There are over 1,840 highway Rest Areas in this country and over 40,000 Truck Stops....

[A HERETIC I AM]

24. In areas that are remote or sparsely populated...

I would absolutely have one. My firm sent me up to Alaska in 2022, once in July to Anchorage and again in November to Fairbanks. If you're running out of town, then absolutely put one in the truck. In fact, most of the guys running the "Haul Road(s)" use a VHF band radio so they can get out further. If you're running up to Deadhorse/Prudhoe you absolutely need a VHF rig. I never got up there (thankfully!) but I did run south down toward Anchorage on snow covered roads, but since I was there temporarily, I still didn't have a CB. The traffic on Alaska Rte 3 is a lot more frequent than on the Dalton.

Same with places like Montana, North Dakota, the far north of Minnesota and Wisconsin, UP of Michigan, etc. If it's a long way between towns and no interstates coupled with spotty or no Cellular signal, I would absolutely have a radio in the truck.

Here's a TikTok I did at the swap point when I was running south from Fairbanks. VERY lonely place! ;

https://www.tiktok.com/@the_schmingster/video/7237639530872917290

That location is here.. 177 miles south of the Fairbanks sorting center