Schneider egg

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Schneider egg

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From Schneider + egg; coined in reference to American national carrier Schneider Transport, its trucks colored the same shade of orange as construction barrels.

noun Schneider eggs

slang An orange traffic barrel or cone, used to mark construction zones or hazards on the road. 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.
Similar: construction barrel, drum

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@misc{schneider_egg_2026,
  title = {Schneider egg},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/schneider%20egg},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}