Truckers CB Radio Communication: City Nicknames
In the trucking industry, the names of certain cities may be irrelevant and are acknowledged by a nickname. This forms part of the lingo that is commonly used for over-the-road communication through the CB radio. So in case you are not fluent in trucker jargon, below is a list of cities with their nicknames.
While on the road, truckers use a CB radio to communicate with one another. While talking to each other, they might report their location using a different name than the city's name. Just like the CB 10-codes and trucker slang, here is a list of the terms that identify cities across the road.
City Nicknames
Air Capital: Wichita, Kansas
Armadillo: Amarillo, Texas
The Alamo: San Antonio, Texas
The Astrodome: Houston, Texas
Bean Town: Boston, Massachusetts
Beer City: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Big Apple: New York, New York
Big D: Dallas, Texas
Big O: Omaha, Nebraska
Bikini: Miami, Florida
Bright Lights: Kansas City, Missouri
Capital City – Raleigh, North Carolina
CB Town – Council Bluffs, Iowa
Charm City – Baltimore, Maryland
Cigar City – Tampa, Florida
Circle City – Indianapolis, Indiana
The Cities – Minneapolis and St. Paul, Min
The Dirty – Cleveland, Ohio
The Flag or Flagpole – Flagstaff, Arizona
Philly – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The Gateway – St. Louis, Missouri
Gold City – Goldsboro, North Carolina
Guitar – Nashville, Tennessee
Hotlanta – Atlanta, Georgia
The Irish – South Bend, Indiana
Lost Wages – Las Vegas, Nevada
Mardi Gras – New Orleans, Louisiana
Mile High – Denver, Colorado
Motor City – Detroit, Michigan
Music City – Nashville, Tennessee
The Nickel – Buffalo, New York
Okie City – Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Queen City – Charlotte, North Carolina
The Rubber – Akron, Ohio
Sack of Tomatoes – Sacramento, California
Shaky City – Los Angeles, California
Steel City or Town – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Windy City – Chicago, Illinois
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