Safety
A combination of letters and/or numbers from the driver’s last name and first name, used to identify the driver in the computer. Example: SMITJ2 - John Smith.
When you have to move a loaded container from a yard or rail to a different yard or rail, what is that called?
Lines that connect the tractor to the trailer. Service lines are blue and emergency lines are red.
Abbreviation for hazardous material
A form required by DOT to be completed daily by a driver. This form should include driver’s on-duty driving time, on-duty non-driving time and off-duty time. DOT regulations require and limit the time spent in each area.
A truck operating without a trailer, what is that called?
The process of checking a container or trailer out of an intermodal facility .
Main means of communication between dispatcher and driver while he is on duty.
OBC - On board computer
A fleet manager's primary tool for safety and compliance.
DDD - Driver Documentation Database
Group of drivers and tractors assigned to a fleet/manager. Example: D1A, L1X, L1A, LR*
Driver completed ingating to the rail successfully so that the load is terminated/completed.
T-Call
A collision mitigation system that warns drivers that they are too close to a vehicle in front of them.
A metal frame with wheels that supports the container
Acronym we use with drivers to get out of the truck and make sure the path is clear before they proceed to drive. This is especially used in backing.
AKA Planner- In charge of preplanning loads on drivers and assigning new loads throughout a driver’s shift
When a container is switched from one chassis to another, usually a bad order chassis to a good order chassis.
Horseshoe-shaped coupling device for connecting trailer to truck/tractor
Cable used to transmit electrical power from the tractor to the trailer. Given it’s name due to the curvy wire.
A message will be sent notifying management if a driver hits their brakes slowing them down faster than 9 miles per hour per second. This is a training opportunity.
HBE (Hard Breaking Event)
The _______ is synonymous with high value briefing. This message is needed for dispatch on any high value load. Driver needs to send this acknowledgement using the JB Hunt Load Number.
The payment to the rail for a shipment that has been picked up. ______ is generated by a load call with the correct information
Remove diesel particulate matter or soot from the exhaust gas of a diesel engine
Regeneration "Regen"
A critical event that occurs when the truck has less than two seconds of following distance for more than two minutes while driving 20 mph or greater.