Truck Accident Terms and Definitions

LTL Carrier company which consolidates less-than-truckload cargo for multiple destinations on one vehicle. Kingpin Pin around which a steer axle's wheels pivot. Dead-Heading Operating a truck without cargo. Semitrailer trailer supported at the rear by its own wheels and at the front by a fifth wheel mounted to a tractor or dolly. Cargo Weight Combined weight of all loads, gear and supplies on a vehicle. Yard Jockey Person who operates a yard tractor. AVL (Automated Vehicle Location) Class of technologies designed to locate vehicles for fleet management purposes and for stolen vehicle recovery PTO (Power Takeoff) Device used to transmit engine power to auxiliary equipment. Tandem Axle (Tandems) Pair of axles and associated suspension usually located close together. Sliding Tandem (Slider) Mechanism that allows a tandem axle suspension to be moved back and forth at the rear of a semitrailer, for the purpose of adjusting the distribution of weight between the axles and fifth wheel.

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