Trucker's / CB Slang and Technical Terms

dead head, v.  to haul an empty truck. Driving empty means you usually are not getting paid for the trip, you have to drive. somewhere to get a load.
diesel car, n.  a "real" truck (18 wheeler)
do what?, v.  I did not copy/understand your last transmission, could you please repeat it ?
double nickel, n.  means 55, usually in reference to inquiries about the speed limit.
driver, n.  refers to the person you were talking to / the radio operator receiving your transmissions.

eighty fifth street, n. refers to I85

fire in the wire, n. this means an amplified AM transmission see note 1 (see also foot warmer, side piece)
flat bed, n.  a flat bed truck
flip flop, v. a U-turn ( "Full blown bear did a flip - flop and is south bound and hammered down"). Can also mean the return trip ( i.e. "catch you on the flip - flop").
FM, n.  am/fm radio ( the term radioby itself refers to the CB )
foot warmer, n.  refers to a linear amplifier (see also side piece, fire in the wire).
forty two, v.  I understand and agree with you. ("Forty-Two, driver, I heard that idea, I did!").
*four wheeler, n.  anyone who is not a trucker (specifically a car). This term is usually preceded bby ssome form of an expletive. (i.e. a "swear word") as truckers are not always impressed by the way some four wheelers drive. This term is not always meant in a bad way as truckers call all cars four - wheelers
front door, pron.  in front of you or to the front ("you got a bear about 2 miles on your front door").

gold city, n.  Goldsboro, NC
*good buddy, n.  a term no longer used unless you are deliberately trying to annoy someone (it now means gay)
good neighbor, n.  same as driver the person you are talking with (this has replaced "good buddy")

hammer lane, n.  left lane of traffic
hammer down, v., adj.  vehicle moving fast ("smokey west bound and hammered down"). Also make a car move fast ("Hammer down driver").
hand, n.  same as driver. ("preeshaydit there hand.") I have no idea where this came from, but they call each other things like Hand, or Bubba, or Driver.
handle, pron.  your name on the CB radio - kind of a call sign so that others recognize you.
happy happy, n. means happy new year ( "have a great happy happy")
home twenty, n.  dwelling. In particular, the person talking's house, apartment, condo, etc.

key down, v.  when you try to talk over someone that is transmitting. Also a type of competition where the biggest radio wins!
linear, n.  a linear amplifier. This is the type of amplifier that is used to amplify an AM transmission.
local/local information, n,  call for local information (" break for some local information ").
log book, n.  it's a diary for truckers/one of the things they check at the chicken coops (4 wheelers wouldn't understand).

meatwagon, n.  name for an ambulance.
merry merry, n.  means merry Christmas (" have a wonderful merry merry")
modulator, n.  a type of amplifier used for AM transmissions.
moving on, v.  means you have quit jabbin' and are now driving (see also stepping on, rolling on).
mud duck, n.  a really weak/poor radio signal

ninety fifth street, n.  I95
nodamene?,interj.  do you understand what I am saying? (right? works here too).
no doubt, interj.  the truth of your last statement is undeniable.

parking lot, n.  a truck that is used to transport several cars "piggy back".
pickemup truck, n.  a pick up truck.
plain wrapper, n.  term for an unmarked police car....can also use color of car, ie. "blue wrapper" (see also bear).
preeshaydit, adj.  thank you very much.

queen city, n.  Charlotte, NC
radio, n.  a CB, ie. "what kind of radio are you talking on?"
radio check, n.  a call to see if your radio is working.
rascal,n.  term identifying a person that is known by the speaker ("That rascal owes me money ").
REACT, n.  nation wide group of volunteers who monitor channel 9 for emergency traffic.
readin' the mail, v. just listening to the CB ( not actively talking )
right?, interj.  what truckers end almost every sentence with (it seems they like to talk in questions)."ROGER" can be substituted. here.
roger, interj.  means "yes" or "OK"
rolling on, v.  same as steppin' on (not used that much).

sand bagging , v.  to listen in on a channel without talking
shoot you in the back/tail pipe/gastank, v.  police operating radar (usually from an exit ramp) as you drive past them.
short short, n. a short amount of time
side piece, n.  also refers to a linear amplifier (see also foot warmer, fire in the wire) note 1
skip, n.  CB ( and other short-wave frequencies ) tend to be reflected from the atmosphere. These transmissions can be heard many miles from the source of the transmission. This is called " skip " note 2
speed limit, n.  what a four wheeler is constantly unaware of ( besides being oblivious to surrounding traffic). A four wheeler will travel five miles an hour below the posted limit if a state trooper is following them, because it is suddenly extremely important that they obey the law for some reason (they haven't obeyed it before,why start now? )
stand on it, v.  accelerate with a quickness
stepping on, v.  means same as (see also moving on, rolling on)

taking pictures, v.  police operating a radar gun
ten-four, pron.  means "OK"/ "YES"
ten-twenty, pron.  location
ten-thirty three, pron.  emergency
ten-thirty six, pron.  call for correct time
turkey day, n. thanksgiving
turn signal, n.   a light on the back of a vehicle which indicates future direction of movement. This is the one piece of equipment that a four wheeler will only use if there is a police officer immediately behind him, otherwise, the four wheelers simply forget they  have one ( although they seem to be aware that the cruise control is mounted on the little stick thing)