{"id":4803,"date":"2024-12-05T17:24:23","date_gmt":"2024-12-05T17:24:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/truckstopreport.com\/newtsr\/?page_id=4803"},"modified":"2024-12-06T17:05:28","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T17:05:28","slug":"cb-radio-10-codes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/truckstopreport.com\/newtsr\/misc\/cb-radios-info\/cb-radio-10-codes\/","title":{"rendered":"CB Radio 10 Codes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center>Sponsored by<br \/><div id=\"truck-1849745391\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/truckstopreport.com\/newtsr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/4-door-chevy-crushed-by-OTR-truck.jpg\" alt=\"\"  width=\"526\" height=\"710\"   \/><\/div><\/center><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<H1>List of CB slang: some of the most common<\/h1>\n<h3>Please note, that like all slang and shortcuts, there is NO national standard and there are differences between areas. This information is intended only for reference and entertainment.<\/h3>\n<h4>The most common \/ daily use codes. Please see detailed pages for more information.<\/h4>\n<h5>If you have something you would like to submit, send an email to the editor for consideration.<\/h5>\n<table border=\"2\">\n<tr>\n<th>Radio Speak<\/th>\n<th>Means<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n    10-1<\/td>\n<td> Receiving Poorly<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n    10-4<\/td>\n<td>Ok, Message Received <i><b>Does not mean Yes &#8211; only message received<\/b><\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n    10-7<\/td>\n<td> Out of Service, Leaving Air (you&#8217;re going off the air)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n    10-8<\/td>\n<td> In Service, subject to call (you&#8217;re back on the air)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n    10-9<\/td>\n<td> Repeat Message<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n\t\t 10-10<\/td>\n<td>Transmission Completed, Standing By (you&#8217;ll be listening)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n    10-20<\/td>\n<td> &#8220;What&#8217;s your location?&#8221; or &#8220;My location is&#8230;&#8221; Commonly asked as &#8220;What&#8217;s your 20?&#8221;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n10-100<\/td>\n<td> Need to go to Bathroom. <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\nAffirmative<\/td>\n<td>Yes <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\nNegative<\/td>\n<td>No <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\nTwenty<\/td>\n<td>\n    See &#8220;10-20&#8221;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n\t\tFour<\/td>\n<td>\n    See &#8220;10-4&#8221;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\nBear or Smokey<\/td>\n<td>\n    a police officer. The terms &#8220;Smokey&#8221; &#038; &#8220;Bear&#8221; are both direct<br \/>\n    references to Smokey Bear , a character image<br \/>\n    commonly seen along U.S. highways, as part of warnings not to cause<br \/>\n    wildfires. He wears a campaign hat<br \/>\n    very similar to that included in many highway<br \/>\n    patrol uniforms in the U.S. <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\nCity Kitty<br \/>City Bear<br \/>Local Yokel<\/td>\n<td>\n    Local law enforcement monitoring a particular stretch of interstate<br \/>\n    which runs through their jurisdiction.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\nCounty Mountie<\/td>\n<td>\n    a Sheriff&#8217;s deputy.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n Full-Grown <br \/>Full Grown Bear<br \/>Big Bear<\/td>\n<td>\n    a state policeman\/trooper <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\nPlain Brown <br \/> White Wrapper <br \/>Plain Wrapper<\/td>\n<td>\n    Unmarked police car (Often referred to by the car&#8217;s actual color)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\nSmokey report <\/td>\n<td>\n\t\tis what CB users say when they have information on<br \/>\n    a law officer, such as location or current activities.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\nChicken coop<\/td>\n<td>\n    A weigh station. <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\nLocked up<br \/> coups clean<br \/>coups closed<\/td>\n<td>\n    means the weigh station is closed. (ex: &#8220;the chicken coop is clean.&#8221;)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\nClean and Green<\/td>\n<td>\n    No police or obstructions ahead.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\nBreaker \/ Break <\/td>\n<td>\n    Telling other CB users that you&#8217;d like to start a transmission on a<br \/>\n    channel. May be succeeded by either the channel number, indicating<br \/>\n    that anyone may acknowledge (e.g. &#8220;Breaker One-nine&#8221; refers to<br \/>\n    channel 19, the most widely used among truck drivers), or by a<br \/>\n    specific &#8220;handle&#8221;, which is requesting a particular individual to<br \/>\n    respond.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\t\tFender Bender<\/td>\n<td>\n    A road traffic accident\/crash.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n\t\tFlip-flop \/Flip-side<\/td>\n<td>\n    The return leg of a trip. (ex: &#8220;Catch you on the flip-flop&#8221; means<br \/>\n    &#8220;I&#8217;ll contact you again on the way back.&#8221;)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n\t\tDead-heading<\/td>\n<td>\n    A truck operating with an empty trailer (see &#8220;Hauling fence post<br \/>\n    holes&#8221;).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\t\tHammer Lane<\/td>\n<td>\n    The far left lane (fast lane).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\t\tI&#8217;m Gone<br \/>We gone<\/td>\n<td>\n    Indicates that one is finished transmitting and may not be listening<br \/>\n    to the conversation any longer, or may be traveling out of receiving<br \/>\n    range. Equivalent to &#8220;Signing off&#8221;, &#8220;Out&#8221;, or &#8220;Clear&#8221; in formalized<br \/>\n    radio voice procedure.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\t\tLot Lizard<\/td>\n<td>\n    Prostitute, especially one that frequents truck     stops.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\t\tSeat Cover<\/td>\n<td>\n    A attractive female passenger in a vehicle.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sponsored by List of CB slang: some of the most common Please note, that like all slang and shortcuts, there is NO national standard and there are differences between areas. This information is intended only for reference and entertainment. The most common \/ daily use codes. Please see detailed pages for more information. 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