Please explain to a rookie trucker like me why i need a CB radio.

Not not asking HIM. That's asking the airwaves overall. Trucking is an a detail and precision business. I don't assume anything that isn't directly stated.

 

Take a walk. The logic of your criticism is severely flawed. Figure that out on your own.

 

https://youtube.com/shorts/2649hVV4sA8?si=Lm-5THj41FJCLF05

 

"Trucking is an a detail and precision business. " Good grammar!

 

“Come on over end dump that’s a slow one in front of you”

“Thanks, appreciate it”

That’s today’s example while left lane rolling at 75 mph on 287 Texas. Was a hood so odds were good that they’d have a radio on.

I gave up on trying to pass info on to the plastic truck crowd but 90% of the time I get a response from someone driving a large car.

 

Have you ever tried turning it on?
It's the knob on the left above where the mic plugs in.

 

Late to the party, I guess. I got myself a CB radio when I started truck driving 8 years ago (after 20 years of bus driving), and I’ve noticed a really significant drop in the number of drivers using them in that time. I rarely even turn mine on anymore (though I do hook it up whenever I get a new truck). I have it on in bad weather, and I sometimes turn it on in a traffic jam, though I generally turn it back off after I figure out the situation.

 

How much should one expect to send on an upper end (not top of the line, but good) cb radio?
Brands?
Websites?
Thank you.