This was an age before mobile phones, so CB radios weren't just a gimmick; they helped truckers stay safe on the road by sharing weather news, traffic information, and other possible dangers.

However, many truckers still turn to their trusty old CB radio when they need some friendly conversation, or if they want to touch base with fellow drivers about potential issues awaiting them on ...

Truckers have long been associated with Citizens Band (CB) radio. A section of the 11-meter amateur radio band was set aside by the FCC in 1958 as a poor man’s business radio band, and by the ...

With a range of approximately five miles, CB radios were popular with truck drivers in the 1970s and 1980s until mostly giving way to cellphones. See ISM band and personal radio services.