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Does every trucker need a nickname to talk on the CB Radio?

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I hear fellas(and gals) calling each other by their given names all the time.........honestly I am not sure where the notion that ya gotta have a "handle" came from.........anyone else know??
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That's entirely up to you. You'll find more times than not it's hard to find someone to have a decent "real" conversation with. When you do, you generally will "reveal" your actual first name to someone cool you've been yappin at for a few miles anyway. It always killed me to hear these guys say"They call me LOVE MACHINE". I'd always ask "who the heck is THEY?" Answer: No one, He calls himself that. Now, personally, A lot of times someone would ask my handle and I'd say "George", driver would say"No, not your name, your handle", my response "George is my handle, my name is Scott". Well, guarenteed most them good ol southern boys think this is the dumbest thing they ever heard. --> -->
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For example: I need some information about truckstops while driving in a region that I don´t know. When I ask for information on the CB do I need to reveal my handle, the company truck that I drive, etc. or just ask?

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No, you don't need to tell that info. Just get on your radio, say " Break one nine for some local info", then usually you'll have a driver come back "Yeah driver go ahead, whatcha looking for?" Then just proceed to ask what you're looking for or whatever. If you're at a busy place w/ alot of radio chatter you may hear " Driver looking for local info, go up to 24" or something like that. Just go up to that channel and talk, that way you aren't getting stepped on. Remember, you will have a bunch of jacka**es yelling "find it yourself" "shut up stupid", just ignore them ask again and one of the hands there will help you -->. There are a lot of decent people in this profession, sometimes you just got to deal w/ a lot of people w/ no pride or respect. Be patient and polite and you'll be surprised how many guys or gals will gladly help ya. Good luck!! -->
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Thanks!

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I bought a truch stpo directory for $10 and I don't have to ask on the radio anymore . Broken down by state , tell you what services are there, and phone #. well worth the money !!!!

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I was asking for if anyone had an extra shower one day. Seems mine had expired at the only TS near me. In asking for an extra or if someone was getting ready to go in for one I said we could say we were a team.
Well, mister J-A$$ gets on the cb and tries to start up with, "So, you want to take a shower with another driver, eh".
It took about five minutes but, another driver finally came back that was going in for a shower.
Teams get 2 showers on 1 ticket! So, I got my shower.
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Sorry this is off topic. But it goes along with the "need local info" concept. It also brings up the point of, "You don't need to go without a shower" ! -->

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Well, once upon a time, long long ago, The Citizen's Band was alledgedly policed by the FCC, or Uncle Charlie as the FCC was known in those days. Back in those days, truckers still blinked their lights to communicate with each other. Now, as Uncle Charlie was hiding behind every bush, ar at least that's what everyone thought, and some folks didn't want to spring the 8 bux for a CB license, they adopted nicknames or "handles" so that they could talk on the CB anonymously. They also talked to folks in other states. This was called "shooting skip". Hmmm.. I wonder why Skip never shot back??? Anyhow, the guys using handles and shooting skip were known as "skippers" while the folks who sent off for a license and used their real names were called "legals". There was a bit of snobbishness among the legals.. sort of a have/have not mentality.. kinda like Peterbilt drivers if you know what I mean. So, thats how all this handle business got started. Now we know that Uncle Charlie was a myth and no one really cared whether or not we were legal, but the handles persist. Use them or not... your choice.

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Before TruckNet most of my fellow drivers knew me by my name "Tim" or "Road Runner".
Now thanks to so many TruckNetter’s trying to learn the inside scoop of that Indiana RoadRunner / Sherlock Holmes feller. --> Most everyone in my company knows me by ‘Indiana RoadRunner’. However, since I was never into handles, most drivers that I know still call me Tim, and I call them by their first name.
Many days I have drivers ask me on the CB radio where (insert cool CB handle) is. My reply; never heard of him, what’s is his name??? Some drivers are scared to death to say their name??
What I enjoy is the drivers that ask me if I know that Indiana RoadRunner / Sherlock Holmes feller. --> (I guess I don’t look like what they envision me to look like.)
Usually, I tell them what they want to hear……. Which is ‘he’s a butt hole’. --> --> -->
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I've never had a CB handle nor do I need one.

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I've never had a handle either. I never really needed one to talk or ask/answer questions on the CB. Use one or don't, it doesn't really matter.
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