Department of Transportation proposes cellphone ban for truck drivers
December 18, 2010
The Transportation Department proposed prohibiting commercial truck and bus drivers from using cellphones while behind the wheel.
The rule would affect approximately 4 million drivers, who are already banned by the government from texting while working. The proposal is the latest move in Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood's stepped-up campaign against distracted driving in which he has questioned cellphone use in passenger cars and "hands free" communications technology.
Department of Transportation proposes cellphone ban for truck drivers Statement (Sens Rockefeller and Lautenberg) Department of Transportation (read the proposed rule)