Expression | Description | Example |
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"Ace" | A class A trucker | "Thanks for the smokey report there Ace." |
"Advertising" | Highway Patrol with their lights on | "Smokey advertising at the 56 mile marker." |
"Alligator" | Large piece of a tire on the road | "There's a large alligator in the middle of the road up ahead." |
"At your back door" | Behind your truck | "You got a smokey at your back door!" |
"Bambi" | Deer (dead or alive) | "There's a Bambi on the side at the 43 yardstick." |
"Barbershop" | A low overpass | "I saw a driver take his trailer to the barbershop last week." |
"Bear bait" | Leader in a group of trucks | "Looks like Swift is the bear bait tonight." |
"Bear/Smokey" | County or State Cop | "Can I get a smokey report." |
"Bear cave" | Police station on the highway | "The bear cave is empty tonight so watch out." |
"Bear in the air" | Overhead highway patrol | "Slow down Roadrunner you got a bear in the air past the next rest area." |
"Bear meat" | Speeding truck without a radar detector | "That gearjamming large car is bear meat." |
"Bear report" | Asking for the location of the cops | "Can I get a bear report there covenant." |
"Bedbuggers" | Moving companies | "Bedbuggers on the side of the road." |
"Better half" | Husband or wife | "I sure do miss my better half." |
"Big/tall rubber" | 24 inch tires | "I just bought new big rubber for my rig." |
"Bingo cards" | Paper cards that hold trucking permits from different states | "Better get your bingo cards out, they're checkin' em at the chicken coop." |
"Bluebird" | A Martin Truck company's truck" | "Can I get a smokey report there Bluebird." |
"Boardwalk" | A bumpy road | "I don't run 78 often cause it's a real boardwalk." |
"Bobtail" | Traveling without a trailer | "It sure can be hairy to bobtail in the rain." |
"Boogie" | Top gear | "I've got 'er up in the boogie now" |
"Boulevard" | Interstate highway | "Once we hit the boulevard we can put some miles behind us." |
"Boy scouts" | State police | "There's a bunch of boyscouts waiting for you at the 157." |
"Break" | I'd like to break-in, interrupt | "Can I get a break." |
"Brake check" | Jamming on your brakes in traffic | "Watch out we're doing a break check up ahead." |
"Break one-oh" or "Break-10" | I want to talk (on channel 10) | "Can I get a break one-oh." |
"Breaker" | CB'er who asks to use a channel | "Who's that breaker out there." |
"Bug out" | To leave a channel | "I better bug out and get some shut eye." |
"Bulldog" | Mack truck | "Who we got in that eastbound bulldog." |
"Bumper Sticker" | Car following too closely | "Hey CRST better watch out you got a bumper sticker on your backdoor." |
"Bundled out" | Trailer is fully loaded | "As bundled out as I am those hills will really slow me down." |
"Buttermilk" | Any beer | "When I get home I'm gonna get me some buttermilk." |
"Cabbage" | A long steep incline in eastern Oregon | "I jammed the brakes pullin' off of Cabbage" |
"Camera" | Police radar unit | "There's a local yokal with a camera just ahead." |
"Cash register" | Toll booth | "I'm comin' up on a cash register at highway 88" |
"Chicken coop" | Truck weigh station | "Are the chicken coops open this morning?" |
"Chicken lights" | Extra lights on a truck | "Look at all those chicken lights on that northbound bulldog." |
"City kitty" | Woman city police officer | "You got a city kitty at the next corner up here." |
"Clean shot" | No highway patrol around | "Large Car you got a clean shot all the way to the state line." |
"Coal Bucket" | Dump Trailer | "Goin' up Rte. 61 in PA, better watch for them coal buckets." |
"Comeback" | Return call or repeat | "Can I get a come back on that smokey report." |
"Comedian" | Median strip | "You got a smokey in the comedian taking pictures." |
"Comic book" | Truck driver's log book | "The chicken coops checking comic books this morning." |
"Corn flakes" | A Consolidated Freightway truck | "Can I get a smokey report there corn flakes." |
"County Mounty" | Highway patrol | "You got a county mounty advertising at the 34." |
"Covered wagon" | Gravel trailer covered with a tarp | "There's a line of sand truck in this destruction up ahead." |
"Cowboy" | Truck driver who constantly changes lanes at high speeds | "We got a bunch of real cowboys out on the road tonight." |
"Crotch rocket" | motorcycle | "That crotch rocket better slow down or we're gonna have to call the meat wagon." |
"Cub scouts" | Sheriff's deputies | "Cub Scouts at the 97 so you better watch out." |
"Darktime" or "Dark 30" | Nighttime | "I am shutting this rig down right at darktime." |
"Destruction" | Road construction | "Seem's like all the roads in pennsylvania are always under destruction." |
"Dirty town" | New York City | "I got a load of garbage going to dirty town." |
"Do it to it" | Speed up | "Now that we're on the boulevard lets do it to it." |
"Double harley" | Putting the CB on channel 11 | "Anyone looking to buy a good C.B. take it to the double harley." |
"Double nickel" | Traveling at 55 MPH | "I sure got tired of running the double nickle." |
"Down stroke" | A hill going down | "You can put her in georgia overdrive on the downstroke." |
"Dragon fly" | A truck with no power | "Drag 'er up one side of the hill, let 'er fly down the other" |
"Dragon Wagon" | Tow truck | "Looks like that bulldog is gonna need a dragon wagon." |
"Dry box" | Freight trailer | "I pulled both skateboards and dry boxes." |
"Ears on" | CB is turned on | "Any smokeys out there with their ears on." |
"Eat-em-up" | Truck stop Cafe | "It's been so long since I stopped at the eat em up that my stomach thinks my throats been slashed." |
"Eighteen wheeler" | A truck with 18 wheels | "If you got it an 18-wheeler brought it." |
"Evil Kenivel" | Motorcycle cop | "Ther's an Evil Kenivel taking pictures at the 38." |
"Fat load | Overload, carrying more weight than local state law allows | "Better not be running at fat load, cause the coops are open and checking ground pressure this morning." |
"Feed the bears" | Receive a ticket | "Looks like that chicken hauler likes to feed the bears." |
"Flappers" | Ears | "Anybody got there flappers on out there?" |
"Flip flop" | Trucker's return trip | "I'll catch you on the flip flop." |
"Fog lifter" | Interesting CB'er | "She sure was a real foglifter." |
"Four wheeler" | Passenger car or pickup | "Looks like smokey is giving that four wheeler and invitation." |
"Freightshaker" | A Freightliner truck | "We're gonna buy all new freightshakers next year." |
"Front door" | Lead rig in convoy of trucks | "Who's gonna run front door and be bear bait tonight?" |
"Garbage" | Produce (bananas,lettuce etc.) | "I sure am glad I'm not takin this load of garbage to Hunt's Point." |
"Gearjammer" | A speeding trucker | "We got us a real gearjammer in that eastbound lane." |
"Gearslammer" | A trucker who's known to accelerate and decelerate a lot | "Better watch out there's a real gearjammer in the granny lane." |
"General Mess of Crap | GMC trucks by Volvo/White | "I used to drive a general mess of crap." |
"Georgia overdrive" | Neutral gear | "You put her in Georgia overdrive on the downstroke." |
"Getting out" | Being heard on the c.b. | "Can anyone tell me if my c.b. is getting out?" |
"Go to the Harley" | Putting your CB on channel 1 | "This channel's too busy, lets take it to the Harley." |
"Going horizontal" | Going to sleep | "At darktime I'm goin horizontal." |
"Got your ears on?" | Used when asking for someone on the CB | "Hey, J.B. you got your ears on?" |
"Gouge on it" | Go faster, speed it up | "Once I get on the boulevard I'm gonna gouge on it." |
"Grass" | Median strip or side of road | "We got a four wheeler broke down in the grass at the 211 yardstick." |
"Green stamp road" | Toll Road | "Can anyone tell me if 76 is a greenstamp road?" |
"Green stamps" | Money paid in fines (dollars) | "Looks like the chicken coops are collecting plenty of green stamps today." |
"Hammer" | Gas pedal | "When we get past this parking lot we can really press the hammer." |
"Hammer down" | Driving fast | "We got a southbound smokey with the hammer down." |
"Handle" | Slang names used on the c.b. | "What's your handle there CRST?" |
"Harvey Wallbanger" | Reckless driver | "That 4-wheeler is a real harvey wallbanger." |
"Honeybear" | Female county or state police officer | "Just passed a honeybear in a tijuana taxi takin' pictures." |
"Idiot box" | T.V. set | "When I get home I'm gonna buy me a new idiot box." |
"In the grass" | Pulled over in a median strip | "We got a smokey in the grass." |
"Invitations" | Traffic tickets | "You got a smokey at the 57 yardstick giving out invitations." |
"Juvenile delinquent" | Someone pretending to be a truck driver | "Let's take it to the double Harley ther's too many juvenile deliquents on this channel." |
"Kenosha Cadillac" | Any AMC car | "I sure don't see many kenosha cadillacs anymore." |
"Landline" | Telephone | "It is hard to find a landline when you need one." |
"Linear" | Extra powerful amplifier used to increase CB transmitter output | "I want to buy me a million watt linear." |
"Local Yokel" | City police officer | "That town up ahead is crawling with local yokels." |
"Make the trip?" | Is transmission being received | "Did my signal make the trip?" |
"Mile markers" | Small signs on interstate highways | "We got a smokey at mile marker 156." |
"Mix-master" | Highway cloverleaf | "You got a parking lot on the mix-master up ahead." |
"Motor city" | Detroit, Michigan | "I need me a load goin to motor city." |
"On the side" | Pulled over on the shoulder | "You got a 4-wheeler on the side up ahead." |
"One eyed monster" | T.V. set | "I think my kids would die if the one-eyed-monster broke." |
"Over your shoulder" | Behind you | "How's it look over your shoulder?" |
"Pickle Park" | Rest area | "I don't often park overnight in the pickle parks." |
"Pickle Park Pinger" | A CB with a roger-beep | "I don't care much for them pickle park pingers." |
"Pickum-up" | Pick-up truck, light truck | "Watch out for that pickum-up truck broke down in the right lane." |
"Picture machine" | Radar | "Watch out for the picture machine at the corner of 9th and Wilcox." |
"Picture taker" | Police with radar | "There's a picture taker at the 27 mile marker." |
"Plain wrapper" | Unmarked police car | "Plain wrapper sitting at the 57 taking pictures." |
"Pregnant roller skate" | Volkswagon | "Better get over, we got a pregnant roller skate trying to merge ahead." |
"Put the pedal to the metal" | Accelerate, speed up | "Let's put the petal to the metal." |
"Rake the leaves" | Last vehicle in a string | "Looks like I get to rake the leaves tonight." |
"Ratchet jaw" | Non-stop talker | "He sure was a ratchet jaw." |
"Read" | Hear | "Can you read me there Baylor." |
"Rest-um-up" | Roadside rest area | "Can anyone tell me where the next eastbound rest-em-up is?" |
"Rig" | Tractor | "I want to buy me a new rig next year." |
""Rocking chair" | Vehicle between 2 trucks | "Who we got in the rocking chair tonight." |
"Roger Beep" | An add-on device for CB's that beeps when the mike key is pressed or released | "How much did that roger beep cost ya?" |
""Roller skate" | Small car | "We got a roller skate broke down in the left lane so watch out." |
"Rolling parking lot" | Automobile transport | "Who's that in the rolling parking lot southbound." |
"Seat covers" | Attractive women in vehicles | "Look at the seatcovers in that westbound rollerskate." |
"Shake the leaves" | See what's ahead | "I guess it's my turn to shake the leaves." |
"Shakey town" | Los Angeles, California | "I'm on a mission to shakey town." |
"Shiny side" | Top of the trailer | "Keep your shiny side up and your rubber side down" |
"Skate Board" | A flatboard trailer | "Wish I was pulling a skateboard instead of this drybox" |
"Smokey on four legs" | Mounted police | "Ther's a smokey on four legs at the next corner." |
"Sweeping leaves" | Bringing up the rear | "Who's that sweeping leaves behind me?" |
"Stagecoach" | A customized bus used to carry entertainers form venue to venue | "Wonder if Faith Hill is in that stagecoach?" |
"Thermos bottle" | Tanker truck | "We just bought fifteen new thermos bottle's." |
"Tijuana taxi" | Well marked police car | "There's a tijuana taxi about a mile ahead." |
"Tin can" | CB radio | "I have to get a new tin can at the next truckstop." |
"Train station" | Traffic court that fines everyone | "Get out your money traffic court is a real train station today." |
"Two wheeler" | Motorcycle | "We got a two wheeler coming up fast in the left lane." |
"What's your 20?" | Asking for location | "Whats your 20 there New Penn." |
"Walked over" | Over powered by a stronger c.b. signal | "Come back on that someone walked all over you." |
"Willy weaver" | Drunk driver | "Watch out for the willy weaver in the granny lane." |
"Windjammer" | Blabbermouth trucker | "That Hunt driver was a real windjammer." |
"Window wash" | A rainstorm | "The news said we can expect a window wash later today." |
"Yardstick" | Mile markers on the road side | "There's a smokey advertising at the 75 yardstick." |
"You got a copy on me?" | Do you hear me? | "You got a copy on me there eastbounder?" |
"Zoo" | Highway patrol headquarters | "Better be careful the zoo is empty tonight." |