[BrianR]

LJ - nearly all trucks have a name on them. So, hypothetically, I would call the "northbound Schneider at mile marker 109". That is usually sufficient to identify them (if they "have their ears on"). If there are several identical trucks that fit that description, one driver may come back with "which one?", meaning please identify the one you want further, there are several like that.

Used to be ALL truckers had a radio and used it professionally. These days, many don't even bother installing one and rarely use it when they do because of the childish and unprofessional chatter that is endemic. It's much like an IRC chat room, complete with "radio Rambos" (trolls). Radio talk should be much more professional than it is. Listen to an aircraft receiver one day and you'll hear an example of professional talk. Turn on a CB and you'll wince. I do that for all my student drivers. Let them hear what a professional sounds like, set a good example and they will learn good habits. I even provide a list of common (and not so common) CB terms to help them translate at first. Soon, it becomes second nature.

Or so I fervently hope.

Brian