Trucker CB Lingo is just like any other language it's constantly changing ever evolving. For instance "GoodBuddy", Used to mean friend. Now it means you are calling someone a homosexual. So if you're going to be talking on a CB radio you certainly need to learn the lingo, Otherwise you never know what you are saying to someone or what someone might be saying to you. This is a short list of "CB Terminology", The list is endless as every city has it's own CB nickname, And we could never come close to fitting all that on this page. But if you know of any on Interstate 10, Please let us know so we can add it here.
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Trucker CB Lingo A:
Aardvark:
A big rig with a long nose or a conventional tractor.
Alamo:
San Antonio, Texas.
Alligator:
A tire part from a blown tire on the road. Basically anything on the road that could jump up and destroy your air lines when you run over it.
Alligator Bait:
Bits and pieces of a blownout tire.
Alligator Radio Station:
A radio that can transmit ok, but receives very poorly.
Any 1,2 or 3 digit number:
Usually the mile marker on the highway where something is.
Astrodome:
Houston,Texas.
Trucker CB Lingo B:
Back Door:
Behind you or to the rear, Someone who is driving behind your vehicle watching your backside for police.
Back Out:
Finished talking, will now stop talking.
Back Quiet:
I have finished my transmission and you may proceed to run your mouth when ready
Back Row:
The area at some truck stops where prostitutes,Hookers or Lot Lizards hang out
Bambi:
A deer or doe.
Bear:
A highway, state or county police officer,a term for a law enforcement officer
Base Station:
A home base CB Radio Operating Unit.
Bear Bait:
A speeding driver.
Bear In The Air:
A police airplane or helicopter that monitors highway speeds & activates below.
Bear Trap:
Sobriety Check Point or One or more police officers are on standby waiting while another officers takes pictures with their laser or radar gun.
Bed buggers:
Moving companies like Mayflower.
Better half:
Your spouse, ie. your wife,husband,girlfriend or boyfriend.
Big D
Dallas,Texas.
Big Radio:
Means the radio is operating an illegal linear amplifier to boost the power wattage so they can talk farther away or to override someone.
Big Road:
A major interstate highway
Big-Tall Rubber:
Large 24-inch tires on a vehicle.
Big Truck:
Usually an 18 wheeler when compared to small cars & trucks, but when compared to other large trucks we are talking about a faster truck with a bigger engine.
Bingo Cards:
Paper cards that hold information about trucking permits from various states.
Bird Dog:
Any radar detector.
Bluebird:
Any Martin Company truck. Named because of bird painted on the side of the trailer.
Bobtail:
Driving without a trailer
Boogie:
Top gear.
Boss Man:
Your supervisor or dispatcher at your job
Brake Check:
A sudden slowdown in traffic, where you have to hit the brakes to keep from rear ending the vehicle in front of you.
Break:
The proper etiquette to gain access to a busy radio channel
Bubba:
An unformal version of good friend
Bull city:
Durham, North Carolina.
Bulldog:
A mack truck it looks tough and ugly.
Bull Rack:
A driver and or a truck and trailer for hauling live stock, usually cattle and you can usually smell them coming a mile away.
Bumper Sticker:
An automobile following you way too closely.
Bundled Out:
Truck is loaded very full.
Trucker CB Lingo C:
Cabbage:
A long steep incline in eastern Oregon. You smoked the brakes coming off of the Cabbage Mountain highway passage.
Capital City:
Raleigh, North Carolina.
Cash Box-Cash Register:
Usually a Toll booth on the highway or bridge.
CDL:
A Commercial Drivers License.
Channel 9:
Emergency Channel, If your lucky enough to actually find someone monitoring it.
Channel 19:
The official OTR truck driver CB channel.
Chicken Coop:
Weigh Station, State Department of Transportation run scales for measuring and inspecting trucks and drivers.
Chicken Lights:
Extra external lights on a truck & or trailer.
City Kitty:
A city Police officer or police patrol car.
Combine:
A tractor made by NaviStar International Trucks which used to be named International Harvester.
Comedian:
The middle of a divided highway called the median.
Come on, back:
Go ahead and transmit to me.
Comic Book:
A drivers log book or time keeping book required for all Over The Road commercial drivers. The record is frequently considered a joke or untrue.
Coming At You:
You have a bear coming towards you from the front.
Container:
What you call a 18 wheeler that is carrying ship cargo containers.
Corn Flakes:
A Consolidated Freightways truck driver.
CottonPicker:
A male bonding term for a friend or driving buddy.
County Mountie:
A County Sheriff or Deputy Law Enforcement Officer.
Covered Wagon:
A flat bed trailer with side kits, bows and tarp looking like a old time covered wagon.
Cowtown:
Fort Worth, Texas.
Crotch Rocket:
A fast motorcycle.
Trucker CB Lingo D:
Dead Head:
To haul an empty trailer. You have to drive somewhere to get a load.
Destruction:
Road construction work.
Detector Detector:
An electronic device used by Revenue Patrols to locate illegal radar detectors in Big Trucks.
Diesel Car:
A "real" big truck.
Diesel Cop:
D.O.T. man, D.M.V. enforcement officer.
Dispatcher Brains:
Indicates the truck is empty. Or completely full of dispatcher brains.
D.O.T.:
Initials for the Department Of Transportation, Or a bear that works commercial vehicles
Do What?:
I did not copy-understand your last transmission, would you please repeat it again, Please?
Double Nickel:
Means 55 mph.
Down Stroke:
Means going down a hill or mountain.
Dragon Fly:
A truck without enough power, drag up hill, fly down hill
Dragon Wagon:
Large Tow Truck
Driver:
A person operating a tractor trailer or any other vehicle.
Dry Box:
A dry freight trailer.
Duke City:
Albuquerque,New Mexico.
Trucker CB Lingo E:
Eighty Fifth Street:
Refers to Interstate 85.
Eighteen Wheeler:
A vehicle with at least 18 wheels on the ground Usually big trucks.
Evil Knievel:
A motorcycle police officer.
Trucker CB Lingo F:
Fire In The Wire:
This means an amplified AM. CB radio transmission.
Flip Flop:
The return trip by a driver or A U-turn by a police officer.
Foot Warmer:
Refers to a linear amplifier for a CB Radio.
Forty Two:
I understand and I agree with your last transmission.
Four Wheeler:
Specifically a passenger car or pickup truck but basically anyone who is not a trucker
FM:
An am/fm stereo.
FreightShaker:
A FreightLiner big truck.
Front door:
In front of you or to the front,"I've got your front door covered".
Full Grown-Blown Bear:
A State Trooper that is working traffic and looking for a traffic Violator.
Fuzz Buster:
What the police call a Radar Detector.
Trucker CB Lingo G:
Garbage Hauler:
A driver of a refrigerated tractor trailer hauling perishable produce.
Git on:
Entrance Ramp on the highway.
Gearjammer-Gearslammer:
A speeding truck driver, one known to accelerate/decelerate to quickly.
General Mess of Crap:
GMC trucks by made by Volvo-White.
Georgia Overdrive:
Neutral gear in the transmission.
Gold City:
Goldsboro, NorthCarolina.
Good Buddy:
If someone calls you "Good Buddy" they are calling you a homosexual.
Good Neighbor:
Same as driver or friend the person you are talking with on the CB.
Go To The Harley:
Put your CB radio on channel 1.
Go To Double Harley:
Put your CB radio on channel 11.
Got Your Ears On?:
Used when looking to check if someone has on their CB radio on.
Gouge On It:
Speed Up,Go faster.
Grain Hauler:
A truck and trailer built for hauling grain
Granny Lane:
The right or slow lane on any four lane road.
Greasy Side Up:
When a car or truck has flipped upside down.
Green Stamps:
Money spent at tolls.
Ground Pressure:
Weight. "The scale is checking ground pressure".
Gumball Machine:
Lights on top of any emergency vehicle.
Trucker CB Lingo H:
Hammer Lane:
The fast or inside passing lane on any four lane roadway.
Hammer Down:
Go faster,speed up or step on it.
Handle:
Your username on the CB radio.
Happy Happy:
Means have a happy new year.
Have Shutter Trouble:
To fall asleep. to close eyelids.
Hit The Jackpot:
When police lights are flashing. "Looks like the police hit the jackpot."
Home Twenty:
Dwelling, The person who's talking about home or abode.
Ho Chi Minh Trail:
California Highway 152, which has heavy traffic and has lots of accidents.
Hood:
A conventional tractor, as opposed to a cab-over tractor.
Hurricane Trucker:
A Truck Driver who operates anywhere Hurricanes Hit.
Trucker CB Lingo I:
In The Big Hole:
In top gear or high gear.
Trucker CB Lingo J:
Trucker CB Lingo K:
Kenworthless:
A Kenworth tractor truck.
Key Down:
When you try to power over someone that is transmitting on their CB radio.
Kojak with a Kodak:
A law enforcement officer with a radar gun.
Trucker CB Lingo L:
Land line:
A fixed Telephone that uses wires as opposed to a wireless cell phone.
Large Car:
A big, fancy tractor truck.
Left Coast:
The West Coast of the U.S.A.
Linear:
A linear amplifier for a CB radio.
Local or Local Information:
Call for local information usually local directions to some place.
Log Book:
A time keeping book for trucker drivers-one of the things that usually gets looked at by a police officer when going through a D.O.T. inspection.
Lot Lizards:
A truck-stop hooker or prostitute.
LTL:
Classification of general cargo carriers that specialize in transporting Less Than a Truck load of cargo freight.
Trucker CB Lingo M:
Mardi Gras:
New Orleans, Louisiana.
McStop:
A McDonalds restaurant with big truck parking and clean restrooms
Meat Wagon:
An Ambulance.
Merry Merry:
Means Merry Christmas.
Mission:
A rush load.
Modulator:
A type of amplifier usually used for AM CB radio transmissions.
Momma:
Refers to a driver's wife,the mother of the speaker's children.
Motion Lotion:
Fuel for a vehicle.
Moving On:
Means you have quit jabbing at the brakes and are now driving normal.
Mud Duck:
A really weak-poor radio transmission signal.
Trucker CB Lingo N:
Ninety Fifth Street:
Refers to Interstate 95.
Nodamean:
Means do you understand what I am saying?
No Doubt:
I agree with you.
Trucker CB Lingo O:
Oak City:
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Trucker CB Lingo P:
Parking Lot:
A truck carrying automobiles,or a traffic back-up.
Peacemaker:
Usually a Church touring Bus.
Pickem Up Truck:
A 4 or 6 wheeled pick up truck.
Pickle Park:
A rest area or roadside park, often a hangout for hookers or prostitutes male & female.
Pig Hauler:
A driver and or truck and trailer built for hauling livestock, specifically hogs.
Plain White Wrapper:
An unmarked police cruiser that is a white car because if it's was brown they would say a "Plain Brown Wrapper".
Portable Scales:
Means the D.O.T. has moveable scales setup somewhere other than a normal D.O.T. Weigh Station.
Power Up:
Go faster or step on it.
Preeshaydit:
Thank you.
Pumpkin:
Schneider company trucks. So named because of their bright orange color or the orange barrels a.k.a "Schneider Eggs" in a construction area.
Trucker CB Lingo Q:
Trucker CB Lingo R:
Radio:
A Citizens Band Radio.
Radio Check:
A call to see if a radio is transmitting properly." Break one nine for a radio check".
Rascal:
Term identifying a person that is known by the person speaking.
React:
Nation wide group of volunteers who monitor channel 9 for emergency traffic calls.
Readin' The Mail:
Just listening to the CB radio.
Reefer:
A refrigerated produce trailer.
Right?:
What some truck drivers end almost every sentence with or a more commonly used "ROGER".
Road Pizza:
A badly mangled dead animal or road kill.
Roger:
Means "copy","yes" or "ok".
Roller Skate:
Any small car. Originally referred to a Volkswagen bug.
Rolling on:
Same as stepping on and moving on.
Trucker CB Lingo S:
Salt Shaker:
A snow plow which usually salts the roadway.
Sand Bagging:
Listening in on a channel without talking.
Sand Box:
A gravel bucket or trailer.
Schneider eggs:
Orange barrels used by road construction crews to block off areas. They are the same color as Schneider company trucks.
Scoot:
A Harley-Davidson motorcycle.
Sesame Street:
CB channel 19. Named so because of child-like behavior that always occurs on the air.
Seat Cover:
Someone who is sitting in a vehicle seat, Usually a very pretty female.
Shakey Side:
The West Coast of the U.S.A.
She Bear:
A female police officer.
Shootin'Skip:
Usually means someone is on a side band channel using the atmosphere to carry their radio waves a very long distance.
Shootin' You in the Back-Tail, Pipe-Gas tank, Rear End:
Police operating radar usually on an on ramp or overpass as you drive past them.
Short Short:
A short amount of time.
Side Piece:
Also refers to a linear CB radio amplifier.
Six Wheeler:
Any vehicle with six wheels touching the ground.
Skate Board:
Usually a flatbed trailer.
Skip:
CB radio waves that tend to be reflected off of the atmosphere so that the transmission carries a long distance.
Skins:
Vehicle Tires.
Slow Wheels In Fast Traffic:
A name for SWIFT transportation company's vehicle.
Small Rubber:
Shorter or lower 22-inch tires.
Smile:
Comb your hair you are about to have your picture taken by a police radar or laser gun.
Smokey or Smokey the Bear:
A State Highway Patrol or Federal Revenue Patrol officer.
Smoking Scooter:
A police motorcycle.
Speed Limit:
The legal set speed limit of a road.
Stagecoach:
A large passenger touring bus.
Stand On It:
Means to accelerate with quickness.
Stepping On:
Means same as moving on, or rolling on.
Sugar:
A term meaning sweet, female or male.
Sure Wish I had a Faster Truck:
Refering to the "SWIFT" company trucks.
Swamp Donkey:
An animal called a moose.
Swinging:
Carrying a load of carcass beef that is hanging from the top of a trailer making the trailer very top heavy.
Trucker CB Lingo T:
Taking Pictures:
The process of using radar or a laser gun to check and measure your vehicles speed.
Ten-Four:
Means "OK" or "YES"
Ten-Twenty:
A Location " My 10 - 20 is at mile marker 10".
Ten-Thirty Three:
Police Emergency usually an auto accident.
Ten-Thirty Six:
A request for the correct time.
Thermos Bottle:
A tanker trailer that carries liquid.
TL:
The Federal classification of a general commodity carrier that carries a full Truck Load of common cargo.
Too Many Eggs in the Basket:
Overweight vehicle.
Toothpicks:
Lumber or wood products.
Travel Agent:
A Dispatcher thats always trying to send you somewhere so the company can make money.
Triple Digit Ride:
A big truck that can exceed 99 mph.
Turkey Day:
Means Thanksgiving Day.
Turn Signal:
A light on a vehicle which indicates future direction of the vehicle's direction of movement.
Trucker CB Lingo U:
Up Stroke:
A vehicle going up hill.
Trucker CB Lingo V:
VW:
A tractor truck made by Volvo-White.
Trucker CB Lingo W:
Walked On Ya:
Someone keyed up when you did and it made your transmission unintelligible.
Waiting For You:
A police officer who is parked and waiting for traffic to drive by so they can check for violators.
Wallyworld:
Means WalMart.
West Coast Turnarounds:
Uppers,Speed,Meth,Cocaine,Benzedrine pills or any medication to keep someone awake for long periods of time. So called because a trucker could take some and drive from the East Coast of the U.S. to the West Coast, and drive back east without stopping to get any sleep. A dispatchers favorite drug for their drivers so they can make the company and dispatcher more money at the risk of the driver and general publics lives.
Whachyathink?:
Means right or correct?
Weighing Your Wagon:
The D.O.T. Scales are open and checking your vehicle weight.
Wiggle Wagons:
A Truck pulling double or triple trailers using a converter dolly.
Windy:
The city of Chicago, Illinois.
Trucker CB Lingo X:
Trucker CB Lingo Y:
Yard:
Name for a driver's company location.
Yardstick:
A mile marker alongside any highway or freeway.
YEEOOOWW BAAABBY!:
When a woman is good looking and usually not wearing much clothing you will hear this phrase.
Yonder:
A certain direction indicated by the person speaking.
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