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Texas Watt & Stewart
OTR up to $0.59 per mile, W2 Full Benefits, Mileage Bonus
TX
FB | LB
OTR
W2
EVERY 2 WEEKS
PT | KW | FHTL
Texas Service Transport
OTR up to $0.53 per hour, W2 Full Benefits, $3,000 Sign-on Bonus
TX
TK
RG | OTR
W2
EVERY 2 WEEKS
FHTL | MK
Texas OMMA Trucking
Owner operator up to $6k - $10k per week, 1099, Flexible Home Time
TX
HT
OO
1099
KW | FHTL
Texas US AutoLogistics
OTR Solo up to $0.73 per mile, W2-1099 Full Benefits, Paid training
TX
CH
OTR
W2 | 1099
HOME WEEKLY
FHTL | PT
Texas Hearn Trucking
Regional $1,200 per week, W2-1099 Full Benefits, 3,500 miles
TX
FB | RF | BK
RG
W2 | 1099
PT
Texas Design Transportation
OTR Solo up to $0.55 per mile, W2 Full Benefits, Sign-on bonus $5,000
TX
DV
RG | OTR
W2
HOME WEEKLY
IN
68 MPH
YES
YES
Texas First Choice Transport
Owner operator up to $1.15 per mile, W2-1099 Full Benefits, Home weekly
TX
DV
OTR | OO
W2 | 1099
HOME WEEKLY
FHTL | IN | KW
YES
Texas FleetPride
Local up to $30 per hour, W2 Full Benefits, Paid training
TX
DP | DV
LC
W2
HOME DAILY
FHTL | KW | PT
Texas J H Walker Trucking
Regional up to $0.66 per mile, W2-1099 Full Benefits, Paid training available
TX
FB | GN | DV | TK
RG | OO
W2 | 1099
HOME WEEKLY
FHTL | PT
Texas Titus Transport
Regional up to $0.70 per mile, W2-1099 Full Benefits, $3,500 Sign on bonus
TX
RF | DV
LC | RG
W2 | 1099
HOME DAILY | WEEKLY
FHTL | VL
FAQ
Texas truck driving jobs

Every day, truck drivers log many hours and hundreds of miles behind the wheel. They have developed a special language that only other drivers can understand via interactions with one another at nearby truck stops. Some of the most often used terminology used by truck drivers have been included here to assist you in understanding their speech as it relates to operating 18-wheel large rigs:

  • Alligator: is the tread from the shredded tire of an 18-wheeler that can be found on the road
  • Bit on the seat of the britches: Got tagged by the police for a speeding ticket
  • Bear Den: is the term for police headquarters
  • Bear in the Air: when the highway speed is checked by an airplane or helicopter
  • Boy Scouts: another term for the state police
  • Bunny Hopper: would be a vehicle that changes lanes constantly
  • Clean Shot: when the road up ahead is free of any obstructions, construction, or police
  • County Mounties: would be a local sheriff’s patrol
  • Dropped it off the shoulder: is when a vehicle ran off the side of a highway
  • Fender bender: is a common term for a traffic accident
  • Flag waver: is what a highway repair crew is called
  • Kojak with a Kodak: police that are using a radar gun at the side of the road
  • Mile Marker: is the name of the mileposts that are on interstate highways
  • Nightcrawlers: is when many police are in the area
  • Paperhanger: is when police are giving out tickets
  • Parking Lot: is what you get when you have a traffic jam
  • Peel your eyeballs: is when you want to be on the lookout (usually for police)
  • Plain white wrapper: is a term for an unmarked police car
  • Rolling roadblock: a construction vehicle that is moving at a very slow speed
  • Rubberneckers: drivers that are interested in looking off the road, typically at an accident scene
  • Wear your bumper out: when a vehicle is following too close

These all will be useful for the Texas truck driving jobs which you can find here.

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