CB radio

[1wonton]

Just curious; Is the CB radio dead, does anybody still use the CB?  I guess drivers are now using their cell phones to communicate but I do miss all the chatter.

[mowerman]

i run I 80 530 mile a day ....most days i hear absolutely nothing the entire day we have a company channel,,,when i see one of our trucks,i go up to it and talk .....channel 19 most days nothing .....and yes 10-4 on the lost chatter,i have been running a CB since 1976....everyone has gone to cellphone and XM....sucks makes the trips seem way to long and boring,,,here lately i have been running with another company truck quite a bit we both have the same depart time so i wind up with him both ways,the time goes by real fast bullshitten entire trip...bob

[The Rubber Duck 006]

Most of these steering wheel holder's out here today have one but they don't hook it up or turn it on. It's a novelty item to them just because the truck they drive has a spot for it lol.

[chris1953]

I only turn it on when everything grinds to a halt up ahead. It sometimes helps you know what’s happening.

Lots of foreign language chatter at other times up here in Canada.

[tjc transport]

cb here is useless on the road. it is only in the truck for talking to asphalt plants, and the loader operators in the stone quarries.

[h67st]

They always play a lot of radio chatter on Heavy Rescue 401, maybe it's 2 way radios or maybe CBs are more popular in Canada, eh?

[Quickfarms]

I have one in the truck but my friends rarely turn there’s on.

back before cell phones that was all we had 

today some of the clubs insist on proprietary radios or GMRS, FRS radios 

[Adkat]

Here in Aus, they're still widely used, especially out bush. But if your within earshot of the major cities they are fairly useless. To many steering wheel attendants with big egos and small brains. Mostly vile and unnecessary talk, and if you do need to use it, helpful replies are hard to find.

[mrsmackpaul]

I have one but never have it on unless I'm over 12 feet wide

To much rubbish and wankers 

Anyway I would rather listen to the truck

 

Paul