Why truckers still use CB radios (and how it's different from GMRS)

The CB Radio remains one of the most iconic aspects of modern trucking, but a new standard was introduced decades ago. So why ...
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Common Trucker Lingo On The CB Radio (And What It Means)

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 ...
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Time to add, upgrade a CB? This guide can help you find one

Contrary to popular belief, the smartphone has not totally replaced the CB radio as the "go-to" device for on-the-road communications for professional drivers. Channel 19 – the truckers' channel – is ...
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Before Cell Phones, Texting and the Web, CB Radio Ruled

A question like this will likely bring stares and smirks these days but back in the 1970s, the answer would likely be “ten-four good buddy,” via the citizen band radios that were popular. These radios ...
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Can you hear the difference? New dual-mode AM/FM CB radios

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 ...