TruckBro
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Level: Beginner · 10 lessons · Free

From Zero: The Language of Trucking

Equipment, freight types and everyday terms. After this you understand what people in this business are saying.

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What you will get

  • You tell dry van, reefer and flatbed apart
  • You understand deadhead, bobtail, backhaul
  • You know what drop & hook and FCFS mean
01Dry VanA dry van is a regular enclosed trailer. No refrigeration, no tricks. Just a box on wheels.
02ReeferA reefer is a refrigerated trailer. It hauls anything that can spoil: meat, fish, produce, ice cream.
03FlatbedA flatbed is an open platform. No walls, no roof.
04HazmatHazmat is dangerous cargo: fuel, gas, chemicals, anything that can burn or explode.
05DeadheadDeadhead is when a truck drives empty.
06BobtailBobtail is a tractor with no trailer. It has a head but no tail.
07BackhaulBackhaul is a load back home, so you don't have to drive home empty.
08Drop And HookDrop and hook is when a driver leaves a full trailer at the facility and immediately hooks up another one that's already loaded.
09FCFSFCFS stands for First Come, First Served. Whoever shows up first gets served first.
10Team DriversTeam drivers are two drivers in one truck. One drives while the other sleeps.

Practice

Guess the RateGuess the RateI show the lane — you guess what the broker will pay. Then we compare with the market.Next trackMoney and PaperworkHow money works on a load: rate con, BOL, POD, extra charges. And how not to lose your pay.