![]() ![]() How? Simply click here to return to Comments. Join in and write your own page! It's easy to do. You will hear them referred to as 'County Mounties', The "DOT", 'Polar Bear', 'Full grown' 'Brown wrapper' 'Evil Knevil', 'Care Bear' and even some clown will see a road workers pick-up truck with amber roof lights and broadcast it as 'Bear'. In this day and age, most formalities are long gone. In my back pocket Behind you a place you’ve passed. Key up for about 20 minutes, and tell me how bad you are. Key up Pushing the transmit button on the CB Mike. A bigger, more powerful radio can easily drown out a lesser one. In the old days, when you ended a sentence over the airwaves, you would say "over" or if you were trying to reach anyone, you would say "come-in". Key down When you talk over somebody who’s trying to transmit. It's like saying "Dude" or "Man" or "Buddy". If you're talking to a "voice" over the C.B., how can you address him/her by their 'handle' if you don't know it? That's why most guys say 'driver'. Remember, a lot of guys have their kids with them.ġ0-4 means OK/understand. A lot of it is disgusting and totally unnecessary. But everything has to be just right IE, the proper antenna and co-ax cable.Īssuming that someone is talking already on CH19, and you wanted to ask or broadcast some info, you would not just start talking, you would, in theory, ask for a break, such as 'Break 19' Not everyone does this. Most C.B.'s out of the box have about a 4-5 mile range. You can find out what is going on if there is a traffic delay. If you're driving a truck, you need a C.B. ![]() I have seen the CHP in Ca notify the traffic that the road is open after having been closed for an accident or snow. I have been pulled over by the CHP in Ca via the C.B. They will be using a different channel.Ī lot of Police agency use C.B.'s. A lot of shippers/consignees use it to communicate with the drivers to let them know their warehouse door is ready. Not everyone knows this, so you will have guys on 19 and 17. It's CH15 over the Grapevine andĬH19 in So.Ca. ![]() 46 north to the Canadian border, we use CH17. I'm not sure how CH19 became the 'Truckers Channel' but it somehow did with one exception Ca,Or,Wa. They also allowed 40 channels from the then 23 that were allowed. radios exploded and the FCC just couldn't enforce the rules and quit requiring licenses. Remember "Smokey and the Bandit" and "Convoy"? On t.v. Then around the late '70,s, some trucking movies were made and trucking and the lifestyle got real popular. You were suppose to start and end the conversation with your call letters. You actually needed a license and were issued "call letters". radios (citizens band) were regulated by the FCC. Before I forget, when you log on here, go to 'Ask a Trucker' and scroll down to a post about C.B. If you are a seasoned trucker, you know that trucker slang makes up a huge portion of conversations over CB Radio and at truck stops.How do, Truckers girlfriend. If you are seeking a change and looking to start a new career as a trucker - or perhaps you’re already a trucker and you’re unhappy with the company you currently work for - check out this fun article on trucker slang and how you can be a happier, healthier truck driver with a better career than ever before! Trucker slang is a whole language in itself and in order to fit into trucker culture, you’d better get learning. ![]() Part of the trucker slang’s truck ing culture is having awesome slang, nicknames and numbered codes which truckers use to communicate via CB Radio. Police officers tune in to CB Radio and often communicate over it too.ĬB Radio helps truckers keep in touch on the road, helping them warn each other of traffic, safety concerns, or generally chat about anything and everything under the sun! It might sound like gibberish to the average listener, but to truckers, their second language truly is the trucker slang they learn while on the road.Īlthough police officers are essential workers who play an important role, they have not had the best relationship with truckers in the past. Trucker lingo for cops is occasionally derogatory but mostly just harmless slang for when you see a cop eyeing up the road, to let other truckers know they are there. So what are some crucial pieces of trucker lingo for cops that you need to know? Here are the basics. A checkpoint charlie is a place allocated for police officers to spy drunk drivers, those who are speeding, or drivers with expired licenses. This refers to a cop - any cop - seen on the road. This is if you spot a police aircraft like a helicopter overhead. A ‘DOT’ is a vehicle belonging to the department of transportation. This is a female police officer or a male police officer, respectively. This is a police car or truck of any kind. This is somebody who is driving badly, too fast or recklessly - and therefore is baiting the bears, a.k.a the police. ![]()
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