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Trucker lingo

Discussion in 'Questions To Truckers From The General Public' started by hogfan77, Sep 20, 2009.

  1. Sep 20, 2009 #1
    hogfan77

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    Hey all you truckers,
    I run the fuel desk at the Kountry Xpress Truck Stop in Mulberry,AR. I am also a student at a local university. I am writing a paper for one of my English classes and need to know trucker language used on the CB radio, and what different things mean. I talk on the CB at work - announcing what is on the lunch buffet as well as diesel and off-road prices. I have learned the terms Breaker Breaker 19, anybody got your ears on, and not to ever call a trucker good buddy. Can anyone help? Your quotes will be published in my paper.
    Thanks,
    My Handle is Kountry Diva:biggrin_25520:
     
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  3. Sep 20, 2009 #2
    rookietrucker

    rookietrucker Trucker Forum STAFF Staff Member

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    Some where on this great site is a whole thread dedicated to this topic and for the world of me. I can't seem to find it right now. In the grey bar above is a search feature for the site.
     
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  4. Sep 20, 2009 #3
    MUSTANGGT

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    I have noticed over the years that the more slang somebody uses, the more of a rookie they are. Almost as if they feel they have to impress others with their insider knowledge.
    The older mature drivers tend to talk in plain simple English.
    I never say "gator" if there is a recap in the road and I always call a state trooper a state trooper, or state patrol.
    And I don't let the good buddy thing bother me one bit. Somebody has to be awfully insecure to let that bother them, mainly because usually the person addressing them has no idea it is supposedly a slur.
    It originated from a country song from the 70s and some people just can't let it go.
     
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  5. Sep 20, 2009 #4
    rookietrucker

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  7. Sep 20, 2009 #5
    hogfan77

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    I appreciate your feedback to my request. I remember when I was a kid (about 30 years ago), me and my family belonged to a CB club. We used all the old slang like "Good Buddy", and that's just what the words meant - a good buddy. I've worked at the truck stop for more than a year now, and all the truckers who come in are just hard working folks trying to make a living. When I first started working there, I would ask if they needed gas, and was immediately corrected to use the term "diesel." Also, when I talk on the CB to advertise the lunch buffet, someone always asks me if I've got any "nanner puddin" to go along with it.
    Honestly, I am just writing a term paper to depict the differences in language usage. For instance, you mentioned "gator." Does that mean that the tread came off the wheel? Kinda like "rubber-necking" means there is an accident ahead, and people are slowing down to look.

    Thanks,
    Kountry Diva
     
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  8. Sep 20, 2009 #6
    MUSTANGGT

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    Exactly right on the gator.
    A lot of truckstops down south would always have a lady on the CB saying "we got nannernannernannernanner pudding" and it kinda spread I guess.
    Some of the guys would say "a cup of 40 weight" for coffee. Then there's "go-go juice" for fuel and "pocket rocket" for a pill.(man that's an old one).
    A log book="funny book". Inspection station="chicken house or chicken coop".
    I'm embarrassed I know all this Lol. Now I know why I don't talk that way anymore, but I don't mind helping you out.
     
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  9. Sep 20, 2009 #7
    aussiejosh

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    So whats a chicken hauler supposed to be?
     
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  10. Sep 20, 2009 #8
    MUSTANGGT

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    Traditionally, it is applied to hauling frozen poultry, although the term "chicken truck " evolved to describe almost any decked out, lit up rig.

    Ironically, the trucks hauling live poultry are generally not fancy and are not refered to as chicken trucks except by the people that drive them.
     
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