There’s no doubt about it “ truck drivers today are avid users of mobile phones for their professional and personal lives. Sophisticated
The big question on our minds here at CDL Life is: What mobile phone features do truck drivers use the most while on the road? The answer is:
- Texting “ 64.8% Is anyone really surprised that this is on top?
- Email “ 54.1% Business or pleasure? Probably both.
- Internet “ 45.1% Stable laptop mounts in truck cabs make this easy.
- GPS “ 27.6% The days of hardware GPS seem to be waning.
- Mobile Apps “ 27% The rest of the country boosted use by another fifth, but trucker use remains flat
- Social Media “ 13% While nearly 28% of the under 30 crowd Tweets, truckers are too busy to bother
We’ll revisit this interesting survey again to crunch some more numbers later!