Is there a "10" code for "When will you reach your destination?"

Discussion in 'Questions To Truckers From The General Public' started by fiddlemama, Aug 1, 2007.

  1. fiddlemama

    fiddlemama Bobtail Member

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    I work for a concrete ready mix company and this question comes up alot. I thought the code was 10-80. Please correct me if I am wrong.
    Thanks!!
     
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  3. bbmyls2go

    bbmyls2go Medium Load Member

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    actually there are as many ten code variations as there are police departments. Just use ETA, its shorter than either 10-84 or 10-26 or 10-77 etc etc, LOL!
     
  4. Pur48Ted

    Pur48Ted Road Train Member

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    10-8 arrived
    10-26 location
     
  5. fiddlemama

    fiddlemama Bobtail Member

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    "What's your ETA?" is what we have been using. Just thought there was a 10 code.
     
  6. bbmyls2go

    bbmyls2go Medium Load Member

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    the three I mentioned in my post are all variations of ETA for police. Wikipedia has a good chart that shows the several meanings for 10-codes
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ten-code
    10-77 is the code I'm familiar with (I used to be a police dispatcher many years ago), but as I say, phonetically, its silly to use a 6 syllable code instead of the simpler 3 syllable "ETA".
    Of course, there is always the shorter "WHERE Y'AT?"
     
  7. Burky

    Burky Road Train Member

    I simply say whatever I need to in plain, clear, consise English. 10 codes are mainly for law enforcement, and people who think that truckers are still stuck in the 70's cb craze.
     
  8. PlainTruckinCrazy

    PlainTruckinCrazy Bobtail Member

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    police, security, tow trucks (worked security and driving a towtuck in the past) all places I have seen and worked for was 97 arrive/meet and 98 was done/leaving the scene
     
  9. k7aab

    k7aab <strong>Sticking my nose in all the wrong places</

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    10-Honey I'm home
     
  10. n4mgr

    n4mgr Light Load Member

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    As a former volunteer Firefighter and EMT I am quite familiar with the way things were done here. 10-23 was the code for arrived on scene, LEO's also used this code. 10-17 was enrouted, 10-8 was on duty, 10-7 was off duty and 10-6 was busy. 10-21 was phone call(give or receive).
     
  11. Roadmedic

    Roadmedic Road Train Member

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    Ours are:
    10-8 Acknowledge page in service
    10-76 Enroute
    10-23 On scene
    10-60 In area
    10-24 Completed leaving scene
    10-6 Busy

    However, under the new rules we are moving away from 10 codes to sayings:
    Available, enroute, basically used plain speech.
     
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