OK, quick question for anyone that may know.
Do truckers not use the CB radio anymore?
I can’t understand how the first truck involved wouldn’t be broadcasting loud & clear telling others to slow down. Or what about the trucks passing the opposite direction? Can they not get on the CB & warn the other truckers?
Seems like if a couple trucks a mile or so back, slowed down, put on their hazards & impeded the flow of traffic, the amount of vehicles involved would be greatly reduced.
I spoke with a trucker at Rural King two days ago. He said ‘Sadly, truckers are using their hand held phones and spending hours talking but not listening. No more CBs for information. They all have GPS.”
Franking, I think truckers should be mandated to keep their CBs on the CH 17 or 19 at all times. They are our first line of defense in situations just like the one we just watched. I think 4wheelers learn how simple it is to use a CB. Pile ups like this might not happen.
Though I drive a 4-wheeler I have driven coast to coast probably 12-15 times alone or with kids. I cannot even begin to express my appreciation for the truckers who talked with me...directions, places to eat, good places to rest and sleep, safe places to take kids. I would give them accolades until I was hoarse. I never met a bad one though I know there are those out there.
I forgot to add: occasionally I would see a driver weaving from side to side. I would get on my CB, call him by truck name or whatever I had and tell him he should get some sleep as he was “weaving”. Every single one thanked me and if they saw me at a truck stop further up the road they’d buy my lunch or dinner. Hey, you can’t survive out there on these super fast freeways without all kinds of eyes watching out for you.