Is a CB Radio really necessary to have?

Sometimes a cb is a very valuable tool to have. Get one, certain places need you to have one for communication for loading/unloading, finding out traffic/weather conditions, and sometimes you even have pretty good conversations with other drivers.

 

You don't have to own a CB, but it can be difficult with some shippers. There are some who use CB's to communicate with drivers to tell them where they need to load or unload. A CB is also a useful tool to have when there is bad weather or accidents. Some are equped with weather bands and that can help when there are adverse conditions. I once listened to my weather band during a tornado. One tornado was in front of me and another behind. It was good to have at the time. An inexpensive CB can be purchased for about $35-50. One with weather can be purchased for around $100 or so. You can get by without a CB, but life on the road can be a little easier when you do own a CB.

 

When you are sitting in a 10 mile backup that has the road closed and other drivers are giving advance notice a few miles before the backup starts the old CB comes in real handy. Also you may blow a trailer tire or lose your read lights other drives will let you know you have a problem or about to have a problem. You don't have to get all super trucker, heck my CB only goes out a couple miles but sure has come in handy.

 

I think cbs are great to have sometimes for information I havent had one since my first truck

 

I will say since going local I really miss my CB. Several times I have reached for it reflexively and it's not there. I don't have an assigned truck yet so I'm slipseating. I'm thinking of building a small wood box with a handle to mount my radio in and use a magnet mount antenna so I can take my radio from truck to truck.

 

A CB is one more tool a driver has. Like GPS, Maps, Cell Phones, Pen and Paper. You can get by without a CB but there are times they are really handy.

 

I agree, good to have for the obvious reasons, traffic alerts, broken down vehicle on the shoulder of a 2 lane road just up around the bend type stuff. Once in a while you find an interesting driver to #### chat with and compare notes etc. Better than sign language while running down the road.