First Solo Trip in My First Truck

Yah, it’s mind boggling..dangerous advice.

 

Congratulations and good luck!!!

 

Get that CB with your first paycheck if you can. Yeah its not "NEEDED" like it used to be years ago, but it can still save your life or the life of someone else.

Having mine has saved me massive amounts of time by alearting me to traffic accidents or other traffic delays before I could see them. This info often allowed me to detour around what in some cases ended up being a 6+ hour traffic delay. And it most definetally has saved me from at least serious injury once or twice, by alerting me to a wreck that was less than 2 miles infront of me in a major blizzard.

 

Or something as simple as letting a guy know about a light out or a side box not closed etc.

 

Yep, and since the OP is going into flatbed it could also inform him of a strap or chain that has come loose and is dragging or flapping in the wind.

 

Or, "hey northbound flatbed, truck broken down right lane around the corner about a mile ahead"

Or what i heard, " hey flatbed, you got some bags fixing to fall in the back"

Yeah, CB's are useless...

 

Radio probably saved a few folks.

 

I follow closely and try to learn from a few of the old school drivers like this with advice. I say a few because I've also learned that not all those old school drivers are as intelligent or respectable as I once thought A CB is still very handy indeed, even though unfortunately the whole new era of drivers don't have one or even use them. I wanted the one I have put into my truck, but it wouldn't work because my mic is plugged into the side and so it isn't compatible with the truck. This CB they happened to have on hand, sucks. But also when I asked for them to install mine originally, the OPS manager told me there was no need for one, but whatever....it was my choice.

 

What's the phone number of the truck that just passed you?