Should i buy a CB radio
Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by Trukie, Apr 18, 2021.
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But mr dot officer got him at the scale house in North platte. Or the one last week that had a bearing going out on his trl and several trucks tried to warn him. Even got beside him and tried holding up a sheet of paper to warn him. Guess he thought I was just being friendly, he just smiled and waved. Hope no one got killed when the duals came off. Radios are still a very valuable tool. May not like the crap that you hear. But I don’t leave unless it works and I still have my backup radio in the truck as well.Crusader66, tscottme and lester Thank this. -
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My CB was real handy when a Trailer Brake got stuck and was Smoking...I had a load of Gas...About one more minute it would have been on Fire...
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The Waze App Warns about car's on the shoulder / cars blocking travel lane / Objects on road and a bunch of other stuff...its one more Tool for the Driver
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I guess you could be being sarcastic with the comment.
My thinking is, if you had a trailer brake grabbing you would feel it well before anyone on the channel told you that you were smoking your brakes.
I've had it happen, and it is very obvious.
Things feel sluggish, maybe pulling to one side.
And if you are using the mirrors every now and then you would notice some smoke.
I had a CB when I first started out here.
After it went south I never replaced it, and I have never missed it.
Back in the days of Smokey and the Bandit and Convoy, the CB was the tool.
Today a GPS is the tool and a CB is nothing but a distraction. -
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CB`s don’t need cellular service or internet service.
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