trucker_lingo Mahayana *very canadian based terms* Advertising Usually a highway patrol vehicle with its lights flashing Alley Cat Another way to describe a less than sophisticated but pretty lady Alligator Piece of a tire that has blown and shredded - (usually a retread) on the roadway Back Door The rear of a tractor-trailer unit - "…he's comin' up on your back door!" Bambi Deer on or close to the roadway Barbers Used to describe a low overpass below the min 4.121 metre height req. of a truck (13' 6") Bait or Bear Bait When one vehicle is up front creating the traffic tempo (speedwise) - making itself bait for police radar Bear Police Bear (Cave) Police Station.. (zoo) Bear in the air / Flying Bear Overhead police in chopper equipped with radar Bear (Meat) Vehicle without a radar detector Bear (Report) When asking for last known police location Better Half Your spouse Big Truck Tractor power unit; Big Rig Bingo Cards A card that holds several permit stamps from different states. Becoming less common w/ the IRP. (On the) Boardwalk Describes a road that is very bumpy. Not advised for bobtailing or loose loads. Boogie (down) Put the tractor in high gear for maximum speed. Boy Scouts A number of police in one location Brake (check) When you need to slam the brakes 'on' in heavy traffic or if an obstacle appears in front of the truck Break CB Radio term for interrupting a current conversation between other users. Break (channel) CB Radio term for requesting conversation on a specific channel. Ex: "Break 37, put her up to 37, John!" Breaker, Breaker CB radio user asking to use a channel, or to cut in. Buggin' Out CB radio user leaving a channel BullDog Referring to a 'Mack' truck Bumper Sticker Vehicle following behind too closely Camera(s) Police photo radar unit(s) Cash Register / Change Counter A toll booth Chew and Spews A truck stop or truckers restaurant / coffee stop Chicken Coop / The Coop / Hen House Inspection Station or truck weigh station, port of entry, etc. Chicken Lights / Xmas Lights Several extra lights on a tractor and/or trailer unit. Chicken Ranch A brothel; house of pleasure.. (shanty town) City Kitty Female police officer Clean / Clear Shot Highway clear of highway patrol units / little traffic Cloak / Dark-time Describes night falling Coal Bucket / Dumpster Tandem Dump trailer (The) Coke The famous Coquihalla Hwy #5 in B.C. Known for its altitude and constant weather changes that can occur in minutes. Comeback.. CB slang for please answer my question or comment, also means repeat.. Comic Book Truckers logbook County Mounty / Mounty U.S. or Canadian Highway Patrol Covered Wagon Tandem Dump trailer or gravel truck with a tarp-covered load Cowboy Term for dangerous driver - imprudent actions or carelessness on the roadway. Endangers themselves and others Crotch Rocket Old term for a motorcycle Cub Scouts A sheriff's deputies. "Do it to it.." To speed up; get going. Double Harley To put the dial of the CB radio to channel 11 Double Nickel Maintaining a speed of 55 mph Down Stroke Going downhill / to downshift and handle the downgrade Dragon Wagon A tow truck Dry Dock Freight sitting on a dry dock, awaiting shipping. Dry Van Trailer with no reefer unit attached and no insulation. Duped Earl A driver who has been 'taken' or duped into taking a load that has very little return. Ears on Is a driver listening? Is the CB.on? Eighteen Wheeler Tractor trailer unit with 18 wheels Evil Kinevil A motorcycle policeman Fat Load/ (Heavy Load) Truck that is overloaded - too heavy for provincial transport regulations Feedin' the Bears Trucker that is receiving a ticket Flappers Same as 'Ears On' Flip Flop On the way back.. A driver's return trip Four Wheeler A non-commercial passenger vehicle - obviously with 4 wheels Freight Burner / Freight Shaker A Freightliner truck Front Door The front of a truck - something coming up ahead on the 'front door' Garbage American trucker terminology for fresh produce. Canadians do not typically use this term. Gatlin' Jim Term for a well-known professional and seasoned trucker. Safe, courteous, etc. Gear Jammer A famous truck stop off I-84 in Oregon. Also describes a speeding trucker. Gear Jerker Self-explanatory Gear Slammer A driver who varies speeds frequently from slow to fast. May be very tired or irrate. Gettin' out.. Getting off of the CB radio Go to the Harley Put the CB on channel 01 Gonna go flatline / (horizontal) Going into the sleeper for a rest Got your Ears On.. Variation of 'Ears On' Grass Usually referred to as the meridian or the side of the road .. See also 'rhubarb'.. Gratin' Jane Rookie female trucker. Grinds the gears, etc. Green Stamp Road Toll road Green Stamps Monies paid for traffic fines Hammer (down) To step on the accelerator / put it to the floor Handle CB name a trucker prefers to be addressed by - "What's your handle, mac?" Harvey (Wallbanger) Name given to a driver who doesn't garner much respect from other drivers. Ie: dangerous, reckless, careless, etc. Honeybear Female police officer (also: city kitty..) Hooterbox CBer that won't shut up. Arrogant, rude, little respect for others… Icebox You'd think it was a refrigerator, but noooo… It has been used by truckers to describe a driver in a unit with no working heater Idiot box Television set Invitations Tickets Juvenile Delinquent Young people on the radio tying up valuable channels like #19 Landline A hardwired telephone Linear (amp) An amplifier generally used to increase the transmission output of a CB radio Local Yokel Means all sorts of things, but usually a person local to the immediate municipality Lot Lizard A lady of the night; prostitute. Makin' Bacon We ALL know what this means… Make the trip (grade) Is my transmission being received ok? (Comeback..) Mile Markers U.S. interstate highway mile markers posted at roadside, very seldom seen in Canada due to extreme cost of posting them Mix Master Used to describe a highway overpass's cloverleaf -- why? Because vehicles tend to roll or slide off of these when going too fast Montreal Hill (The 'Hill') Famous steep hill in Ontario's Precambrian Shield country, northwest of Sault Ste. Marie, along Lake Superior. Motor City Good ol' Detroit, MI. On the Side Shoulder of the roadway Over your shoulder Behind you Parking Lot Vehicle transport truck Pickum-up A half-ton pickup truck (Boxed 4-wheeler..) Picture machine (taker) Photo radar, also normal radar. Plain (Brown) Wrapper An unmarked police vehicle Prairie Fire The setting sun on the horizon that gets in your face making it difficult to see. Typical if travelling through the prairies. Quick Shine A good cleaning from a rainstorm.. (window wash) Ragin' Cajun Black-haired beauty from New Orleans (expanded to include the southeastern U.S., but generally the state of Louisiana) Rakin' the leaves Trailing behind a line of big trucks.. Ratchet Jaw Idiot that won't stop talking.. Read (me..) To hear correctly ie: "You readin' me Jake?" Rest em up To rest at a roadside rest area Rig(s) Tractor power unit; Big Truck Rocking Chair Vehicle caught between two big trucks Roger Beep A cheap device bought at truck stops that 'beeps' when the mike is depressed / released, for the tone deaf and annoying as hell! Roger wilco (Ok, received correctly), will comply.. Roller Skate Usually a small 4 wheeler (car) Rolling Parking Lot Variation on Parking Lot Seat Covers Very attractive women inside vehicles (an old term..) Shake the leaves To see what lies ahead Shakey Town Los Angeles, CA Shanty A truck that shouldn't be on the road due to its horrible condition Shanty Town Another term for a brothel, or house of pleasure.. (chicken ranch) Shiny Side Top of the trailer (top side..) Skateboard A flatdecked trailer Smokey on four legs An old euphemism to describe Royal Canadian Mounted Police Stagecoach A travel bus Thermos Tanker truck; oil, gas, milk, etc. Tijuana taxi A well marked police unit -such as highway patrol vehicles Tin Can CB radio Train Station Traffic court that finds almost everyone who appears before it, guilty of a traffic conviction (there is one such place in Washington!) Two wheeler Self-explanatory for a motorcycle Walked Over.. When someone with a more powerful transmitter (ie: more than the legally approved 4 watts) starts talking over your conversation, drowning you out. Extremely arrogant behaviour, but some drivers are like that. Others just don't hear you, period. Willy Weaver Driver under the influence, or extremely tired. WindJammer Driver that won't shut up.. (hooterbox, ratchet jaw..) Window Wash A good cleaning from a rainstorm.. (quickshine) Yardstick Again, they are mile markers positioned at the side of the interstate highway. Good practice to use this term. You got a (copy) on me Yet again, a question over the CB radio for "Do you hear me?", "Am I coming in?" Zoo Another term for a highway police station.. (bear cave) 020115 ... cube This is great! Thanx Mahayana :-) ³ 020115 ... r_r . 100621 ... fghio fghio 101114 ... shpaaaaaaaaaaaa shpaaaaaaaaaaaa 110228 what's it to you? who go blather from