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EmailAt Mills & Associates, we are always on the lookout for resources that might be useful to our clients. Over the years, we have come to realize that the trucking industry has a language of its own. This fact was never more apparent than the other morning when I stopped a truck stop for a cup of coffee. I overheard a driver next to me tell the waitress, “That parking lot must’ve been doing 80 in the hammer lane!”
I whipped out my trucker decoder ring and it told me that a parking lot is a semi hauling cars piggyback style on its trailer and the hammer lane is the passing lane on the highway.
It was then that I realized we could create a trucking decoder for the benefit of our clients. While we work on our translations, you can start by taking a peek at A-Z Trucking Terminology. It appears to be a solid resource for defining common terms in the transportation industry.
So while you ponder whether you’re more likely to find an alligator, pup, or a bed bugger at a zoo or next to you on the highway, we’ll be brainstorming to provide you with some trucking terms you’ll find entertaining yet informative.
Okay, we won’t leave you completely hanging: a bed bugger refers to a carrier that transports personal, household goods versus commercial items. They’re the moving companies.
