I am seeing firestik, and firestik II alot and they have a dual and single kit readily available, i am also seeing cobra 29? alot. This is for a cb setup... now if I want to do Ham radio, what are the brand names out there for that equipment? What are the distances that a cb will cover?

 

CB when the band is closed is good for about 5 miles- 10 tops. When the band is open (during sun cycles) you can talk almost around the world- CB is 11 meters. I have talked from MA to Fl, up to Canada, out to Colorado, and heard stations further out in the past on CB (no amps, no b.s.).

Now HAM is a different ball game- every antenna company that makes CB stuff makes other antennas for other bands- Firestick is a model just as 2500 is a model of Dodge... Shakespere makes lots of antennas, for example.
Radios are the same- good radio manufacturers make radios in multiple bands- Cobra being the major exception- I have not seen legal HAM band radios from them. Yeasu, Motorola, Icom...
What you want depends, literily, on what you want- what band do you want to run in the truck- 2M, 6M, 440Mhz, 220Mhz, 10M, 6M....
Best advice is get your license (Ham license- yes, you need one for Ham radios) then choose what you want to run with the knowledge you aquire learning your license.

Some bands are voice some are data, some are code only so obviously some work better for mobile use than others- and licenses are graduated- the higher the license the more bands and privileges the operator has.
Seriously speaking, 2m, 440, 220 are the best overall bands for mobile use with 6M and 10M following if license permits. They are all Voice capable bands, and there are lots of operators on them, plus the 2M/440/220 are generally well supported with repeater networks to increase distance and use.

 

If you want ham channels, stay away from Cobra. Get a Connex, Galaxy, or my old fav, General Lee. These have expanded bands / channels and alot more tuning capabilities. When I was driving semi's, I ran a tuned / peaked General Lee with a Wilson 5000 antenna, had GREAT results!