1. No
   Yes
2. Danger ahead
   Slow down

Truckers have a lot of common phrases they use on CB radio when communicating. "Affirmative" means "yes." The "10" code for this is "10-4."

1. No
   Danger ahead
2. Road closed
   Yes

Roger is another way that truckers say "yes" or "affirmative." A trucker might say "Roger that" on CB radio.

1. Talkative
   Silent
2. Using a bad connection
   Funny

A "ratchet jaw" is a trucker who talks constantly on CB radio. They don't give anyone else a chance to talk.

1. Behind you
   Far away
2. In front of you
   Next to you

If a trucker says this, it means that there is something behind you on the road. For example, they might say "There's a Chevy at your back door."

1. The US-Mexico Border
   The West Coast
2. Odd-numbered highways
   Montana

Truckers refer to the West Coast as the "Left Coast." California Highway 152 is famous for accidents and is referred to as the "Ho Chi Minh Trail" by truckers.

1. Poor driver
   Law enforcement officer
2. Drunken driver
   Seasoned trucker

"Bear" is trucker slang for law enforcement officer, usually a state trooper or highway patrol. For example, if there is "a bear in the bushes," it means that law enforcement is hiding along the road.

1. Broken
   Leaking
2. Overweight
   In tip top shape

Every truck has a maximum weight it is supposed to carry. If a truck is over this weight, a trucker might say their truck has "too many eggs in the basket."

1. Any highway
   The Lincoln Tunnel
2. Weigh stations
   Interstate 95

Truckers refer to Interstate 95 or I-95 as 95th Street. This highway runs the length of the East Coast, spanning Maine to Florida.

1. Pennsylvania
   Rhode Island
2. California
   North Dakota

Truckers often refer to Los Angeles, and all of California in general, as "Shaky," "Shaky City" or "Shakytown" because it's known for earthquakes.

1. Winter
   Spring
2. Summer
   Fall

"Salt shakers" refer to the maintenance vehicles that dump sand or salt onto highways in the winter. These are meant to lower the freezing point of the water on the road to help melt ice and prevent snow or rain from freezing on the roadway surface.

1. Backed up
   Strict
2. Closed
   Open for business

Truckers stop at weigh stations regularly as a part of their job. If a weigh station is "all locked up," it's closed.

1. A piece of tire in the road
   A literal alligator
2. A rumble strip
   Any road kill

Stray bits of tire in the road, usually recaps from blown tires, can look like alligators, hence their name. Truckers try to avoid these, as they can do a lot of damage to trucks.

1. Wal-Mart
   Truck stops
2. Parking lots
   Wyoming

"Wally world" can refer to any Wal-Mart store or distribution center. It can also refer to their trucks.

1. Cop cars
   Minivans
2. Any truck
   Ambulances

Truckers refer to ambulances as "meat wagons." This is a particularly morbid bit of trucker slang.

1. Law enforcement officers
   Tires
2. Headlights
   Street signs

Truck drivers have slang and nicknames for different kinds of vehicles and even parts of their own trucks. They often refer to their truck tires as "skins."

1. Speeding
   Breaking laws
2. Putting on snow tire chains
   Working hard

Trucking can be a dangerous job, especially in inclement weather. Truckers put on snow tire chains — "throwin' iron" — to help stay safe in winter driving conditions.

1. Stop
   Go faster
2. Wait for them
   Slow down

This refers to stepping on the gas harder to increase speed. It's the trucker equivalent of "step on it."

1. Weigh station
   Traffic stop
2. Accident
   Headlights

A "chicken coop" refers to a weigh station. Often they will just be called "a coop" by truckers.

1. New trucker
   Police officer
2. Speeding ticket
   Lighter

An award no trucker ever wants to win is a "driving award," or what they call a speeding ticket. They are given out by "bears," or law enforcement officers.

1. A junction
   A pothole
2. A reckless trucker
   Leaving a state

When truckers refer to a "split," they are referring to a junction, where the road splits in separate directions ("I'm at the I-71/I-75 split.").

1. OK
   No
2. Can you repeat that?
   Help!

"10-4" means "message received" or "OK." There are many "10" codes, including "10-20" for location and "10-36" for a time check.

1. Drinking on the job
   Literally paying the water bill
2. Using the restroom
   Cleaning their truck

A trucker who is "paying the water bill" has likely stopped at a rest stop to take a break and go to the bathroom. This is common trucker slang.

1. No
   Yes
2. Maybe
   Danger ahead

When talking on CB radio, truckers have a number of words they say to mean "yes" and "no." "Negatory" means "no" - and isn't likely to be mistaken for another word.

1. Coffee
   Diesel fuel
2. A GMC truck
   A convertible

Go-go juice refers to diesel fuel. This is because it, well, makes trucks go. It's also called "motion lotion."

1. Hitchhikers
   Lot lizards
2. Orange trucks
   Drinks

Truckers have referred to Schneider trucks as "pumpkins" for a long time because they are orange. "Pumpkin" is also a road game you can play on a long trip.

1. A hitchhiker
   Law enforcement
2. A bear
   A deer

"Bambi" can refer to any kind of deer on the road. This can be a buck or doe, dead or alive.

1. A U-haul truck
   A minivan
2. A tour bus
   A broken-down truck

Truckers often come across tour buses on the highway. They call them "stagecoaches."

1. Female law enforcement officer
   Part of the truck
2. Female truck driver
   Driver's wife

Truckers refer to cops as "bears." This is why female cops are "mama bears."

1. The East Coast
   The West Coast
2. Off the highway
   New York City

Usually, truckers like to stick to highways on long journeys. If they have to leave the interstate and take secondary roads, they might say they are "going through the woods."

1. Literally reading out their mail
   Talking up a storm
2. Silently listening
   Singing

If a trucker is listening to others talk on CB radio but not talking themselves, others would say that they are "reading the mail," or "sandbagging." They are generally quiet.

1. Minivans
   U-haul trucks
2. Any small cars
   Black ice

Any small car on the highway — and to truckers, most cars are small — might be called a "roller skate" by a trucker. These cars can often be annoying on large highways.

1. Road kill
   Broken-down cars
2. Poor drivers
   Reckless pedestrians

"Road pizza" refers to any kind of road kill. It's generally on the side of the road.

1. West Coast Streets
   West Coast Drivers
2. Uppers
   Downers

This is trucker slang for illegal uppers (amphetamines like speed or benzedrine). The idea behind this phrase is that if a trucker takes them he or she can get back and forth between coasts without sleeping.

1. Watch out
   No
2. Yes
   Stop

"42" is another term for "yes" or "OK" in trucker slang. Truckers often respond to questions over the radio like this.

1. Great driver
   Pothole
2. Unpredictable driver
   New trucker

A "gear jammer" is a driver on the road who is unpredictable. They tend to speed up and slow down frequently.