What do most truckers use to communicate with these days?

Discussion in 'Trucking Electronics, Gadgets and Software Forum' started by 4x4jeepmanthing, Jul 6, 2018.

  1. tow614

    tow614 Road Train Member

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    If he's not smart enough to figure out he's got a flat then I can't help him
     
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  3. Trucking in Tennessee

    Trucking in Tennessee Road Train Member

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    You can't always tell, especially if it's on the inside rear of the trailer.
     
  4. LGarrison

    LGarrison Road Train Member

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    I knew somebody was going to say something like that and you're right
     
  5. 06driver

    06driver Road Train Member

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    Odds are if he did have a radio you would get the atypical truckers response

    "Hey you drive your truck and I will drive mine"

    I really wish the idiots saying that actually knew how to drive their truck;)
     
  6. tow614

    tow614 Road Train Member

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    The CB radio is pretty much useless nowadays.

    You cannot turn it on without listening to a bunch of garbage or truckers tales .. any information is useless because you can never trust the person giving it.

    As far as helping other drivers goes... Everyone today has a cellphone and some sort of satellite communication with their company so they dont need help.
     
  7. driverdriver

    driverdriver Road Train Member

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    Read between the lines.
    Or as some say 'can you read between the lines'
     
  8. tscottme

    tscottme Road Train Member

    The CB is usually quiet until traffic is backed up.
     
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  9. buddyd157

    buddyd157 Road Train Member

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    i still use smoke signals, and if that doesn't work, i use a finger or two, or three, but no more than four.


    on a lighter side, i still use a good old fashion cb.....it's on a very long string, and a cup at each end. i do at times have trouble hearing people, when someone runs over the string.


    seriously, an ordinary out of the box cb radio.
     
  10. 4x4jeepmanthing

    4x4jeepmanthing Bobtail Member

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    Bummer to hear the trucking community isn't sounding so helpful driver to driver.


    Does anyone use HAM much? Is accessing others easy by this route?
     
  11. fargonaz

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    Where do you drive that you need a sat phone?
    Just curious, as I can only think of one stretch of road that would make me consider one: BC37.
     
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