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2. Glossary of the American trucking industry - Wikipedia

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   A LTL driver normally has a dedicated or regional route. [10] [25] [26] Long-haul See over-the-road. Motor carrier A person or company providing transportation of property or passengers using commercial motor vehicles. [5] Over-the-road (OTR) A driver or carrier who transports cargo to any place at any time, without prescribed schedules or routes.

3. Truck driver - Wikipedia

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   A truck driver driving a semi-truck in the Netherlands. A truck driver (commonly referred to as a trucker, teamster or driver in the United States and Canada; a truckie in Australia and New Zealand; [1] an HGV driver in the United Kingdom, Ireland and the European Union, a lorry driver, or driver in the United Kingdom, Ireland, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Malaysia and Singapore) is a person who ...

4. OTR - Wikipedia

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   OTR, IATA code for Coto 47 Airport, in Costa Rica; OTR (convenience store), Australian petrol and convenience store chain; Over the road, truck drivers without schedule or route; Over-the-Rhine, a neighborhood in Cincinnati, Ohio, US

5. Trucking industry in the United States - Wikipedia

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   The Interstate Highway system (2007) Estimated average annual daily truck traffic for Interstate and major US Highways (1998). Components of diesel exhaust were confirmed as an animal carcinogen in 1988 by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, and by 2002, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) considered it "likely to be carcinogenic to humans". [8]

6. History of the trucking industry in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Starting in 1910, the development of a number of technologies gave rise to the modern trucking industry. With the advent of the gasoline-powered internal combustion engine, improvements in transmissions, the move away from chain drives to gear drives, and the development of the tractor/semi-trailer combination, shipping by truck gained in popularity. [1]

7. List of CB slang - Wikipedia

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   Description 18/18 wheeler A truck with a total of 18 tire/wheels. It can also be used for any truck usually with a fifth-wheel hitch and a semi-trailer even if the vehicle doesn't have dual wheels, or tandem axles. Aircraft carrier Tractor/trailer carrying a disassembled aircraft, helicopter or a small plane. Angry kangaroo