Fun With CB Lingo
When driving a rig for NTB, you won’t be driving through Beantown, but you might make a trip through Beer Town. We hope you don’t encounter a gator on the road, and that you know your route to fuel up with some go-go juice. You might even find yourself driving by an outdoor TV in some of these midwest towns.
If you have a bear on your tail and he’s got the discos on, best to ease up on the hammer and give ‘em space to get by.
As you pass yardstick after yardstick, keep the greasy side down and drive right of the zipper.
Did you see that portable parking lot hanging out in the hammer lane?
Pull into the watering hole to rehydrate and hope you don’t get stuck behind a kiddie car in the fall, a salt shaker this winter, or Buster Brown in the spring with all those frequent stops.
This is Little Red Hen, have a good day.
Over and out.
CB Lingo Decoded
Rig - Tractor and trailer
Beantown - Boston, while Beer Town - Milwaukee
Gator - tire tread on the road
Go-go juice - fuel
Outdoor TV - Drive-in theater
Bear - police officer
Discos - lights on a police car
Hammer - gas pedal
Yardstick - mile marker
Greasy side down - an upright truck
Zipper - dotted white line
Portable parking lot - car carrier
Hammer lane - passing lane
Watering hole - truck stop
Kiddie car - school bus
Salt shaker - salt truck
Buster Brown - UPS truck
Little Red Hen - my handle
Over and out - you know what this means
So, until next time, 10-4 and keep your eyes on the road!
We look forward to hearing from you: apply to drive with NTB.