We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Despite the rise of smartphones, satellite communication, and modern two-way radios, CB (Citizens Band) radios remain a relevant part of ...

A. That’s affirmative, Bubba (fellow driver), it’s a 10-4 (OK) for a bedbugger (household moving company) or other big truck (semi) to use a radio (CB) on the big road (interstate) or elsewhere. He ...

Q: Do over-the-road truck drivers still like to use CB (citizens band) radios to communicate? What is the longest running show on a radio network? Answer to Wednesday’s trivia: How do you get child ...

Citizen band radio, more commonly known as CB radio, was first developed in 1945, but took a while to reach the truck-driving masses. By 1958, the FCC had established the first regulations and 23 ...

Summer is the season for family road trips here in the US, and my family took to the open road in a big way this year. We pulled off a cross-country relocation, from Connecticut to Idaho. Five days on ...

The song "Convoy" came up on random shuffle on my iPod the other night. The 1975 trucker anthem, which topped both the country and pop charts, was a reflection of the times, when the slightly ...

Utah-based Deseret Transportation’s fleet of less than 50 trucks still uses CB radios, finding them especially useful going over Donner Pass in a snowstorm, or when starting up the canyon from Laramie ...

In the 1970s, CB radio peaked in popularity. The national speed limit had dropped to 55 miles per hour and drivers began to equip their trucks with CB radios to learn where to get cheaper fuel and the ...

Technology can make big rigs more comfortable and easier to drive. But will new tech improve drivers' jobs, or eliminate them?

A CB radio is often one of those items that you don't feel you need until you are the one guy on the trail without one. Everyone is having a great time chatting on the road, and you are left out. Not ...