Yeah I dunno if they go by the character still or not, but I always spelled my words out anyway :P I honestly don't like people that talk like 'hw u doin ws lol last ni hd a awes tm l8r!' either be it online, in a text message, or whatever, always drove me nuts, and the QC is the same way.

And I still stand by my statement about them being airheads, not so much for the shorthand, but for the content overall ;)

BTW - by the way

Just throw them in as you think of them. I know internet lingo so BTW and phrases along that line I know. I want to understand the truck biz side. APU? Ive already learned some from these replies.

Ive been an O/P Tech for alittle over 3 years now. Family? Dad is almost 60, Mom mid 50s, little brother 21.

Thanks guys.

BOL- bill of lading
ETA- est. time arrive
PTA planned time available
SWIFT- sure wish I had a fast truck
sorry just had to throw at least one in there! :oops:

SWIFT can also be Sure Wish I Finished Training :)

CRST - Can't Remember Student Training :)

P/U - pick up
TCU - Temperature Control Unit (Reefer)

SWIFT: Swing Wide It's A Freakin Trailer :)


Seriously

JIT: Just In Time
DM: Driver Manager
PM: Preventitive Maintenance (lube and oil)
OOS: Out Of Service
MS: Multiple Stop
CHR: CH Robinson. The most evil, cheap freight brokers on the planet


If you really want to have fun, you should try to learn the slang and the names used for various cities

os+d : over, short, and damaged

Here are a few more:

CRST

C.rappy R.uns S.hi**ty T.rucks
C.an't R.eally S.peak T.ruthfully

C.R. England

C.rash & R.oll
E.ery N.ew G.uy L.eaves A.fter N.inety D.ays

WERNER:
WE. R.uin N.early E.very R.ookie