Any other drivers who never wear a headset?

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MostOriginalNameEver@reddit

You answered your own question. You have nobody to talk to. Also when I'm in stalls I like to not blast what I'm listening to

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roadie1569@reddit

I just use the Bluetooth through my truck, I talk to my wife when she’s not working and rarely another coworker. I like to listen to my podcasts, or my music up loud.

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jabber1990@reddit

who the hell uses speakerphone while driving?

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United_News3779@reddit

I do, when it's an unprompted call from dispatch lol.

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Exact-Leadership-521@reddit

I'd be embarrassed to drive such a quiet truck. Don't call me, send a text and I'll see it in 4-12 hours

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I have a little group of other drivers and we’re on the phone a lot. Some days it’s all day. Some days it’s on and off and other “outsiders” join in (family members, friends, x drivers etc). Some days we don’t call at all. I don’t wear it outside the truck - I find it embarrassing. Some days it causes me headaches so I can’t wear it at all. But I love having our little group. Makes long days more tolerable.

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MountainHarmonies@reddit

That's pretty cool to have an on-road community.

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possibly_lost45@reddit

If you see guys sleeping with them on you got bigger issues than having no one to talk to

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mindsunwound@reddit

I find that using earbuds causes ear wax and dead skin to build up faster. This leads to my ears itching, and needing more frequent and more thorough cleaning.

With that said I mostly use my headset as a replacement for headphones, it is an easy way to have a full can over just one ear.

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rilloroc@reddit

I got one. I very seldom use it. I don't like talking on phones at the best of times. I drive a pete that is loud af at all times, and everyone knows not to call me when I'm working unless it's an emergency.

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bentstrider83@reddit

I don't have many friends and generally get irritated when people call. Sadly having a phone is an unspoken requirement of the industry. 😑

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crudeshag@reddit

I just use the Bluetooth speaker on the radio. It seems noone uses that ? Lol I'm always blasting music on it also and I can't stand listening to music with earbuds while driving

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ElectronicGarden5536@reddit

Did it for 10 years and always connected to the radios bluetooth for music, or used earbuds for personal calls. Theres no scenario in which your dispatch NEEDS to get ahold of you while driving.

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Jacktheforkie@reddit

I connected my phone to the radio so I can have my music and answer the phone legally because the boss ALWAYS calls me when I’m driving

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ApollyonFE@reddit

I haven't used one in a long time. You'd think for what they cost they would have better sound quality, airpods are way better

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King_of_Being_Basic@reddit

I dont even own one 😬 i wanted to at first, but the Bluetooth on my truck is good enough to call my human when I do, otherwise I just listen to music or books or podcasts.

It's kinda weird when someone wears their headset to the bathroom or just.... everywhere in general lol

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Miserable-Bridge-729@reddit

Yep. Been driving for years and never have used one. Not even an ear bud. I work local but I watch guys come in, in the morning talking with it on and leave in the evening talking with it on. There is nobody, even spouse and kids, that I would want to be plugged into for every moment of my day.

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Beneficialsensai@reddit

If you have an inward facing camera you cant.

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COATHANGER_ABORTIONS@reddit

False lmao

Had an inward camera for years and I'd say 75 percent of that time I've got a headset on

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Beneficialsensai@reddit

Some companies allow it some dont allow talking on the phone at all hands free or not.

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duckbobtarry@reddit

I mean there are so many much lighter and more subtle options than one of those clunky things. I used to use the ones that lightly hang on your neck, corded ear plugs. Don't trust myself with the pods lol

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irresponsiblen1@reddit

I just use AirPods I don’t make trucking my personality 😂

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KingNebyula@reddit

Headsets look so gay when ear buds are a thing

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Fishdude909@reddit

This is the way…

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AsphaltPirate74@reddit

I've got a Wife and kid, a few good buddies and a few family members I'd want to talk to, but I'm too damn cheap to buy one and I spend all my Love's points on snacks and emergency food lol

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Sparks_PC_Building@reddit

My trucks radio doesnt function like it should. I dont wanna deal with replacing it. I talk with my wife everyday while she cleans and works. She has a headset, I have a headset. I have never once heard the vacuum while she is cleaning. She has never once heard another truck blowing their horn at the truck stops. Plus, it helps to have a headset compatible with siri that you can use to send texts to my companies brokers/planners. It may seem dumb to some, but to me I can have siri open apps, play music, open audio books, open a podcast, and even text back people all without having to even LOOK at my phone.

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spambait-aspaaaragus@reddit

You guys have that much to talk about?

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Wide-Engineering-396@reddit

And they wear their hi- vis rookie vest too

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itsaheem@reddit

never. leave a message i'll call you back at my next stop

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ras_736@reddit

AirPods. 😎

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Level-Leg-1579@reddit

Those drivers that wear headsets 24/7 are total chuds.

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BriskManeuver@reddit

I swear people make not using headsets their personality

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jfrostislost@reddit

Right. The comments are crazy.

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Ancient_Alien_@reddit

I don’t have one.

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mattattack3212@reddit

My truck is loud and I usually spend the day on the phone talking to my future wife. They definitely aren’t that comfortable, at least not my Blue-Parrot set.

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ohhrangejuice@reddit

So you're telling me you dont leave your Blueparrot on 24/7?

I see dudes driving their personal cars walking through a home depot, costco with it on looking like a drive thru employee.

I could never get on board. Simple ear buds is enough for a call

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L0quence@reddit

I just rock my air pod and bullshit with my work buddies as we work. Hauling & pouring fuel, local gig. If I was on the road all the time I probably wouldn’t known to call other than my sister occasionally, who also does long haul but..

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Personal-Damage-7051@reddit

Just run with my CB. Honestly. I think a lot more people need them. Idk what's up with Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Illinois these past few weeks. But it's car after car on the right shoulder. Changing tires. And many times dudes are jacking their cars up, and they're standing on the white line/just in the middle right lane. These are the important call outs. So I'm not trying to get body parts off my truck, or worse. Send my load out into traffic from braking and become the next final destination sequel.

Also VERY valuable for storms/ low visibility. Calling out to traffic speed or if stopped traffic to incoming traffic behind yourself.

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Ayasdad@reddit

Been driving for 10 years, not once have I needed a CB. I have a cell phone and eyes. Every time I even use one it's just a bunch of assholes starting shit with each other. I realize they were important back in the day but they're really about to be obsolete.

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WHODUNNITT303@reddit

80e was backed up today for abouta hr, bunch of people dicking around on the radio, made it a little more enjoyable

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Bamfurlough@reddit

I only wear mine when I'm actively talking which isn't very often.

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ImaginaryCatDreams@reddit

I use mine in my car. I also use it at home, set my phone on the counter and wander around.

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Pm_Me_Mtn_Bikes@reddit

I just use my AirPods

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Wrong-Possibility-95@reddit

Beats by Dre haha they cheap and work just the same

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jmzstl@reddit

I bought one when I started doing longer LTL linehaul runs because the guys I worked with said they get on group calls all night to help stay awake. And while it was helpful to get my bearings and get answers to work related questions for the first few nights, it got very boring very quickly. I was much happier listening to the radio or podcasts instead.

Now it’s always turned off, but within arms reach in case dispatch or a coworker calls me. Maybe once every few months I might call one of my old LTL buddies to catch up.

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Unhappy-Bag4525@reddit

Never, if need be I use my own headphones or the truck Bluetooth. I may talk to friends or my lady, but I enjoy YouTube, music, or the wind. I never found the "trucker buddy " thing useful for me and would be annoying talking to another t soul for 24hrs.

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MantisShrimpUpTop@reddit

I like the meta glasses a lot. Never cared for headset or earbuds. Clear phone calls, take pics or video hands-free, translate other languages in real time, boosts conversation volume, ask what’s that thing called that I’m looking at, learn while I’m driving about anything.

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Pete387@reddit

I wear mine like 10 hours a day. Even when I'm not working. They're Sony Xm5's, I used to have the 4's.

I can ride down the road with my window down, and my Grandma says it sounds like im sitting in my living room, same with my dad when I was pressure washing my truck, the noise canceling ability is crazy and the battery lasts like 20 hours without charging with noise canceling.

Sounds better than the stock Cascadia/Peterbilt radio, and they're comfortable enough to where I don't feel them unless my ears start sweating, so why not.

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Spare-Good-5372@reddit

Never have worn one. I don't talk on the phone while I'm driving.

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chico-dust@reddit

I just tell dispatch i don't use the phone while driving. They respect my commitment to safety.

Plus they make you look like a douche canoe imo

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Automatic-Brother770@reddit

I have one, but it never stays on for long. Mine is small and easy to put in one handed. I use it to call my driver manager occasionally while driving or to answer my phone if I am being called while driving.

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egivan6903@reddit

I don’t use headsets tbh it’s like everything else for truckers in my opinion over priced for what it offers… which are features standard nowadays in even headsets from Temu… I do use AirPods pro2 tho tbh you can use those at work and at home, having an iPhone makes things so much easier they have transparency mode, noise cancellation and normal mode/ conversation mode… and are big and tacky like the headsets but that’s just me tbh my opinion

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KoreanTrucking@reddit

I just wear it when in use and leave it hanging when not.

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nicerakk@reddit

Both me and the wife use one. We are a team truck. Can't really use the radio. It's hard enough sleeping with the truck rolling. I listen to TV all day through mine.

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vfittipaldi@reddit

That's sad.

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ComprehendReading@reddit

It's important to talk to your domestic handler and send your boss your money to them as soon as possible, otherwise they threaten your continued employment and safety /s (this is actually a crime, and if you are a foreign driver on a work visa, your boss is committing a federal crime)

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