Terminalogy and Acronyms

Thanks for asking that question, I still have no clue to what P&O means. There should be a sticky for all the acronyms used on this site for us clueless folk.

 

http://www.twna.org/trucking_terms.htm

http://www.thetruckersreport.com/trucker-slang-and-cb-radio-lingo/

 

You must mean P&D which is a type driver in the LTL industry. It stands for Pickup and Delivery. Linehaul drivers move the freight usually at night in between terminals and the P&D drivers do the P&D with the customers.

Now what does LTL stand for?


Less than Truck Load!
Companies like UPS, FedEx, Conway, YRC, Old Dominion, Central Transport, etc.

Those are the better paying truck driving jobs and home every day.

 

UPS and FedEx are not LTL companies, they are package delivery companies, strictly dealing with small packages. UPS Freight and FedEx Freight are traditional LTL carriers, hauling single pallets, crates, skids and drums, above the weight and size limits of the package delivery companies. Many of the LTL drivers are not home every night, but have a layover at another terminal. Even back in the '60s, my next door neighbor was a Big R driver, out of Harrisburg, PA. If he went to Philadelphia, he turned it in one day. But, if he went to Akron, OH, they put him in a motel in Akron, then sent him back to Harrisburg when his 8 hour break was up.

 

BOL Bill of Lading
CBL Commercial Bill of Lading (Used by the DOD, Department of Defense)
JIT Just In Time shipment
GVW Gross Vehicle Weight
GVWR Gross Vehicle Weight Rating
DOT Department of Transportation
FMCSA Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (part of the U.S. DOT)
ICC Interstate Commerce Commission (predecessor of the FMCSA)
HHG House Hold Goods
RGN Removeable Goose Neck (type of lowboy trailer)
Hazmat Harardous Material

 

WTF = you'll see !!

 

Maybe we can keep the list going and just add to it. Copy the last list and paste it in your response and the last reply has the full list.

BOL Bill of Lading
CBL Commercial Bill of Lading (Used by the DOD, Department of Defense)
JIT Just In Time shipment
GVW Gross Vehicle Weight
GVWR Gross Vehicle Weight Rating
DOT Department of Transportation
FMCSA Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (part of the U.S. DOT)
ICC Interstate Commerce Commission (predecessor of the FMCSA)
HHG House Hold Goods
RGN Removeable Goose Neck (type of lowboy trailer)
Hazmat Harardous Material
DM Driver Manager
FM Fleet Manager
DL Driver Liason
MT Empty Call
H&D Hook and Drop
D&H Drop and Hook
LTL Less Than Truck Load
DPF Diesel Particulate Filter
Regen Truck regenerating the DPF

 

Auxilary Power unit, a small diesel engine that provides power to batteries and heat or cooling to the cabin while you rest. Uses about 1 gallon in 8 hrs.