Say What?
I mentioned in the last post, Truckers have some crazy slang. Here is a list f some of my favorites.
Bobtail- this is what they call a truck with no trailer. I hear this most often when Tucker is wondering whether he’ll be assigned a local load home, or whether they’ll let him bobtail it.
Handle- this is the name they use on the CB. Its a nick name of sorts- and usually a good story about how it came to be. Tucker is not my guy’s real name- its his Handle.
Four-wheeler- that is what they call those of us who drive normal, four wheeled, vehicles.
Sheep- Another word for normal, four wheeled, vehicles. Or, more accurately, for those of us who drive them.
Right?- Apparently the correct way to end EVERY FREAKING SENTENCE!!!
Yardstick- this is a mile marker. I guess yards sound better?
Pickle Park- Rest area. No idea. I don’t get this one. I’m fairly certain I don’t want to.
Lot Lizard- A prostitute who works in a truck stop. Apparently these women are quite persistent and nasty. Tucker has his own special ways of sending them on their way, often involving a bottle of apple juice warmed to body temperature dumped out the window. I get that sometimes, people do desperate things for money, but when a fella says no- leave him be!
reefer- No, its not drugs. Its a refrigerated Truck. . . Usually. Unless its drugs.
Log Book- The bane of most trucker’s lives. This is where they record the details of their job, how much they drive, everything! This gets checked at stops and by cops and it can cause BIG problems when it gets screwy. Its also one of the most manipulated things out there for way too many truckers.
And of course, I can’t forget the way they describe cops!! I can’t share all of them, but If you hear your man talking about Smokey or a bear- they’re talking about law enforcement.