Schneider egg

English thumb|alt=A batch of Schneider eggs|A batch of Schneider eggs Etymology From en Schneider egg; coined in reference to American national carrier Schneider Transport, its trucks colored the same shade of orange as construction barrels. Noun en slang An orange traffic barrel or cone, used to mark construction zones or hazards on the road. en construction barrel drum en 2009 LeRoy, J.T. The Heart is Deceitful Above All Things https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Heart_is_Deceitful_Above_All_Things/vtVIdO_3GVwC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22Schneider+eggs%22+trucker&pg=PT58&printsec=frontcover In the morning I find the Schneider National truck, not shiny and covered in lights like Kenny’s, but ugly and bright orange, like construction site cones, which is why truckers call the cones Schneider eggs. en 2013 Tipton, J. A. Knight of the Road Chapter 6 Detour https://www.google.com/books/edition/Knight_of_the_Road/E70keKjcNH8C?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22Schneider+eggs%22+trucker&pg=PA18&printsec=frontcover 18 They’d just passed through a bunch of ‘Schneider eggs’ and parked ‘flag waver taxis’ when Brock’s CB came to life again ... Usage notes This is an example of CB slang regularly used by American truckers. See also Appendix:CB slang List of CB slang en Construction