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Just Keep Truckin’ On...

Match the trucker’s lingo to its explanation… to see if you are qualifi ed to join a convoy

1. Alligator 2. Bear

3. Bear bait

4. Black eye

5. Bubba

6. Chicken coop A. How to call another driver

B. A driver who constantly changes lanes C. Baltimore

D. A speeding vehicle which can be used to protect the other speeding vehicles behind it E. Very strong co ee F. A headlight out

7. Hammer lane 8. Green stamps 9. Greasy side up

10. Gear Jammer G. Motorcyclist without a helmet H. The left, passing lane of tra c I. A driver who speeds up and slows down with great frequency J. Diesel

11. Motion lotion

K. A weigh station 12. Parking lot L. Taking a restroom break 13. Pay the water bill M. Roadkill on the side of the road 14. Road pizza N. A piece of tire on the road 15. Skins O. Disregard last information 16. 10-4 P. Lumbar

17. Toothpicks Q. Police o cer

18. Charm City 19. Lost Wages

R. Money S. Message received 20. 10-26 T. Las Vegas 21. Hundred mile co ee U. Tires

22. Organ Donor

23. Fighter pilot V. A vehicle that’s A vehicle that’s fl ipped over fl ipped over W. An auto transporter An auto transporter

19. T; 20. O; 21. E; 22. G; 23. B 13. L; 14. M; 15. U; 16. S; 17. P; 18. C; 6. K; 7. G; 8. R; 9. V; 10. I; 11. J; 12. W;

Answers:; 1. N; 2. Q; 3. D; 4. F; 5. A;

You Gotta Be Kidding Me !

A truck loaded with thousands of copies of Roget’s Thesaurus crashed yesterday losing its entire load.

Witnesses were stunned, startled, aghast, taken aback, stupefi ed, confused, shocked, rattled, paralyses, dazed, bewildered, mixed up, surprised, awed, dumbfounded, nonplussed, fl abbergasted, astounded, amazed, confounded, astonished, overwhelmed, horrifi ed, numbed, speechless, and perplexed.

Trucker’s Trivia

1. Which company has the largest fl eet of tractor-trailers in the U.S.? a. Amazon b. Pepsi c. Walmart d. Coke

2. According to federal law, for how many hours a day is a truck driver permitted to drive? a. 8 b. 9 c. 11 d. 14d. 14 3. Approximately how many miles in total does the U.S. trucking industry in the U.S. drive each year? a. 100,000 million b. 450,000 million c. 2 billion d. 140 billion

4. Which state has the most truck drivers? a. Texas b. California c. Florida d. Wyoming

5. What is the lifespan of the average truck engine nowadays? a. 500,000 miles b. 1 million miles c. 3 million miles d. 5 million miles 6. What is the average hourly wage for people in the trucking industry? a. $15.50 b. $26.30 c. $42.20 d. $51.75

7. How many miles does the average trucker in the U.S. drive per year? a. 25,000 b. 40,000 c. 100,000 d. 500,000

8. What is the average weight of a tractor-trailer truck? a. 80,000 pounds b. 200,000 pounds c. 500,000 pounds d. 1.2 million pounds

0-2 correct: You have serious black eye, in the trucker’s lingo sense – there’s a headlight out…in your head! 3-5 correct: Not bad! You can driver= a box-truck but stay away from the big-rigs. 6-8 correct: Great job, Bubba! Wisdom Key: 1. B; 2. C; 3. D; 4. A; 5. B; 6. B; 7. C; 8. AAnswers:

Riddle Me This?

A large truck is crossing a bridge that is one mile long. The bridge can only hold 95,000 pounds. A sign states: If even one ounce more than 95,000 pounds is on this bridge, it will immediately collapse. There is a weigh station at the beginning of the bridge and Bubba’s truck weighs exactly 95,000. They check 3 times, and the truck is not an ounce over 95,000 pounds. Well, the truck is within the weight limits, so it begins crossing the bridge. When it is halfway across the bridge, a one-ounce bird lands on the truck. But the bridge does not collapse. Why not?

than 95,000 pounds. Because the truck drove ½ of a mile, so it used up some gas, which would make it less than one ounce more Answer: