I used to travel with a CB whenever we took a family road trip and information from people coming the other way actually saved us a lot of time on several occasions. We now travel between Chicago and Ann Arbor, MI quite often. I have taken my Midland 75-822 and Larsen antenna in the past only to hear practically nothing, not a “peep” along the way, even when multiple Indiana and Michigan state police cars were clearly visible in the median. I reported them just for something to do, but I suspect my calls simply disappeared out into the ether. I no longer bring the CB on road trips. Instead I have programmed various ham repeaters along the way and enjoy those.