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Befor there were cell phone's, truckers used C B radios and talked a different languaged to communicate with each other. Do you know what these mean?....
I do.
Feel free to add more that are not listed.
..........
What's the (your) 20?
Whats your handle?
Do you have your ears on?
A plain brown wrapper.
A bear in the air.
A local yokel.
A Barny
A smokey bear.
Lot Lizard
A Gator in the road
Hand
Driver
good buddy
pickle park
Portable parking lot
Bull Hauler
Dead head
Bob Tail
I know there are more, but I just can't remember them all.
Okie
Last edited by Crew Chief; 06-15-2009 at 01:38 PM..
LOL.. That's a Big 10-4 good buddy! During the peak of the CB radio fad from 1978 through 1981, I had one in the 1972 Chevy Impala I drove back then, and my handle was "The Blue Max", because the color of my car was blue.
I learned a lot of CB lingo but I can't remember any of it, except Smokey..
I also get a kick out of watching the movie Smokey And The Bandit (the first one)
Thanks for the memories, Okie_Dokie!!! A fair amount of those terms(and others) are used by truckers today. Only the older "hands" still remember and use the "10" codes; which confuses the newbies. Sadly, the term "Good Buddy" has degenerated to a rather negative connotation...sigh.
skateboard: a flatbed trailer
wagon: a trailer of any kind
covered wagon: a flatbed with a rigid tarping sytem covering the load
Many of the cities still are called by their nicknames:
Shaky Town: San Francisco
Derby: Louisville
Circle City: Indianapolis
"CLOSED" at the weigh station is the acronym for: "Coulda Loaded On Some Extra Deliveries"...
Y'all are looking good that way; see ya on the flip side!!!
Thanks for the memories, Okie_Dokie!!! A fair amount of those terms(and others) are used by truckers today. Only the older "hands" still remember and use the "10" codes; which confuses the newbies. Sadly, the term "Good Buddy" has degenerated to a rather negative connotation...sigh.
skateboard: a flatbed trailer
wagon: a trailer of any kind
covered wagon: a flatbed with a rigid tarping sytem covering the load
Many of the cities still are called by their nicknames:
Shaky Town: San Francisco
Derby: Louisville
Circle City: Indianapolis
"CLOSED" at the weigh station is the acronym for: "Coulda Loaded On Some Extra Deliveries"...
Y'all are looking good that way; see ya on the flip side!!!
Do you know what Phoenix's nickname is or was? If I remember correctly, the nickname cactus-ville or cactus forrest was used for either Phoenix or Tucson, forgot which one...
Last edited by Magnum Mike; 06-15-2009 at 02:25 PM..
My husband drives a big truck and sometimes I ride along with him. (He does local hauls to construction sites, etc). Let's see how many I get right without asking him for help!
What's the (your) 20? what's your location
Whats your handle? CB name
Do you have your ears on? do you have your radio on?
A plain brown wrapper.unmarked police car
A bear in the air.cops in a helicopter
A local yokel.
A Barny
A smokey bear.cop working radar
Lot Lizard prostitute at a truck stop.
A Gator in the road
Hand lumper???
Driver
good buddy another trucker
pickle park LOL I can only imagine!!!
Portable parking lot
Bull Hauler
Dead head broken down truck???
Bob Tail driving with no trailer(load) on the back
I would appreciate it if you truckers can fill in the one's I didn't get. Or, I can ask my hubby when he gets home tonight.
Befor there were cell phone's, truckers used C B radios and talked a different languaged to communicate with each other. Do you know what these mean?....
I do.
Feel free to add more that are not listed.
..........
What's the (your) 20?
Whats your handle?
Do you have your ears on?
A plain brown wrapper.
A bear in the air.
A local yokel.
A Barny
A smokey bear.
Lot Lizard
A Gator in the road
Hand
Driver
good buddy
pickle park
Portable parking lot
Bull Hauler
Dead head
Bob Tail
I know there are more, but I just can't remember them all.
Okie
I"m ashamed to say I know what most of those mean...
My husband drives a Freight Shaker now but I am hoping, one of these days ,he will get a new Peterbilt!
Okie
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