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 ...

CB radios were — and still often are — a practical tool on the road, especially in a trucker’s life. But back in the 1970s and ’80s these portable communication devices were at the heart of a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Like most things in the automotive world, the trucking industry has pretty well modernized itself over the past few decades.

It won’t turn a $30 handheld into a satellite phone, but it opens a surprisingly useful world of radio communication ...

On this date 65 years ago, the FCC established what became known as citizens band — or CB radio. We reflect on how it rose to immense popularity and the ways the radios are still in use today. On this ...

Which CB radio is best? Although CB radios might seem like a relic from the past, they’re still regularly used by truckers, security personnel, boat owners, and anyone in remote areas with no cell ...

For this week's Overdrive Radio podcast, Mark Karnes tells the story behind the Cobra company's petition to the Federal Communications Commission some years back to allow the use of FM rather than ...

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 ...

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