How Much Do You Know About Trucker Slang?

In trucker slang, the eyes are known as "shutters." When someone is having "shutter trouble," they are having massive problems staying awake and certainly should find a truck stop to rest at… or drink some coffee.

Well, that was a simple answer. Truckers are a courteous bunch, and "preeshadit" is just a special part of trucker lingo that shows their appreciation.

Trucker lingo is unique and sometimes reasonably easy to work out. Even if you didn't know what the phrase meant previously, you could pretty much work it out, couldn't you? Yes, "how many candles are you burning?" is a request for your age.

Also called "sandbagging," sometimes truckers will just listen to the radio chatter as they drive to their destination. Trucker don't always talk all the time!

Truckers have words for every kind of vehicle possible. They see so many of them on the road during their travels, having lingo for them all just keeps everything interesting, especially when communicating with each other. And in trucker lingo, a tour bus is a "stage coach."

A shining oasis in the Nevada desert, Las Vegas is also known as "Sin City." Interestingly, the name dates back all the way to 1906, according to the Vegas Sun newspaper.

In trucker CB lingo, the "rubber duck" is the leader of the convoy and the most important person in that convoy. Why? Well, the "rubber duck" dictates the pace (usually above the speed limit). The "rubber duck" also gets to call the stops.

Driving faster brings down travel times, especially on long journeys. Triple digits is certainly breaking the law, however, and truckers could face hefty fines if caught doing so.

If a trucker reported a "10-1," then his CB radio was not receiving messages properly due to transmission problems. It would probably improve as he drove and picked up the radio signals better.

In the world of trucking and CB radios, you have to have a handle. Your handle is your trucking name, your identity when you are on the road. It should be something that people remember!

Highway patrols can be pretty strict when it comes headlights not working properly. And let's be honest, on a dark night when driving a difficult road, you want to see everything. So get that black eye fixed!

A "10-200" is pretty serious. If someone on a CB radio (and it is in all probability going to be a trucker) calls this, then the police are needed on scene. The person calling in the "10-200" should also give accurate directions or exact street names to help the law enforcement get there easier.

Truckers would call out police at all times to inform their fellow truckers, even those in the air.

That's a great name, don't you think? Although a highway patrolman might not fly his bike through the air like Evel Knievel, they certainly are experts on two wheels.

Well, you can see the reason why straight away: A dime is 10 cents, and there is the correlation. This highway was completed in 1957 and covers 2,460.34 miles. It is the southernmost cross-country highway in the States.

To break the boredom and loneliness, truckers love to drive in convoy. Not only can they converse over the CB radio, but generally, convoys tend to travel a little faster, which helps to eat up the miles.

Truckers would often check to see if their CB radios were working properly before they hit the road. This is how they did it.

Speed limits are a trucker's nightmare, and yes, it is imperative that they stick to them. When you are tired and on a long haul, however, you tend to just want to get to your destination a little quicker. A "double nickel" is a speed limit of 55 mph.

Trucker lingo sure can be humorous! Thanks to the fact that it lies on a massive fault, the San Andreas, and it is known for the occasional tremor, Los Angeles is known as "Shaky Town."

Without a doubt, Detroit's rich auto history, and the fact that it is still the auto manufacturing capital of the United States today, means that it indeed is "Motor City." It is not known exactly when the name came into being, but by the 1950s, the auto industry employed over 250,000 people, and it was called "Motor City" from then on.

Although they will try to avoid them, paying to use a toll road is an inevitable task for truckers—so much so they developed a slang word for it!

Well, it's not difficult to see why Miami would be called "Cigar City." People love their cigars there, which is probably in part because Miami has a massive Cuban population.

Sex workers are to be found at truck stops all over.

All truckers keep thorough log books. These they refer to as "comic books." In them, they record their various journeys, stops and loads. Many now, however, used electric aids to do this.

Trucker slang is incredible, isn't it? I mean, a "roller skate" for a small car. That is just about the perfect term to describe it.

That's right, a double deuce is 22. The thing is, America's roads have plenty of Highway 22s, so it this nickname is not applied to one in particular but more in a general way.

When truckers talk of "crotch rockets," they are talking of superbikes. These, normally of Japanese origin, are fast, sleek machines and nothing like a Harley or Chopper that truckers have more respect for.

A trucker "paying the water bill" has stopped to take a bathroom break! All those coffees and energy drinks can really play havoc with a trucker's bladder, especially when they are pushing to reach their destination.

Simply, really—"negatory" is classic trucker slang for no. As an example, a trucker might answer "negatory" when asked if he has seen any "Evel Knievels" on the highway.

The term "fender bender" originated in the 1970s during the height of CB radio chatter. Truckers use it to describe an accident, either one they have been in or one they have driven past.

Trucking is a tiring business. The road can really take it out of a person, and truckers know that fatigue kills, so when you hear one say they have their "nightgown on," they are taking time for some shut-eye.

When a trucker wants to start a transmission, they first put out a message specifically mentioning the channel they plan to use. That's exactly what saying "Breaker 1-9" does.

A "driving award" is nothing a trucker wants. It is an acknowledgement, that's for sure, but one of the worst kind—a speeding ticket. And that is something a trucker never likes!

The home of country music, Nashville certainly fits its nickname of "Music Town." Here is where virtually all country artists come to make their name. Some massive hits were recorded here, including Elvis' "Heartbreak Hotel."

"Copy" is an important word in trucking and generally means that someone understands what has been said. For example, a trucker might ask outright "Do you copy?", which means "Do you understand what I have just said?"