa... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Truck driver-Implementation of drug detection-In the 1980s the administration of President Ronald Reagan proposed to put an end to drug abuse in the trucking industry by means of the then-recently developed technique of urinalysis, with his signing of Executive Order 12564, requiring regular random drug testing of all ... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Truck driver-Implementation of drug detection-Making sudden great changes in the infrastructures of huge economies and the industries crucial to them always entails risks, the greater the change, the larger the degree. Because of the U.S. economy's strong dependence on the movement of merchandise to and from large metr... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Truck driver-Truck driver slang-Truck drivers once had a highly elaborate and colorful vocabulary of slang for use over their CB radios, but with the high turnover in the industry in recent decades, this has all but vanished. Most of the newer generation of drivers in the U.S. today speak to one another over their CB r... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Truck driver-Truck driver slang-"Smokey" and "bear" are still used to refer to police officers, especially state patrolmen, and sometimes "diesel bear" for a DOT officer, though many new-school drivers merely say "police", "policeman" and "cop". "Hammer" refers to the accelerator pedal, and "hammer lane" the left lane ... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Truck driver-Truck driver slang-Most of the "ten codes" have fallen nearly or completely into disuse, except "10/4", meaning "message received", "affirmative", "okay", "understood", and occasionally "10/20", referring to the driver's location, (e.g., "What's your 20?") Often older truck drivers speaking over their CB r... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Truck driver-Truck driver slang-Partial list of some truck-driver slang; Australia All Dark - Weigh Station Closed Bandag band-aid - Retread tyre Candy car– Highway Patrol police car, usually with high-visibility police decals Car park - carrier of cars Chook Truck - Carter of live chickens Clean Skin - Non recap tyre ... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Truck driver-Visual signaling-One form of unspoken communication between drivers is to flash headlights on or off once or twice to indicate that a passing truck has cleared the passed vehicle and may safely change lanes in front of the signaling vehicle. The passing driver may then flash the trailer or marker lights to... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Truck driver-Visual signaling-Continual flashing of headlights or high beams after emerging from around a corner beside a high wall or from any roadway out of sight to oncoming traffic will alert a truck driver in the oncoming lanes to an accident or other obstruction ahead and will warn him to reduce speed or to proce... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Truck driver-Visual signaling-Since truck-driver language has no signal for "Do not move in front of me", nor has any understood length of time for turning headlights or high beams on or off, flashing the high-beams to say "Do not move in front of me" may be misinterpreted to mean that the truck is clear to proceed wit... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Truck driver-Visual signaling-Europe As a rule, "thanks" is signaled to the vehicle behind by switching between the left- and right-turn signal several times, whereas turning on the hazard-warning lights (both turn signals) means "Slow down; danger ahead". As cars would normally use the hazard-warning lights for "thank... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Truck driver-Visual signaling-Truck drivers also use flashing headlights to warn drivers in the oncoming lane(s) of a police patrol down the road. Though not official, two consecutive flashes indicate a police patrol, whereas a rapid series of flashing indicates DMV or other law-enforcement agency that only controls tr... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Truck driver-Visual signaling-Flashing headlights to the vehicle in front (intended for the other driver to see in their mirror) has two meanings. Long flashes are used to signal a truck driver that they are clear to return to the lane. A series of rapid flashes generally means "You're doing something stupid or dangero... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Truck driver-Visual signaling-Truckers also use their 4 ways flashing up a steep hill, mountain roads and on ramps on express ways to let others know that they are traveling at a slow speed and to be cautious approaching them. | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Truck driver-Visual signaling-Greeting In Europe, the general rule for truckers in a right hand driving country is to raise the left hand and to simply open the hand with all fingers extended without waving it at all with the palm facing forward, known as 'the flat hand'. Or a shorter version is to simply extend the fi... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Truck driver-In popular culture-Truck drivers have been the subject of many films, such as They Drive by Night (1940), but they became an especially popular topic in popular culture in the mid-1970s, following the release of White Line Fever, and the hit song "Convoy" by C. W. McCall, both in 1975. The main character o... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Truck driver-In popular culture-Truck drivers have also been villainously portrayed in such films as Duel, Joy Ride, The Transporter, Breakdown, The Hitcher, Thelma & Louise, Superman II, Supergirl, and Man of Steel. | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Truck driver-In popular culture-B. J. and the Bear is a television series depicting the exploits of a truck driver and his chimpanzee companion. Another is Movin' On, starring Claude Akins and Frank Converse. On 17 June 2007, the History Channel began to air Ice Road Truckers, a documentary-style reality television ser... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Colocation (business)-Colocation (business)-Colocation (or co-location) is the act of placing multiple (sometimes related) entities within a single location. | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Colocation (business)-Examples-In an organization, it refers to placing related roles or groups in a single room, building or campus.
In business, it refers to the practice of locating multiple similar businesses in the same facility. | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Colocation (business)-Examples-In trading, it often refers to placing multiple data centers in proximity to trading centers In telecommunications, primarily wireless telecommunications facilities such as mobile wireless (cell sites) and radio broadcasting, it refers to the practice of locating multiple wireless broadc... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Colocation (business)-Examples-In the retail sector, Sears Holdings often operates its large-format Sears stores with an income tax services office, an optical shop, and other independent operations. Walmart is also known for this, in addition to including fast-food restaurants such as McDonald's, Subway or Dunkin' Don... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Colocation (business)-Examples-In the airline industry, colocation commonly occurs at airports. Airline alliances will be assigned or build a fortress out of certain terminals or dominant carrier-specific terminals; Star Alliance in particular makes colocation in a single terminal alliance policy (termed "Move Under On... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Colocation (business)-Data-Colocation is often used in the data sourcing industry to mean off-site data storage, usually in a data center. This is very important for businesses since the loss of data can be crucial for companies of any size, up to and including disciplinary action for employees or loss of their job. An... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Colocation (business)-Data-Data colocation technology began to take hold in the telecommunications industry. Colocation enables multiple customers to access network, server, and data storage space, connecting them to a variety of service providers. | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Microsoft Developer Network-Microsoft Developer Network-Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) was the division of Microsoft responsible for managing the firm's relationship with developers and testers, such as hardware developers interested in the operating system (OS), and software developers developing on the various OS... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Microsoft Developer Network-Websites-MSDN's primary web presence at msdn.microsoft.com is a collection of sites for the developer community that provide information, documentation, and discussion that is authored both by Microsoft and by the community at large. Recently, Microsoft has placed emphasis on incorporation o... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
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