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 ...

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 ...

The latest edition of the Overdrive and Truckers News Truckers Gear Guide from the RoadPro Family of Brands is now available and has a special focus on that staple of most truck cabs, the CB radio.

This time of year, it's long been something of a clarion call among truckers to their fellow drivers to work together to help prevent the kinds of pileups seen in recent weeks for instance on I-35W in ...

"Convoy," a 1976 novelty song attributed to C.W. McCall, topped the charts with its celebration of citizens band radio, trucker lingo and rugged... How A Trucker's Protest Anthem Became A '70s Hit ...

Okay, so I’ve been around the block once or twice and remember when CB radio manufacturers got the green light from the Federal Communications Commission in 1977 to add 17 more channels for a total of ...

My speakers (old Cambridge Soundworks 4-point surrounds) are picking up transmissions from CB radios whenever trucks drive by... loud enough to blast me out of my chair if I'm at my computer (or out ...

As I write this, Southern California is on fire. More than 600,000 acres have burned with no containment in sight. The skies are full of smoke, the ground is covered in ash, and in the midst of this ...

I write today in honor of the Land Mobile Radio System, a bidirectional short-distance voice communication network receptive of transmissions established on 40 channels near 27 MHz in the high ...