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CB 10 Codes - Association of Public Communications (APCO)
The ones most useful for truck drivers are marked in blue, although most people seldom use 10 codes anymore. It became easier through the years to just use words. As a side note I think there are a whole lot of 10-96 on the roads these days.

10-0  Caution
10-1  Poor signal/unable to copy
10-2   Good signal
10-3   Stop transmitting
10-4   Understood/OK/Understand?
10-5   Relay
10-6   Stand by unless urgent
10-7   Out of service
10-8   In service
10-9   Repeat/come back
10-10 Fight in progress
10-11  Dog case
10-12  Stop/Stand by
10-13  Weather/Road report
10-14  Prowler report
10-15  Civil disturbance
10-16  Domestic disturbance
10-17  Meet complainant
10-18  Quickly
10-19  Return to
10-20  Location
10-21  Use telephone
10-22  Disregard
10-23  Arrived at scene
10-24  Assignment completed
10-25  Report in person
10-26  Detaining subject
10-27  Drivers license info
10-28  Vehicle registration info
10-29  Check for wanted
10-30  Unnecessary use of radio
10-31  Crime in progress
10-32  Man with a gun
10-33  Emergency
10-34  Riot
10-35  Major crime alert
10-36  Correct time
10-37  (investigate) suspicious vehicle
10-38  Stopping a suspicious vehicle
10-39  Urgent
10-40  Silent approach
10-41  Begin shift
10-42  Ending shift
10-43  Information
10-44  Permission to leave/permission for a break
10-45  Animal carcass at
10-46  Assist motorist
10-47  Emergency road repair at
10-48  Traffic standard repair at
10-49  Traffic light out at
10-50  Accident (fatal,personal injury,property damage)
10-51  Wrecker needed
10-52  Ambulance needed
10-53  Road blocked at
10-54  Livestock on highway
10-55  Suspected DUI
10-56  Intoxicated pedestrian
10-57  Hit and run (fatal,personal injury,property damage)
10-58  Direct traffic
10-59  Convoy/escort
10-60  Squad in vicinity
10-61  Isolate self for message
10-62  Reply to message
10-63  Prepare to make written copy
10-64  Message for local delivery
10-65  Net message assignment
10-66  Message cancellation
10-67  Clear for net message
10-68  Dispatch information
10-69  Message received 
10-70  Fire
10-71  Advise nature of fire
10-72  Report progress on fire
10-73  Smoke report
10-74  Negative
10-75  In contact with
10-76  En route to
10-77  ETA (estimated time of arrival)
10-78  Need assistance
10-79  Notify coroner
10-80  Chase in progress
10-81  Breathalyzer
10-82  Reserve lodging
10-83  Work school crossing at
10-84  If meeting...advise ETA
10-85  Delay due to
10-86  Officer/operator on duty
10-87  Pick up/Distribute checks
10-88  Present telephone number of
10-89  Bomb threat
10-90  Bank alarm at
10-91  Pick up subject/prisoner
10-92  Improperly parked vehicle
10-93  Blockade
10-94  Drag racing
10-95  Subject/prisoner in custody
10-96  Mental subject
10-97  Check signal
10-98  Prison/jail break
10-99  Wanted/stolen
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Trucker CB Terminology,Slang,or Lingo

By City:

Amarillo,TX.                 Big A
Atlanta,GA                     Watermelon500/Hotlanta
Boston,MA.                    Bean Town
Birmingham,AL            B Town
Chicago,IL.                     Windy,Windy City
Chattanooga,TN.          Choo-Choo
Charlotte,NC                  Queen City
Durham,NC                    Bull City
Dallas,TX                        The Big D
Detroit,MI                      Motor City
Houston,TX                   The Dome
Indianapolis,IN             Indy 500
Kansas City,KS              Bright Lights
Knoxville,TN                    K Town
Los Angeles,CA              Shaky Town
Louisville,KY                   Derby City
Milwaukee,WI                Beer Town
Nashville,TN                   Guitar
Reno,NV                          Sin City
St.Louis,MO                    Gateway
San Antonio,TX           Alamo City
San Francisco,CA           Gay Bay
Tampa,Fl.                        Cigar City
  
New York City,NY.          Big Apple

Truckers CB Lingo

Alligator                            Blown tire in the road
Ankle biter                        Small child
Antler alley                       Deer crossing
Baby Bear                           Rookie cop
Back door                           Behind you
Back door closed               Rear of convoy covered from police
Back em up                        Slow down
Backside                               Return trip
Back off the hammer        Slow down
Back out                               Driver has finished talking
Bear                                       Police officer (any kind)
Barefoot                                Using an unmodified CB
Base station                          CB radio at a fixed location
Bear in the air                       Police in a helicopter or plane
Bear bait                                 Speeding car
Bear cave                                 Police station
Bear trap                                 Stationary police w/radar in a slow speed zone
Beaver                                        Female
Bean popper                           Some one using pills
Big road/Big slab                    Interstate
Bikini state                                Florida
Better half                                Wife/Husband
Blew my/your doors off          Passed with great speed
Bird dog                                      Radar detector
Big hole                                        Top gear
Bobtail                                          Tractor only no trailer
Break check                                 Traffic is slowing or stopped
Break                                            Asking for a clear channel
Bulldog                                         Mack truck
Bumper sticker                          Car following too close
Cash register                               Toll booth  
Catch ta on the flip side           See you on the return trip
Chicken coops(coops)               Weigh station
Chicken lights                              Extra lights on a truck
Comedian                                      Center median strip
Comic book                                  Truckers log book
Covered wagon                            Flatbed trailer w/side panels and a cover
County Mounty                           Sheriff/sheriffs deputy
Clean shot                                    Road is clear of police or backups                                                            
City kitty                                         City police
Coming in loud and proud        Strong signal
Crotch rocket                                Motorcycle
Deadhead                           Pulling an empty trailer for a load                                                           
Dispatcher brains                          Empty trailer
Dragon fly                                       Truck goes uphill slowly and flies       
                                          downhill
Dry box                                             Dry van trailer
Double nickle                                 55 miles per hour
Diesel cop                                        DOT
Evil Kenevil                                      Motorcycle cop
Full grown bear                              Highway patrol
Flip flop                                             U-turn or return trip
Four wheeler                                     Car
Freight shaker                                   Freightliner truck
Georgia overdrive                             Coasting downhill in neutral
Good buddy                                       Homosexual
Granny lane                                       Right lane/slow lane
Greasy side up                                  Vehicle sitting on it's top
Greasy side down                              Vehicle upright
Ground pressure                               Weight of the truck
Hammer lane                                    Left lane/fast lane/passing lane
Hammer down                                 Move faster
Hand                                                   Driver/helper
Handle                                                 CB nickname
Home 20                                             Your home location
Landline                                               Wired phone
Large car                                              very fast nice big truck
Meat wagon                                         Ambulance
Motion lotion                                       Diesel fuel
Parking lot                                             Auto carrier
Pickle park                                             Rest area
Pole cat                                                   Skunk
Radio check                                           Does my radio work
Sesame street                                        Channel 19 on the CB radio
Salt shaker                                              Snow plow
Shooting you in the back                   Concealed police officer using 
                                                radar on passing motorist from 
                                                behind them
Shooting you in the face                    Police using radar gun from in 
                                                front of you
Taking pictures                                      Police using a radar gun
Travel agent                                            Dispatcher
Triple digit truck                                   Truck that can exceed 99 mph
Turkey day                                              Thanksgiving
Yard                                                          Truck terminal
Yard stick                                                 Mile marker
Wally world                                             Wal-mart
Wiggle wagons                                     Double or triple trailers

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