Trucks With CB Radios

I have seen many videos on YouTube with trucks and CB Radios in them. How does a person install a CB in a truck when the truck belongs to the company?

Almost all trucks are prewired for cb's, either in the overhead, or on the dash. Tho truckers don't use cb's like they used to, they come in handy in the winter, and when in city traffic. We always used ours, and were glad to have it. Sometimes it saves you sitting in traffic, if you hear ahead of time that theres a road closer, or wreck, and you can detour, or just find a place to park until it clears up.

Yap, Starcar is right. There is an opening with wires for power, ground, and an antennae. You just slide the CB into the opening and wire it up. Usually it only takes a few minutes.

Mark,

Both Starcar and Brett, from what I've seen in my recent OTR experience in a straight truck, that trucks are prewired for CB installment. The only trouble I've run into is the last straight truck I was in. While it was set up to simply hook up the power, ground, antenna and tighten it into the mount, the antenna coax was shot so I didn't get optimum performance from my radio. I had to find the time during a wait for freight to use my own coax. Not a major problem, just something to keep an eye on or look out for.

Using the power and ground wire that comes with the truck is just fine BUT and its a big but spend the money and do your CB radio a favor and get your own coax and antenna. You will not get proper Swr's with a standard factory setup. Using a coax and antenna separate from the factory ones will make all the difference in transmission and receiving. Without proper SWR reading you also take the chance of burning your radio finals up.