are cbs still used by truckers ?

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Do Truckers Still Use CB Radios? What CB Channel?
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Channel 1 is most notably used by the truckers in the eastern USA. Channel 10, on the other hand, is frequently used while traveling on regional roads. Another noteworthy CB radio channel is channel 9, which is typically used when an emergency situation arises.

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Do Truck Drivers Still Use A CB Radio? | The Trucking Podcast™
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Even with modern technology, most truckers still have a CB radio in their truck. Although most truckers still own and maintain a CB radio in their cab, they certainly don’t use them like they once did. Speed limits, speed governed trucks and new technologies answer many tasks the radios were once used for. Let’s look at some examples.

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Do truckers still use CB radios in 2020? – Quora
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Oddly enough they do still sell them at truck stops. They also do sell the accessories. Truck stops would not waste shelf space on things that don’t sell. I think that they don’t sell at the rate they did but if I was in a rural area where I can’t reach a cell tower, I would want my CB.

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Do Truck Drivers Still Use CB Radios to Communicate …

Do Truck Drivers Still Use CB Radios to Communicate?

For the most part, CB radios remain in use because they are the norm for truckers who have been working in the industry for the last 10 or 20+ years. While some truckers have resorted to using trucking apps on smartphones to communicate, more advanced radio systems offer a more ideal route.

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Are CB Radios still used to day? | TruckersReport.com …
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I think they were there, but you couldn’t pick them up until you got close to them. Not being on the right channel would be a factor also. Most Trucker’s use Channel 19, although many have company channels that they tune to as well. Keep listening, soon you’ll be reaching up to turn it down !

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Do truckers still use CB radios? – Quora
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Do truckers still use CB radios in 2020? Citizens’ Band radios are still widely used in the forest products and mining industries. They use them to manage traffic in and out of the woods or mine, They also use it at the mill for traffic management and to communicate with the scale house & loader operators.

https://techmoran.com/2020/12/08/do-people-still-use-cb-radios-truckers-only-or-others/

Do People Still Use CB Radios? Truckers Only or Others …
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This makes the CB radio an excellent choice. In a nutshell, CB radios are still in use among truckers and other groups of people. Truckers find many useful applications for CB radios. Similarly, hunters, hikers, campers, and others that engage in outdoor activities still find important uses for CB radios. Readers 3,352.

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Do truckers still use CB radios? Are there any laws …
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Businesses still sell CB radios, so I’d have to assume that they are in use. I hate Wiki but I did find a page that said, CB radio is still used by truck drivers, and remains an effective means of obtaining information about road construction, accidents and police radar traps. As to using them like a phone, take a look at this.

https://www.roadprobrands.com/blog-posts/are-cb-radios-a-thing-of-the-past

Are CB Radios A Thing of the Past?
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According to today’s truck drivers, CB Radios are necessary in order to communicate with other drivers on the road. The #1 reason professional drivers still use the CB is for safety and communication. The age of smartphones does not help if you do not have the fellow drivers’ number.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Truckers/comments/73titf/is_cb_still_a_thing_or_how_do_you_guys/

r/Truckers – Is CB still a thing? Or how do you guys …

Is CB still a thing? Or how do you guys communicate now? (Non-trucker)
byu/gortonsfiJr inTruckers

level 2. SycoJack. · 3y Team Driver. Or they bitch at you for not having your radio on earlier to hear the non existent info. 1. level 1. meatwagon. · 3y Euro Trucker. When I was still driving OTR, I’d use it when fatigue became too much go bear and see if anyone was in the area.